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Upper management has ruined this non profit agency.  The child care centers are filthy, old and run down and run by incompetent staff.  Management doesn't even have child development degrees and you can tell by the quality of the centers and staff that work there.  The HR director isn't fair and plays favorites.  The Ceo doesn't do anything to help any of the programs grow.  The cfo is rude and inappropriate.   The agency under pays its employees and upper management gets raises regularly and brag about it.  A lot of brown nosing goes on within upper management and they will back stab one another in a heartbeat  I left because I didn't likest the new director for child development.  She is not suited to be a director because of no experience in child development and it showed when she spome at meetings.  She would have her lower staff deal with everything and never made herself available to the child development staff.  I noticed she liked to fire a lot of people that devoted many years in child development.  In the years i was there. I never saw her visit the centers i was at.  Lack of interest.  Hopefully, the ceo will realize the huge mistake he made hiring her and replace with a child development professional because its the child centers that are suffering.

First of all I want to share that I love my job and that I enjoy coming every day to work knowing that I will make a difference helping and supporting the communities I work with for the past ten years. I love creating hands-on trainings, and home visits for our children and families. Yet, for the past five years our freedom and support to create a more supportive environment in our positions have been taken away. How can one grow in a place where the morale is 100% below, where the management team has no background in the field of social services and what it truly means to help our community; where staff with 30+ years of experience have been let go just to turn into a micromanagement machine environment where our experience does not matter or is taken into consideration for possible better paid positions. I know that we're not here to become millionaires but it's great to know that my educational and professional experience is taken into consideration to grow and be of support in our field.

I found that my colleagues at IILA tended to be great people, committed to helping vulnerable clients and willing to go above and beyond to improve clients' lives. Working with new immigrants can be very meaningful. That said, the immigration system in the US is extremely chaotic, and every time the US elects a new president, the immigration policy completely changes, which throws workplaces like this one into chaos. So: they're super chaotic, but it's not all their fault. Agency could do a better job at retaining skilled employees for longer to help weather these changes, needs to improve company culture and treat its middle managers better (better pay, less work).

For me, IILA represents support, growth, and opportunity. I have engaged with the organization first as a client and later as a staff member, and in both roles, I experienced strong commitment to service quality and professional development.
As a client, the support I received exceeded expectations. As a staff member, I benefited from continuous investment in capacity building, which significantly strengthened my skills and performance.
IILA is a place for those committed to growth and self-sufficiency, while also providing a meaningful environment for professional development. Donor Generous support is clearly reflected in positive community impact, contributing to safer, more diverse, and thriving neighborhoods.


A typical day involves supporting clients with services such as housing, benefits, and employment. I learned strong communication, problem solving, and case management skills. Management is supportive and focused on the organization's mission. The workplace culture is diverse, respectful, and team oriented. The hardest part is managing a high caseload, but it reflects the strong community need. The most enjoyable part is helping clients achieve stability and independence. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Providing families with services that satisfy and help make a difference for them. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Completing paperwork on top of teaching and taking care of many children. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Teamwork to help each other get the job done and discuss updates or changes that need to be made in order to better our overall job performance. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy as my main goal is to provide children with a healthy growth development that will improve their knowledge and skills. If they are behind then we help them to catch up.

Typical day had some routine tasks but unexpected challenges.
Learned to multi-task with ease and accept assignments with an open mind.
Managment and co-workers were the nicest people in the world.
The hardest part of the job was keeping track of changes in staff of about 80 in company with 200 or less.
One of the most enjoyable part of my time involved using creativity to help me accomplish my tasks.

International Institute of Los Angeles offers a relaxed and inclusive workplace culture. Respect is always encouraged and received from colleagues. Leadership (from the supervisors I've had, and upper management) have always been human, respectful, motivating, and fostered learning. The agency will do it's best to retain human capital, and that is super valuable, mostly under current uncertainty for social services under the current administration. I feel valued and respected. 

Very toxic, unprofessional work environment. The managers will create an agenda how to create a problems and conflicts at work, instead of focusing on improvement and comfortable workspace.  They try as best as they can, not to pay you overtime. The management has lack of knowledge of social services skills and professionalism. Favoritism and gaslighting among supervisors creates absolutely toxic workspace where is no possibility to grow and carry the mission of the company.

The International Institute gave me the opportunity to became an Immigration Representative for a non profit organization through Washington DC. I was able to represent client at Immigration court.

I was enriched by so many immigrants around the world coming to this country seeking refuge or reunite families.

The International Institute gave me also the great opportunity to assist the most needed communities and be their voices in so many issues affecting their lives.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Preschool teacher 2 salaries reported	$22.25 per hour
Childcare provider 3 salaries reported	$25.50 per hour
Staff attorney 1 salary reported	$77,000 per year
Site supervisor 3 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Coordinator 1 salary reported	$23.00 per hour

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