Elim Christian Services

While the students are amazing and the mission sounds great on paper, the internal culture is deeply unprofessional and toxic. Communication from leadership is unclear, inconsistent, and misleading. Expectations are never clearly stated, feedback is nonexistent until it’s suddenly punitive, and decisions feel arbitrary rather than based on performance.

The environment is extremely cliquey, with obvious favoritism and behind-the-scenes gossip that makes it clear who is “in” and who is not. Instead of fostering growth, collaboration, or transparency, the administration and HR operate in a way that feels dismissive and dishonest. You can do everything asked of you, follow directions, and still be blindsided without explanation.
It’s unfortunate because the school and students deserve better leadership. However, no amount of passion for the work can make up for poor management, lack of integrity, and an atmosphere where professionalism is clearly optional for those in power. I would strongly caution anyone considering employment here to look elsewhere.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My best part is working with the children and seeing and watching them accomplish their goals.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The pay was horrible, with all the work and processing it all, but the children makes you forget about the pay.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ok but could be higher pay, with all the hard work but just seeing the smiles and not so good days for the children becomes emotional and hard to maintain a living with the pay!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Beginning, ready to get started, what's on the agenda for the day and seeing  smiles that turn into agitation, rebelling, and sometimes turning around to being a great day.

I have never worked somewhere where I felt so supported and happy. I left due to family issues, but never felt judged. It's rare to have a job where you know the upper management genuinely cares about you. I am not extremely religious, but I definitely felt the presence of some higher power on the campus. The kids I worked with brought so much joy to my life, they have their struggles but it's nice to know that they are genuinely loved and the people working there are making a huge effort into ensuring they feel safe at school and get the opportunity grow as people. ELIM changed my life and if you feel like you have a passion for working with special needs people but feel under qualified, I can ensure you that they will train you to feel confident, and the kids need you.

Despite being a Christian school setting, I found administration,/managers, lacked a Christian or caring spirit. Employees were treated in the most disrespectful manner and spoken to as though you were meaningless servants.
The entire experience was very humiliating , I will try to avoid even driving near the vicinity of this school in order to avoid any reflections of my experience there. 
Co-workers do not attempt to assist one another .
A thankless job with little pay.

Established and maintained valuable working relationships with students,teachers,faculty members,and other district employees • Assisted Diverse Learner’s teachers in reinforcing efforts with children with various disabilities,including physical disabilities, learning disabilities, behavior disorders,emotional impairments,and mental impairments in accordance with each students ’Individual Education Program (IEP) • Supported teacher in controlling behavioral and emotional occurrence ensuring implementation of classroom management systems •

Management has changed and since then Elim has become a very controlling atmosphere, with a lack of trust in staff. Morale has gone down, and staff are watched like a hawk. It's a very punitive workplace and that is why I had to leave to a new school where staff are treated with respect. However, the students at Elim are incredible, and coworkers are also great to work with. Unfortunately, my coworkers became defeated, and that impacts the students too. That's when I knew it was time to move on.

Pros: Working with the students, seeing their growth, and overall helpful staff during crisis. Good benefits, hours, and breaks. 

Cons: Favoritism with management (assistant principal, principal, behavior staff, teachers). Lots of gossip and cliques. Little room to move up within the company if someone doesn’t like you (relates back to favoritism and cliques). Assistant principal does not help with issues reported to her nor does the principal care. Lots of turnover. Some teachers clearly do not care and have little patience and should not work there. Assistant teachers are forced to fill in for lack of teachers which increases workload without a pay increase. 

Welcome to the Elim family- one big DYSFUNCTIONAL family. The new administration is like abusive parents, using power and control to beat people down. Their harsh leadership style poisons the workplace environment. The micromanagement stifles creativity. There is a lack of trust in leadership, as they engage in gossip, favoritism, and unprofessionalism. If toxicity in the workplace doesn't bother you, then you can enjoy working with the students because they are what makes it worth coming to work in the midst of the dysfunction. 

While at Elim Christian School, I worked with children with Autism.  I would teach them basic education and life skills.  I couldn't ask for a better co-workers and managers.  Everyone at the school was always willing to help out whenever help was needed.  The most challenging part of this job was figuring out new was to present material so the students could succeed, but that was also the most enjoyable part of the job as well.  This gave me a the opportunity to work on my teaching skills and always feel rewarded when the students showed improvement.

My day consisted of taking care of my student 1:1 with all her daily needs, feeding, bathrooming, teaching. It was a wonderful job giving back to the less fortunate. I loved the people, teachers, assistants, therapists etc. etc. I adored the students I worked with and helped daily in their needs. The hardest part of the job was seeing the conditions of students with severe disabilities knowing they cannot participate in life as mainstream children. I learned more compassion for the less fortunate.

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