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You have been warned....Stay away from the Finance Department because you will truly regret it. For starters, the pay is very little for the amount of responsibilities and requirements. Second, be prepared to be treated like a kid and have someone over your shoulder throughout the day. The Controller, who I was working under, takes the job way too serious and she truly is a control freak who wants to know your every day move and will look over your shoulder all day long. I made a huge mistake when I joined this greedy money hungry organization but I needed a job at the moment until something better came along. Also, the CFO who is in charge of this department, will act like the nicest person in the world until you are smart enough to realize she's got an ulterior motive and the kindness and niceness is just a fake act to make you pretend you work in a friendly environment. Her niceness only lasted until I made them aware of my resignation, which she resented me for until the last day in the office. I wonder if this lady would be able to live on a miserable salary and still be at a job should she be offered a new opportunity at a more promising place with a better salary? I highly doubt it. If they want people to stay and to attract good talent, they should raise the salaries because I have heard from many people their salaries are way too low for industry standards. When you first start, HR promises bonuses which were only empty promises under the excuse that the organization is not in a very comfortable financial situation which is very odd because some of the people on top make ludicrous amounts of money and will make everything in their power to take care of their own friends. I am glad I left this toxic organization but I do thank them for the experience. Good luck if you want to join this corny department where adults are treated like children.

Don't let the good reviews fool you. If you're not in upper management or in the finance department it's an awful place to work. All they do is play politics. Management will throw their own employees under the bus and force them to take the fall for the mistakes they made. The hours are terrible. If you're a counselor or a coordinator you are severely overworked and underpaid. This company does not pay you enough to support yourself. They expect you to work on your days off and stay until 11pm or even later regularly, UNPAID, and if you complain to anyone about this management will pretend you were never told to work off the clock. You don't get any breaks. You get an hour lunch break but they don't actually want you taking it and will assign you to do things during that time. You'll wear a dozen different hats and perform duties way outside of your job description because they don't want to pay someone to do these things. They take advantage of their employees and if they sense any dissatisfaction in you they will push you out of the company because they would rather replace you than fix the problems. If you do manage to make it into upper management they expect you to drink the kool-aid and become a robot for the company.

I would prepare some CSC Billing and edit the Billing Tracking Forms. I had also learned how to manage the NJSAMS website for billing. I would usually bill for Drug Court. If there are no billing available, I would head to the medical department to upload medical charts into the IRIS office software. Prescription reviews and recaps was also another task I handled in the office. If medical office is not occupied, I would head to the finance department. In that department, I would collect signatures for patient's social security cards and birth certificates. Informing patients of their meetings with the finance department concerning their insurance and food stamps was also my duty. I would also take care of filing charts. 

I learned a lot about office related work during my internship. Co-workers were friendly and respectful. Hardest part of the job is the 2 and half hour travel. I enjoyed the professional environment of the job.

I would not recommend anyone work for this company unless you are part of Senior Management or flat out a behind kisser. Lot of nepotism and favoritism that dictate how much money you make and how often you get raises and such. Management keeps crying on how the agency does not have money yet some people in Senior Management make more money than the Major of Newark. You see a lot of phony fake smiles all over but do not let that fool you, it is just a tactic to make you feel welcomed but you will never get raises unless you are friends with the higher ups. It is just pathetic to see a group of grown up people seeking constant approval from the CEO AKA behind kissing, who, by the way, doesn't do any work yet gets compensated insanely high for a non-profit agency. I guess that is how you can can get job security and raises in this environment but to me, that is a little undignified.

At Integrity you really do meet some wonderful people and it's awesome to help some of the individuals that come through the program. However, I found that it was not worth dealing with all the unethical situations that go on throughout the business. There are many upper-level people there that will turn a blind eye on someone who is working there and still using drugs, if the individual were to make a "donation" to the program. There are staff members sleeping with the clients, staff members selling drugs to the clients...there really is a lot of chaos behind the curtain. And to top it off, you are expected to turn a blind eye to it when you see one of these issues going on, or when you see a counselor not helping a client like they should. I would warn someone before working here. You need to know what you will be getting yourself into.

If you want to be of service in your position... Integrity House, Inc. is a great place to leave your problems at home and come into work to help someone turn their life around.

I love to walk through the door and have the ladies smiling and happy to come in.

The hardest part about this job is that you have to set boundaries and be clear about it. You will find it hard to not allow yourself to become attached.

This is the one place that I've worked where it just never feels like work. Although I have been compensated without comparison in the legal field as a paralegal.. this job does not FEEL as if I'm going to work. The Clinicians are loving and laid back. They love what they do and they don't count is as a crime if you are coming to the field.

Integrity House, Inc. has been around a very long time, and the possibilities are endless there, for the employees and the clients.

I love it! My plan is to grow with the company.

If you aren't upper management you aren't making any money and doing all of their work for them. Management does nothing but collect a paycheck and sweep shady operations under the rug. They pretend you're considered family there and as soon as they see you're stressed out they will push you out of the company. They don't care at all about their employees. The pay is awful. They don't pay you enough to support yourself and they don't care. You are seriously over-worked and everything you do is looked at under a microscope. Management throws employees under the bus and has them take the fall for their mistakes. Do yourself a favor and don't work here. You'll regret it. The hours are awful too. It's only good to work there if you're upper management or working in the finance department. If you're a counselor or a coordinator it's the worst job you'll ever have.

Room for growth and advancement. At Integrity House, we're committed to helping individuals and families through comprehensive, integrated addictions treatment and recovery support in a manner that brings about positive, long-term lifestyle change. Integrity House Inc CARF accredited and highly effective treatment community believes in a client-centered, holistic approach, offering integrated services and a full continuum of care for addressing substance use disorders. Integrity House understands the need for an individualized recovery process.Integrity House employ evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care in addressing the unique situations that accompany addiction.  Integrity House remains steadfast in its resolution to treat our clients with respect and dignity as we support them through their recovery journey.

My typical day is a regular 8hr shift(Morning, Evening or Overnight). I come in get situated greet my clients ask them how there day is going and what's new. I have great co-workers who are more like family and a manangment team that is very involved with there employees as well as the clients. My shifts run very smooth, I take my clients out for recreation for about 2hours out of the day run a group, have lunch(dinner or breakfast) then they go to sleep. I really enjoy working with my clients bcause they are very uplifting and ambitious.

A very nice place to work and make a career for yourself, the staff is like family here. You can feel the compassion and the caring atmosphere. I personally love my job, it is challenging and stressful at times, but oh so rewarding with helping others. 

Integrity House is the leading Non Profit dedicated to helping other reclaim lives from addiction. Integrity House was started in 1968, we have had 50 years to make our programs the best, 50 years to have only the best staff. 

We work 35 hours per week, have full benefits, and also have a 403b retirement fund.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Counselor 7 salaries reported	$55,043 per year
Residential aide 5 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Senior counselor 30 salaries reported	$50,600 per year
Recovery specialist 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Program manager 8 salaries reported	$60,438 per year

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