behavioral specialist

foster care case manager

site coordinator

foster care specialist

specialist

Growing Home Southeast

I am a Community-Based Prevention Services Case Manager employed with Growing Home Southeast. I provide monthly and bi-monthly in-home support to families in need who have been referred to our agency from the Department of Social Services. Our agency serves Chester, York, and Lancaster Counties. A typical day can be unpredictable at times based on individual family needs. Other days are easier to predict as home visitations are scheduled for the day and there are no interruptions with workflow and field work.  Working with individuals and families, I have learned that families are not the "stereotypes" that others (society) may present them to be.  Families have true struggles beyond what may have been superficially observed.  On most occasions, most families simply need to be educated about the resources that are accessible to them in order to access these services and increase protective factors in the home. While my job duties, as well as my co-workers, require constant travel to a client's home, our job description is primarily a "work-from-home" position. The work hours are flexible and case managers work independently, yet monthly team meetings are held to maintain team cohesion. The hardest part of my job is routinely ensuring that I am equipped with the knowledge of community agencies/services to refer and provide to families.  Moreover, ensuring that these resources are up-to-date, appropriate, and can meet identified family needs. Our services include the following: safety & risk assessment, family case planning, concrete services, parental support/education, referral/linkage to community supports, such as counseling, mental health services, employment search, and advocacy.  The most enjoyable and rewarding part of my job would be the appreciation from the families who have received the interventions and feel accomplished and empowered to do more for themselves to move closer towards self-sufficiency.

I work as a site coordinator in York County for the Strengthening Families Program (SFP). This is a great program serving families in the county with children ages 6 to 11 years. It is a skills building program for which parents/guardians/caregivers and their children participate together to learn important skills which will improve communication and achieve desired behavior from the children. This is one of many of the extraordinary programs available through Growing Home Southeast. The toughest part of the program is the recruiting but that is not an issue that is isolated to this program as many programs available in communities in both the public and private sector experience the same challenges. Continuous marketing is key for any program to be successful. Glad to have a supportive executive team who is dedicated to marketing all the great programs in the company. Overall, a wonderful place to work. 

This has been the worst job I ever worked on! They expect you to work 24 hours a day. Cases come in crazy and we did not have enough workers and  management just sits in the office eating food all day while case managers run around like crazy trying to see clients. There is absolutely no support at all from management. If you vent to them about your concerns they just say there is nothing they can do about it. They  never offer a helping hand. The max case load case managers should is 28 but we often had 30-40. In order to do your work within the strict time lines you have to work at least 12-16 hours a day including weekends. I was told that I would get reimbursed for gas mileage and that's untrue. I spend $100 a week and get $10 reimbursed after driving over 100 miles in one week. How they treat employees is horrible. They can afford to purchase new cars and new homes while most workers struggle to feed their families. The CEO has ran the place into the ground!Run fast do not walk!!!

I've been with the company for a long time.  I have seen a lot of changes, but I know the changes have been to best serve children and families.  The leadership has changed over the years, and with the exception of a few people who just need a little more development, I think they got it right.  We have a new CEO too who really cares about making the company the best it can be.  I love the fact that he listens to my suggestions and gives me credit when they use my ideas.  I really love what I do and am happy that the company cares about its workers and the children we help.

I have been with Growing Home Southeast since November 2021 and it has been a great experience. I have continuous support from my supervisor which is the CEO of the company. Being with this organization I have a feeling of purpose and everyone who works here wants to help our foster children grow and succeed. It takes special people to work at a non-profit organization and the staff I work with live up to that standard. 

GHSE is one of the best non profits I have worked for.  Management cares about their staff and wants to see them succeed.  GHSE is a friendly, motivating organization that creates fun ways for staff to get together and share the good and the bad.  Staff are dedicated to the mission of enabling at-risk children, youth and families to realize their potential and contribute to their community.

I have been with GHSE for several years and I love it! I have always had support from not just my supervisors, but also from members of executive management as well. There is always room for advancement, as they do promote/hire from within. I have learned a great deal during my time with this agency and am always learning something new. The most enjoyable part of my job are the relationships that I have built with fellow employees. 

This was the worst job I’ve ever had! I worked there for two months and it was the worst experience ever. The position had too many hats and they changed my salary after hiring me. The workload is too much for one person to carry! The management is TOXIC! It seem like everyone wanted to be the boss. Please find other employment and don’t waste your time working for this company. 

Management could care less about staff and constantly dump extra duties on you for no additional pay. The turnover rate is so high that people leave before you ever meet them.  You only realize that someone has left when their duties are dumped on you. Executive Management is useless and middle management is incompetent. Avoid this place like the plague! 

This agency had the potential to be great, but poor management , lack of integrity, workloads not equaling the pay you receive, and considering employees as easily replaceable are just a few of the things that have kept this agency at a subpar level over the last few years.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Behavioral specialist 6 salaries reported	$45,500 per year
Foster care case manager 7 salaries reported	$44,500 per year
Site coordinator 1 salary reported	$30.00 per hour
Foster care specialist 2 salaries reported	$53,000 per year
Specialist 2 salaries reported	$45,500 per year

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