health advocate

direct support professional

supported living manager

bookkeeper

California-Vocations,-Inc

A typical day would start with making sure all clients were covered with a compatible staff if their normal staff would call in. Covering clients myself if necessary. Writing reports, keeping filing updated in the administration binders.  Helping staff with clients that would be in crisis.

Working with Developmental Disabled Adults, I had to learn to be quick thinking, always trying to keep a client from reaching a crisis situation, if not able to being deescalating them verbally by listening and using the right words as they were ready to listen to them.

Management of many staff, clients and my workload was done by finding a balance in my day, if that meant some of my workload had to happen after program was over to complete all paperwork that was required.

At times I felt the hardest part of the job was finding that balance, as the clients always came first, however the clients was the most enjoyable part of my job.

A typical day of working here is taking care of a home which has about 2-4 mentally disabled adults. We are expected to clean their home, prepare their meals, and pass out their medications. We do our best to provide them the most normal life possible despite their conditions. The managers here are very involved and keep the houses running well. It is a very relaxed environment. We get to play games and entertain our clients. Occasionally we are able to take them out for fun activities in town. The hardest part of the job would most likely be trying to manage an upset client and provide the best care possible as well as watching out for your own personal safety. The most enjoyable part of the day is getting to spend time getting to know our clients one on one throughout the day and growing a bond between you and the people you take care of. It is a reward knowing we are helping out those who aren't able to help themselves and providing a positive impact on their lives.

Overall it is an alright place to work. The house I worked in was very relaxed and chill. The staff was great and reasonable to work with. The lack of pay and advancing as well as the hours are what emotionally and mentally is draining. They will work for you and work with you and work you to death! You won't get overtime if you are apart of a house that is IHSS. The company will balance your hours so they don't have to pay the extra amount so the majority of your hours are paid through IHSS.

14+ hour shifts multiple days, 32-hour shifts, it gets tiring after a while and as lead staff or assistant manager, you will be taken advantage of. You are ALWAYS on call so you won't have a life outside of work. IT is hard to get advancement. They hire within and it is pretty political. I would work there again if it was the last resort but I would never take the assistant manager position again because you are taken advantage of and unappreciated.

My overall take of the entire company was negative. They like to blame all their problems on the campfire but it's been eight months, come on. The "lead staff" was extremely rude, careless and unorganized. (As well as the whole company.) Our job is to be a care provider for the developmentally disabled. Sometimes we didn't have food at the house to cook for them so we would bring in our own food. I wasn't paid for an entire pay period because of a lead. In this time I was threatened and to quit if I didn't come in even though I wasn't being paid. The overnight shift ladies (12a-8a) would pull up in pajamas, shut all the lights off and go to sleep. Customer and coworker satisfaction is no one near #1 with this company. I wouldn't suggest this place to anyone.

Great line of work with advancement opportunities. Loved my job. Though I feel the pay could be better. Most enjoyable part of the job was helping to show the consumers their own potential, in doing this it became very self rewarding in the fact that you knew you were making a difference in someone else's life. I feel there were parts of the company that could have been a little more organized but all in all the job was great, many opportunities and lots of ways to get different certifications that would qualify you in similar and different fields.

I loved the clients. Didn't like the fact that when you tell Management that something needs changed due to the fact that it is harmful to clients they don't listen. They are sneaky and definitely have their favorites in the company. People are taken out of work by a doctor on disability and the HR department will put them on FMLA so they they can let them go after a certain amount of time. Disability and FMLA are two different things. In this company don't plan on having a baby or getting hurt and coming back to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The clients made the experience worth everything they put you through 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The hours and the bad pay along with being super spread out 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
This company is a disfunctional family 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours, but a lot of fun and you learn something new every day

The job was hard at first but I grew into the work. After 2 years I realized what the company was about. They were a money grubbing company that didnt treat their employees with enough respect that they wanted their employees to show them. The company did shady things to save money. They also made things difficult with staffing and didnt fire bad employees

Management is horrible and lazy. Nepotism is rampant! Clients are often violent and you will most likely get hit or injured/both. Management doesn't give care about your personal life and will not listen when there are serious issues. Part of your pay will come from IHSS and there are constant issues with not getting pay on time or at all.

You'll work here for years and make the same amount as someone just hired off the street with no experience or training. There's little room for advancement, unless you want to have no life outside of work by being on call and responsible for covering other people's shifts. I would only suggest working here if you need job experience. Employees are overworked and underappreciated.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Health advocate 1 salary reported	$40.65 per hour
Direct support professional 3 salaries reported	$17.48 per hour
Supported living manager 1 salary reported	$19.92 per hour
Bookkeeper 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour

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