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I love Easterseals and what they stand for. The child development center is opened from 7am to 6pm Monday through Friday. Teachers and assistant teachers have to to do weekly lesson plans, compile documentation and observations, and hold quarterly parent teacher conferences. The center is run by a Director and Assistant Director and each classroom has a lead teacher and an assistant or co-lead teacher. One teacher works the early shift and one works the late shift to ensure constant coverage of the classrooms. The work place is very diverse from the staff members to the parents and children. The hardest part of the job is finding a good work/home balance. I find that the majority of lesson planning and preparation s done on off hours when I am not getting paid. The best part of the job is being able to watch children learn and grow and know you had a part in making it happen.

Took this job for the schedule and hours, but I dont get a full 40hr per week, nor do you get overtime,. Saturday  work is required and the Saturday you work you have to take a day off the week your scheduled for that Saturday  [no overtime], The building is too small to accommodate a growing attendence and the furnishings, equipment, computers, games ect are all outdated, used , and need replacing, Other than that, its a great place to get to know and engage with the DDA population. The staff is warm and their hearts are all in the right place, and we are currently  looking for a new location. We could also use some male staff for our male clients. We use a staffing agency to help out but it cist 2 1 /2 times as much for temp service as what regular staff get paid.

I have been a volunteer at Easter Seals serving DC|MD|VA for almost two years. The experience has help me advance my skills in HR. In addition to that it also allow me to utilize my research and development. I was given the task of writing their Internal Transfer Policy, which they are currently using. The organization is a great non profit company. They specialize in disabilities, they are an integrated facility, in which they house the elderly and children with disability. The concept works wonders for both generation. In addition to that they also help Veteran's with two programs for both female and male Vets. 

I enjoy what I do there, working with people who understanding of human values equal to my own, make easy to volunteer my time there.

Always looking forward to come to work everyday and work provide lots of training. Helps improved my personality, learned how to use online lesson plannings and was offered to Administrator position.

Management are always available when needed and very flexible when it comes to their employees schedule that has other jobs, school, etc.

Workers are very energetic and always helpful to one another.

The hardest part of the job when you have to deal with difficult parents specially when it comes to discussing about their child growth development.
I love working in Easter Seals and enjoyed teaching children.

Veterans want jobs. Employers want the best candidates possible and express a desire to hire veterans. Yet, the unemployment rate for recently separated veterans remains 50% higher than for the general public. The potential is there yet the solution has not been found. The cost to society is billions in unemployment benefits, more in long-term lost potential in the economy, and leaves those who have served on our behalf frustrated. The bottom line— veterans who can do a great job are still unemployed. As hundreds of thousands of service men and women are discharged over the next few years, the problem will grow worse unless we intervene now.

I really enjoyed working here. The concept of an intergenerational center should be available in every community. The best part of my day was in the mornings when the participants would arrive to start their day and when I was able to successfully collaborate with both the family and other health care professionals to ensure the highest quality of care. The most difficult part of the job was knowing that not enough clients were able to take advantage of this type of program. I especially enjoyed being able to interact with the clients and their families.

-In a day to day work I organized and maintained paper and filing systems for human resources and finance departments, inputting new files as needed
-Assisted with organizing and filing of employees old HR documents
-Supported HR staff with recruiting efforts including interview scheduling and coordination
- It was good learning experience with non-profit organization. I have learned to complete work in given time frame
- Co-worker were motivated and cooperative with interns
- This Internship allowed me to get involved and worked with different department like HR, Accounts & Compliance

I work with the Easterseals Office of Public Affairs. This office is a very family oriented office. The lobbyist I have worked for in the past and present are dedicated and hardworking people. They are truly committed in advocating for people with disabilities. The organization doesn't really invest in support staff. There is very little opportunity for growth when you're in a support staff position. The organization is going through a ruff financial situation currently so it wouldn't be a good place to work. In the past you could count on job security here.

A typical day at work was always exciting since you had to adapt your plans according to the children's needs and interests.  
I grew in creativity with activities that encouraged each child's individual growth and development.  
Directors and teachers shared ideas and resources, worked together as a team and filled in when needed.  
The hardest part of my job was to not be able to do after hours activities with the families in the building since it was a government building.
The most enjoyable part of my job was to see the growth and development of each child.

Easterseals has a great mission statement and great core values. However the ones who are in charge of actually implementing this is terrible. Upper managment shows favoritism and sweep things under rugs. They allow teachers to be there for years STUCK in the same mindset not growing the teachers there are unwilling to step out of what they are “used to” instead of listening to new trainings. Nice/Nasty people, plays nice side to parents and nasty to other new teachers and the children behind closed doors

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Preschool teacher 19 salaries reported	$19.80 per hour
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Social worker 5 salaries reported	$28.50 per hour
Early childhood teacher 11 salaries reported	$26.39 per hour

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