direct support professional

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habilitation technician

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I love working in the day program at Lindley Habilitation. The CEO is a very caring man. He is always involved in the day to day operations and loves what he does. The atmosphere is good but can be stressful sometimes with disorganization among coordinators. The director is a very good person. She is caring and is sympathetic to issues going on in a persons life. She creates a chill atmosphere for success in this field. The pay is average in the outside work like IHSB and PCS services, and is okay in the day program but it is not good if you have group services in the day program. You only get like 2 dollars more per hour with each additional person in your group which can be very depressing and stressful with the amount of detail and work involved with more than one person. It is not very beneficial for the students in the group and can be stressful for the Hab Tech trying to complete the goals of each person in the group. The pay should be changed. They do spend money on useless stuff that could go towards the employees too. All together it is a great company but the pay structure should be revised and improved.

I enjoy working for Faces, and the Individuals are amazing to work with. I feel some places aren’t for everybody and that is ok. Faces is for me because it feels like a family environment. My job is to be their to support the Individuals make sure they feel supported at all time. Faces gives u what u need, if u ask for help u can get it. Team leaders are nice, and upper management are helpful. I read some of the reviews, I disagree if u come to work and do ur job, support ur Individuals, and make sure all ur work is complete, what any other job would expect, then Faces Community Services is where it is. I am a professional all about my Individual, family, and coins. If u like to work make money Faces is where you should be. Their individuals, live in nice homes, go on cruises once a year, have BBQs and have grande Christmas parties, it exciting to see the Individuals living life to the fullest and that is what FACES is about the life of the Individuals. Thanks 

Honestly, Lindley was amazing before CBC took over. The worst part of the company is that they’ll hire anyone and everyone.. anyone that will accept the low pay.. so you end up surrounded by staff that does pretty much anything that they want, speaks to the consumers however they want, and does the bare minimum and not only gets away with it, but rewarded for it. There’s no management enforcing anything. It makes me question the goals and values of the company and it makes the people that once loved their jobs leave because they don’t feel valued or motivated. Theres no expectations or standards to meet other than ‘doing your notes on time’. No raises no matter how long you’ve been there, no real room for growth.  It used to feel like a REAL and meaningful job where I felt appreciated and respected and I used to look forward to going to work everyday. It’s pretty evident that CBC cares more about numbers than the quality of care for their consumers. If you want a flexible job that you can basically do whatever you want, I guess it’s the place for you, but if you want to feel valued-look elsewhere. 

If you get paired with a consistent client, this job is great. I do not recommend filling in for random clients without getting the full rundown first.
I absolutely LOVED workng with my client i saw everyday. She taught me so much and we had so much fun while working on her social and behavioral skills. While i left this job years ago, we still keep in touch.
The one and only time i subbed in for a family i was not informed of the client before arriving and apparently this particular individual did not respond well to new faces or females... well i am a random female walking into his home with no instruction on how to coexist with a client who is nonverbal and very unhappy about my presence.. so you can imagine how the next 5 hours went. I don't regret it and i was more than happy to help, but i am just warning you to ALWAYS get all of your information before agreeing to sub in.
Lindley does occassionally hold dances/arts and crafts activities/parties for you to bring your client to.

Each shift has specific duties to accomplish by the end of the shift.
Day shift would consist of:  coming in to work, read shift log registry, perform head to toe body check with off going staff, assist with administering medication, having residents assist with meal preparation, assisting residents with food consumption using the hand-over-hand technique and verbal and nonverbal cues, teach good hygiene habits, work on goals, accompany residents to doctor appointments, shopping, and accompany with other activities/outings.  At the end of the shift, document progress reports for goals, medication, any behavioral issues.  Give an oral report to on coming staff regarding each resident.
The most enjoyable part of the shift would have to be when I was able to spend one-on-one time with each resident.
My least favorite part of the shift is when the prior shift did not do their duties and just dump it all on the on-coming shift.
The co-workers, for the most part, were team players, very adaptable for most situations.

A typical day would include starting at 8am I would get my consumer up in the morning, dressed, make her bed and personal hygine. I would then proceed to make breakfast, give her her medication and plan an adgenda for the day(play wii, walk the dog, window shop, movies, park, etc) we would end the day by giving a shower and get her ready for her night time sign language class before my shift was over. The fill- in staff and management were all extremely helpful in coverage and communication with up coming trainings. The hardest part of the job was dealing with different family cultures verses my own and balancing the different routines for her compared to how I would do it myself at home. I learned from this job that everybody is different yet normal human beings just like the rest of us and to treat them as equals as I would any other person.The most enjoyable part of my job was seeing her face light up when I walked in the door and knowing my work was extremely helpful to her and her family.

I do not recommend this company.
Management is unsupportive, micromanage and staff are not trained properly or at all for their roles. You are expected to hit the ground running and figure it out. However, if mistakes are made, you will here about it. Good management is able to lead, train and identify both positive and negative in any situation. This does not exist. Management need to go through leadership training. Additionally, RN supervisors are made office managers- over schedulers and any office support staff. The one I dealt with, micromanaged, would not delegate and had to be in control of every little detail.  Overall just bad business operations. 

My short time there 4 employees have resigned, 5 including myself. (2 of which where Senior leadership) This is a red flag.

I will say there are some great employees in the other districts, but unfortunately the occasional positive interactions with them don't out weigh the negative interactions with the team that you have to have day to day interaction with. 

The washington office is horrible management and office worker needs to transferred someplace else office RN takes no responsibility for his mistakes/actions this company has gone/going down many clients have left and they are running an ad everyday for clients this is a first for them so before they close this office. The owners don't keep up with this office and the others sugar coat what is going on.I wouldn't refer this company to anyone maybe when they know how to treat others and take responsibility for their mistakes and treat employees like they are appreciated then things might go better its sad when you lose great employees and clients for very poor mismanagement. I thinks they need to hire office management and RN with a human heart that has honesty and dignity then you would keep employees the management before this RNS that were before this guy were great with the new management even the former office person quit what a waste.

The CEO is a very caring man. He is always involved in the day to day operations and loves what he does. The atmosphere is good but can be stressful sometimes with disorganization among coordinators. The director is a very good person. She is caring and is sympathetic to issues going on in a persons life. She creates a chill atmosphere for success in this field. The pay is average in the outside work like IHSB and PCS services, and is okay in the day program but it is not good if you have group services in the day program. It is not very beneficial for the students in the group and can be stressful for the Hab Tech trying to complete the goals of each person in the group. The pay should be changed. They do spend money on useless stuff that could go towards the employees too. All together it is a great company but the pay structure should be revised and improved.

I once trained someone to work my patient when they quit because they were making significantly less per hour than I was for the exact same job, I don't blame them. If you are working CLS, the management and supervisors seem to be okay honestly. It's the home environment that will get you. They can turn manipulative and toxic very fast without any knowledge of resources that can help you or your client, you give someone an inch, they'll take a mile and some. Being threatened with HIPPA and trying to be blackmailed for nothing takes a toll, Just make sure you aren't being used and abused if you're a nicer person.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Direct support professional 42 salaries reported	$16.20 per hour
Caregiver 61 salaries reported	$16.71 per hour
Habilitation technician 39 salaries reported	$10.98 per hour
Personal care assistant 29 salaries reported	$14.04 per hour
Nursing assistant 21 salaries reported	$14.99 per hour

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