preschool teacher

assistant

substitute teacher

family advocate

teacher

Community Concepts, Inc.

Where to begin? 
CONS:
1. This company is a typical cooperation system of those at the top are provided another set of rules than those in the trenches doing the hard work, right down to teachers not being allowed to have any drinks (aside water) or food outside of their 30 minute break - that is likely you will not consistently be granted. 
2. There is the typical too many in hands in the pot of one person requesting this of you and the next reprimanding you for doing the exact outlined duties that were just provided by another. 
3. You will continuously be bringing work home (without pay) you can never work over you allotted hours but with the multiple of job tasks that will slowly stacked on to you will leave you no choice unless you’d like to find yourself being reprimanded. 
3. Many teachers (depending on location) are forced onto unemployment during a few weeks of the school year and all summer long. 
4. The pay will result in you qualifying for all the same low-income services that those you serve qualify for. 
5. You will often find that after sometime with this company you are no longer a person rather a number in the system and they will frequently remind you from the upper management level that there is always someone else coming down the pipe for your job -DON’T BE THE NEXT REGRETTER! 
6. The turn over rate at this company is insane! Many programs have even had to shorten  school weeks because there was not enough staff due to the overworked, stressful, and unsupportive work moral that inevitably seeps its way down to the bottom of the food chain employees. 
PROS:
1. If you are blessed with a great team on the ground with you then you can choose to make the best but often times you are standing along side a crew of new hires as well so you get to learn together, but have no fears they will reprimand you when you have not been trained properly and this resulting in a misstep. 
2. You can give your 2 weeks notice at anytime, but bare in mind that you need HR’s approval to receive any letters or verbal recommendations to any future employer for any employee to provide either. 
3. Benefits are available - they are average, at an average price, but if you are employed at a location that does not provided educational services during the summer be prepared to carry no insurance during those months. 

I volunteer for the HEAP program. A program who helped people with heating assistance,telephone and electricity. My day consists of answering the phones,calling the customers back to set up appointments. Data entry the applications into the computer. Sorted the mail out and put the paperwork into the correct customer's folder so the application can be processed. Prepared the mail so the application letters can be mailed to the customer. I learned how to do many things like how to put an application in the computer. My job was pretty easy. I dealt with the public all the day. I love working with my coworkers. The job was pretty simple just involve a lot of phone work and paperwork which I enjoyed doing

Very fast paced enviroment. We were on the phone all day taking ride information and listening to help people get to where they needed to go or trying to find volunteer drivers.
 Very hard working and dedicated coworkers.                                               
 We all had to take turns with a pager 24/7 for emergencies.   
 Management was not always there for us and we had to use our best judgement on many occasions.
 The hardest part was having to turn down clients that needed to get to an appointment because of no drivers.
 The best part was the job security that I had for 15 years. My position was cut because of state funding. It was a great place to go everyday and help people.

Seemed like a good opportunity.  The interview was a bit crowded (3 people) but pleasant. They all seemed like nice people & they put the best spin possible on the company & the job. The truth: Extensive travel, male hiarchial style management system, early morning, late night & some weekend hours. No OT allowed but it seemed like I was working all the time. Tyranical bosses, inconsiderate & ladder climbing co-workers. "Did I step on your head? So sorry!" I gave them 3 1/2 years & called it quits. I absolutely LOVE helping people but this job was not worth the price. There are some fine people there. Don't get me wrong. Id recommend looking elsewhere until there is a complete changeover of staff - particularly HR & mgmt.

Working here for a month was torture. Not one person gave me any sense of direction or training. I was specifically told not to bother my supervisor with questions and felt like the department was under management with a bully mentality. My first week it took 4 hours for someone to answer me and tell me what I should be doing. They don’t have time or people to bring on anyone new but then fire you and give no explanation other than it’s not a good fit (after you speak up). 

Community Concepts is run by a committed, transparent CEO with high integrity. Focus is on work-life balance and transforming communities. It's a unique blend of operating with a business mindset while having a strong, community mission. The hardest part of the job is attending too many community meetings while trying to complete work tasks. Most enjoyable part of the job is working with other staff who are drawn to the organization because of wanting to make a difference.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Front line staff are dedicated and hard working

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Leaderships lack of impathty and they have personnel agendas 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Favoritism is shown to certain staff making trust difficult 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I direct day to day facilities operations and approve AP

Through my years at the agency I was able to begin as a volunteer and become a manager.  In that time frame I was able to take training or go to classes atleast once a year.  Education was a large part of the benefits.  I always enjoyed my job because it was rewarding and giving. 
The hardest part of the job was not being able to help everyone.

Didn’t get paid by the hour because I was a volunteer driver got paid by the trips as a volunteer driver we weren’t considered employees even though we still maintain a steady work out that is far as picking up people and dropping people off to their appointments are

I had a couple bosses and some were definitely better than others.  There were glaring discrepancies in protocol between departments. In some areas it’s like to good ole boy mentality in social services and sadly if you aren’t one of the cool kids they make sure you know

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