licensed practical nurse

direct support professional

employment specialist

program manager

career coach

Management sucks. Corporate sucks. Staff is full of drama. Pay is very low. You work your life away and get nothing back in return. No sick time. No personal time. PTO is accrued slowly and taken for any missed time from work with or without your consent. No such thing as vacation time. Raises are supposed to be up to 3% yearly but nobody gets the full amount unless your favored by management. You get a 15 minute paid break through your 8 hour shift but that's it. Your supposed to eat lunch while feeding clients at the same time. Point system is terrible and unfair. Points accumulate fast because you get pointed for everything. Clients can be cute and fun, and the schedule is nice because you get weekends and paid holidays off but thats the only thing worth working here. Staff is underpaid, overworked, and underappreciated, pay is not worth what you do. Everything this company does is shady and crooked and only benefits them. They do not value or appreciate any of their employees. And when you try to quit you get a ton of backlash and they will find any and every reason to try and screw you over. I DO NOT recommend working here.

A typical day at Creative Working Workshop was transporting individuals from their home to work, then preparing assessments for individuals for vocational goals. The individuals would work for an hour sweeping the floor making minim-wage, shredding paper, and placing labels on envelopes. After the individuals completed their work I work document their vocational goals, update plans, and transport individuals home. I learned effective communication, problem solving, preparing vocational goals, advocating, and creating plans vocational plans. The management were extremely helpful, having an open door policy to ask questions and excess their vocational history. Co-workers worked as a team and assisted with bringing individuals to their work stations. The hard part of the job was being about to verbal prompt was lifting an individual on to a changing table. The most enjoyable part of that job was seeing the smiles on the individual's face when him or her received their paycheck.

Where do I begin? The attrition rate is extremely high.  The pay is extremly low for what they expect from the staff.  Staff are expected to be CPR certified, PMT trained, certified med passers, job coach, vocational trainer, DD advocate, bathroom monitor, janitor, lunchroom monitor, bus driver, client supervisor. . .the duties never end. 

For all this you will get $10/hour (If you're lucky) and the big title of ATA (Active Treatment Aide).  Also, you will need to find time in your busy day to document on 8 to 9 clients.  

To get a complete picture, imagine working in a factory, running production and a classroom at the same time. Talk about insanity.   

To believe you are helping individuals with developmental disabilities is a lie.  This company is in it for the money.  They bill for the services that they provide.  So in essence, they are making money off these individuals hands over fist.

Word of advice. . .run, run fast! Do not apply. . .you have been warned!

With company for 5 years. Always loved my job. Always. Would rave to family and friends.. Refer everyone to my company. Staff always held to the highest standards of care. Company was bought-out by "Provider Services/Provider Holdings" 
Everyone who has been with this company for greater than 1 year is seeking other employment. 
Cost of benefits tripled. Paid days off rapidly declined. Salaried employees became hourly..Raises disappeared. New policies/procedures tripled work load. 
Moral is at an all-time low. I have never experienced anything like this. If you are seeking a get-me-by job. Do apply.
If seeking a career with a wonderful organization... you are too late. RUN. Run far and fast from CLW.

Signed,

I love my job & this community; but, not this horrid company.
Still employed and working to the best of my ability- While directors beg me not to go....

My title was job coach in the Community Employment department. The most rewarding was the clients.Teaching as well as mentoring,and advocacy on the job for our clients But as coaches,we was not properly trained.Our voice was not heard.Our opinion or feelings did not matter,and was not validated.We were talked down to in email and harassed. They were Bought out by a new company.Everyone had to fill out applications and go through interviews.They made us work two weeks,then before change of ownership let several of us go from different location stating,we were not offer a position.But thanking us for our time.And wishing us good luck on future endeavors.I pray you take time to read this.good hours,and benefits.But there is No Job Security.No one should have to go through what we have endured.

Absolutely do not recommend. Management is terrible the supervisor is lazy and they do not care about their employees. They pay is very low and expect far to much from you. The supervisor is rude and demanding and  demeaning. She barks orders and not a team player. She belittles you if you have a question and gives far to much attitude like she is god. Environment is stressful and you get no help or support from higher ups. If you have an issue they don’t care to resolve it. Corporate was there not to long ago and changed nothing. All this company cares about is the money coming in from these clients. They treat staff poorly. The production specialist acts like queen Elizabeth herself. Doesn’t help and doesn’t think she has any responsibility.  They hours may seem great, but it’s definitely not worth it.

I’ve worked at several other companies that pay the same and have terrible hours. This is way better. It’s fast paced-so at times it can be very difficult to get everything done. I love the cooperation among staff. The people at this branch can be sarcastic and silly so it’s important not to take anything too personally. This place has great priced health care. We only get one break which lasts 5-10 mins. If we had more staff, we might be able to take more/longer breaks and go in the community with the residents. Although the pay isn’t what we deserve, the experience and skills I’ve gained are priceless. I truly believe anyone who can work here successfully for a while can do anything. Just make sure you get your vitamin c to avoid catching colds from the residents.

this job is no fit for a person who take care of they kids by themselves or if the child have heath problem because the supervisors always have a nasty attitude if u have to leave early or call off for your kids they will get mad about it also they is very nasty doesn't even come out on the floor to see how the worker are doing or even try to help with clients the supervisors are very lazy always in they office when things go bad or when corporate is down they back the supervisors will and have use profanity words at the worker if they don't like you they will come up with a lot of lies to write you up and get you fired some of there worker are racist just by the jokes they be saying they allow other coworker to bully on other this is the worst place to work for.

This place is not like any place I have ever worked. The drama is out of control.  The pay is terrible and it’s heart breaking to see the lack of care for the clients. They are disregarded and treated like second class citizens.  A few select employees dominate the drama and other employees livelihood.  They tell lies and make false reports if they do not like a person or if they are asked to actually do their jobs effectively.  There is constant fighting and drama. If you like to work with a bunch of uneducated, lazy, self righteous folks then this is the place for you. Otherwise, steer clear and pray this place gets shut down!

I really enjoyed working at CLW. I moved around a few times started at Geneva 2 and then went to Newbury, and my last place was Springfield. My managers were some of the best I have had. My schedule was so flexible and I was never denied my time off. The job was fun getting to drive around and see clients in their work place. I met my best friends working there. Unfortunately due to covid I was laid off. In the next few years if something were to change I would love to come back. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Licensed practical nurse 1 salary reported	$28.00 per hour
Direct support professional 16 salaries reported	$16.63 per hour
Employment specialist 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Program manager 1 salary reported	$52,500 per year
Career coach 1 salary reported	$16.50 per hour

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