teaching assistant

assistant

teacher

senior business development specialist

preschool teacher

Great Lakes Community Action Partnership

While the on-site staff are fantastic in their positions and dedication to the cause, HQ leaves a gaping hole in preparing employees for the daily responsibilities. It is a MAJOR safety concern for the children involved as well as staff members. 

When concerns are shared with Directors, months pass before minimal effort to help even begins, and even then, it is nowhere near the level of support needed to safely and functionally operate. The main concern is strictly meeting the numbers - making sure enrollment is full and bodies are in the seats - with zero regard for the safety and quality of care each child is actually receiving. 

With hours and hours of training, very little of the on-boarding process is relevant to adequately prepare staff for what they truly need to know in the classrooms. Wasting an hour learning about how to give an "elevator pitch" to "sell" our jobs to other people in the community is a prime example. Spend more time training your professional staff members on what they are supposed to be teaching - conscious discipline techniques and tips should be a mandatory in-depth training for every employee. Equip them with what they need to truly help the families they are tasked with teaching. 

I enjoyed some of my time at GLCAP. I learned a lot and was provided with a decent amount of training/education. However, they were not kind or professional to me after I had a back injury or when I indicated that I might be leaving for another opportunity. I wish there had been more support provided in the classroom when dealing with difficult behaviors rather than just blaming the teachers for every little thing that went wrong. It seems like there's a lot of mistrust between supervisors and their employees. Overall, I'm glad I had the experience. Also glad I was able to move on to something else.

Applied for two jobs with this company that I was well qualified for. Followed up with an email two weeks after application was sent. No response. Followed up with another email and phone call two weeks after that. Still no response. Called again a week later and, surprise, still no response, only that “someone from our Employment Team will contact you shortly”. 
Any company with this poor of communication with potential applicants isn’t a company you want to work for. I’m highly disappointed in this culture that thinks it’s okay to ignore applicants that are putting their all into finding a job. The very least they could do it let you know they went a different direction. 

They lure you in with the promise of making a difference in the community that you are supposed to be serving. meanwhile they placate the people with the money. you can have problem after problem with a center and the manager will only help you if you’re a favorite or they know you’re a people pleasure. do not work here if you’re neurodivergent, the bar is always moving and the rules of the game are always changing. you won’t even figure out how to succeed in your job but to make you stay, your manager will tell you how great you’re doing. 

I’ve worked at a few of the different head start centers. All are run fairly well. The directors definitely make or break wanting to work there though! Where I’m at now, I LOVE! GLCAP as a company is great. It’s fairly easy to advance in your career if you would like to. And the benefits are very good. And the pay is great! Besides working for a public school system, I’ll never make what I’m making here at any other preschool. And all positions for GLCAP are pretty good pay, not just the preschool positions. Communication with headquarters is always good, and questions are always answered quickly. 

If you enjoy paperwork and the 4-day week this might be the place for you! This non-profit strives on the work/life balance, however they are very strict about time, structure and scheduling (make sure you have PTO, sick-time, bereavement and vacation before taking ANY time off). I would make sure that you discuss and review attendance for you, your family and with your supervisor on your first day and keep copies of everything you can. The coworkers might be supportive to your face, but always watch your back. 

Every department is different, but everyone that I've worked with have been so supportive and want to see you succeed. I worked in the Child Development department and if there was ever a time I didn't know something, or had to be shown something, I never felt like a burden. There is a lot of work to be done, but everyone is always very helpful. They also were always about professional development, and allowed me to get my certification for my job.

GLCAP  is appealing on paper with its great pay and benefits, but is a very top heavy company.  There’s an extremely high turnover rate, we are often understaffed, and management has openly stated that our attendance at work is more important than our own families.  There’s a lot of internal hiring for supervisor positions, often hiring people who have never held the role they will be supervising.  The culture is “company first”, and does not have its employees backs.  Don’t let the pay and short work week fool you, this company is not worth it. 

The good folks are overworked and grossly underpaid while underqualified individuals"supervise". There's no real motivation to do anything apart from track numbers and send inappropriate messages from directors and supervisory staff while genuinely caring people face insurmountable caseload size and often have never even met the people they answer to. You can work at a fast food restaurant and make more. It's unsettling.

The company is very large and shows continued growth.  We do great things to help people in the community.  Everyone is dedicated to their job and is supported.  Our headquarters location has been completely renovated and offers a nice and safe environment.  Also to mention the four day work week is AMAZING!  

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