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Be wary of this position ( Program Assitant- Food Pantry). As you have seen from the job description they are asking a lot from a part-time "assistant" and paying a meager $10 an hour doesn't feel like appropriate compensation for all the hats they ask you to wear.

 If you have farming/ gardening know how you will be essentially managing the whole thing along with the community garden members attached. You will spend basically all your time weeding and doing maintenance because there is little structure and help from the "community garden" side. It often times felt like El Buen liked how having a community garden looked for them as an organization but didn't want to invest any money or hire anyone extra to actually make it successful. 

Alongside managing a garden you will be helping in the food pantry by doing pickups, which require heavy lifting and unloading of vans. The food pantry falls under a larger department but the two have little in common and the pantry often times felt lost and left to its own devices with little funding. Working at El Buen part-time and feeling so isolated from the rest didn't allow me to really get a full picture of the organization and how it is run-- but I did feel that there was a lot of unhappiness there. I will point out that there is something to be said about so many people leaving an organization at the same time.

While this seems like a bleak review I will say that my direct co-workers were wonderful kind people and the volunteers that come and work at in the pantry were as well. It was very gratifying knowing I was impacting hunger in an area that needs it. This job would suit someone who would go into thinking of it as a very extensive volunteer opportunity that you just so happen to get a little cash from.

A typical day?  Monday is always busy!  There is plenty of work and projects to complete.    There is never a boring day.   What I've learned about El Buen?   Collaboration is key with teams and agencies that we partner with.   I have really enjoyed not being micromanaged.   I'm given direction and it's up to me to make it work.  I enjoy the challenge of learning new skills.   The hardest part of the job?  The projects require you to adapt.  Change is constant but this is is the nature of health care.   Working for a nonprofit comes with its challenges but I have also worked in the private sector and it's not a "walk in the park"  either.   Workplace culture?  Amazing, the team cares about each other and they do their best to support one another.   The most enjoyable part of the job?   Helping clients and watching our team grow.   The services to our clients are wonderful from food assistance to education, to outreach and quality health care for the most vulnerable.  Regarding our CEO, the truth is she is tough, passionate, and she says what she means.   I have found her to be fair and willing to listen to my suggestions and comments.   We have not always seen eye to eye but that's okay.   Like any leader, she is not perfect but no one is.  I have found her to be the most engaged CEO I have had the experience of working for.  I can text her and will respond, I respect that.   I'm glad I work here.

The job environment was great from the moment I interviewed to the last day. The training was was pretty easy since majority of the job is repetitive. Typical day at the clinic was obviously arriving on time and getting ready for everything. I loved the fact that my job consisted in helping everyone. The clinic was very accommodating to the patients. I honestly saw the enthusiasm to help especially low income patients. I personally love a fast paced setting and we had alot of those moments where phone rung, check outs, check ins everything would happen at once. Majority of the time it felt like the patients got together and agreed to come in at once or when they were severely ill. My office staff tried their best to always help and find a way for patience to be seen unless they needed to go to the emergency room  because we weren't equipped for certain situations or demanded more than what we offered.

Don't let this company's mission fool you. El Buen was once a great community resource, but current corrupt management have managed to destroy its reputation. Corruption and greed is what their true mission should be. They laid off an entire department and others from one day to another to fill their pockets. 

If you are looking for job security, room for advancement, and somewhere for you to grow professionally, then look elsewhere. People go to work everyday scared to lose their jobs.  

There are many employers in the Austin area who care about their employees. El Buen is not it. Do yourself a favor and apply elsewhere.

A typical work week here is easily 60 hours; however you're only compensated for about 20 of those hours. There are weekly sermon to prepare for, board meetings, leadership meetings, pastoral meetings and if you're interested in being bigger than just your church, City Hall meetings and the like. The possibilities are endless! You are in this job for God - not for the pay. I don't regret a single day of work at EBS and will miss it and the people there a lot.

Working at El Buen Samaritano was a blessing on many levels. The workplace allowed me growth in several areas not only pertaining to my field. It is a non-profit environment through and through. Opportunities arise where you have to put all your skillsets to use and the possibilities to advance your knowledge base is encouraged. It's a great place to work!

Its not a bad place to work, but they truly put the meaning of non-profit, There aren't that many volunteers (at the time I use to work there) Everyone had to work really hard (1 person did 2 or 3 peoples work) Due to the budge there was no way to hire more people so everyone was stuck working hard.

El Buen is an extremely rewarding place to teach. The staff, students, other teachers are appreciative and hard-working. The teaching program is relevant, motivating and enjoyable for students  The teaching supervisors provide state-of-the art materials and opportunities for additional training—a remarkable opportunity for teachers, considering most (all?) are volunteers.

This job also was a great job, I loved that I was able to help the needy and it was very rewarding as well. I had to drive a big truck to get supplies needed from Austin Area Food Bank. I had to ask for donations from HEB and other food store to get food to make Thanksgiving baskets for the poor. At Christmas we had toys for the children when they signed up to receive them.

Great place. El Buen really has a great impact on the community of recent immigrants to the Austin, TX area. The volunteer position was wonderful as I was able to be my own boss and trusted to go by the book and create my own lesson plans, homework assignments, etc. for the students

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Development director 4 salaries reported	$75,000 per year
Youth coordinator 3 salaries reported	$50,000 per year
Community health navigator 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year
Camp counselor 3 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Accounting clerk 5 salaries reported	$57,000 per year

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