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Kennebec Behavioral Health

One of the best aspects of KBH is the support that supervisors and managers give their staff. There is so much planning done on the back side about how to best support staff, how to assist staff with creating work/life balance and how to best be available when staff need it whether it be for professional or personal growth. I know that if I need something and my manager is unavailable, there are a number of other staff that can help me out. 
Another aspect that I enjoy with KBH is that the agency does truly believe that the staff are the most valuable asset. Retaining staff is discussed at just about every meeting and staff feedback is sought throughout the year. Transparency is important and the CEO does a comprehensive review of the agency, annually, with all staff departments. If you are seeking an agency that believes in you and the work that you do, come to KBH. 
Benefits are very good at KBH. Medical, dental, vision and more. Keep in mind that when staff were queried to give feedback about the benefits at KBH, common areas were addressed by management. Additional benefits were added at no cost to the employee and premiums were reduced. KBH does what it says it will do and will not make promises that cannot be delivered upon. 

My job consisted of an 8-5 work day, sometimes lasting until 6 or 7:00. Sometimes I would have to be at school meetings at 7:15 and was still expected to work until 5:00. This job is difficult to balance if you have a family. You have to learn how to say "no" and really encourage families to learn to do things for themselves, or else you can easily be taken advantage of. Management cares more about productivity than quality of service to clients, although they will pretend like they do. Productivity is basically impossible to pull off unless you fudge your billing and amount of time spent on each activity throughout the day.  Management puts so much emphasis on productivity that it is a normal occurrence across the board that case managers will make up billing.  The hardest part of the job is maintaining your integrity while still trying to make productivity. I love working with clients, families, and collaborating with service providers.If you can get past the micro-managing impersonal management this might be the job for you.

I have enjoyed working for Kennebec Behavioral Health as I find them to be a solid company unlikely to face the kind of financial owes similar companies have in recent years. They have a nice spread  of different mental health services designed to meet the community's needs, and make efforts to encourage employee loyalty and having a good experience at work. The best part of this job is my co-workers; I believe KBH seeks the top in their field to recruit, and I work with highly qualified, kind, and personable people. The hardest part of the job is that financial compensation, while better than  other agencies, is still reflective of social services lower pay, and not commensurate with experience, but I understand State reimbursement rates are stagnant.

Worked in PNMI fresh out of college. Management was not always supportive and seemed nit-picky. Upline management is cut throat. Supervision only occurs with negative occurrences! Very little encouragement or acknowledgment for good work. Worked full time at some point they lifted the OT cap and people started worked 70-80 hours a week. No attention to burnout or self-care. Drama level HIGH as most work together more than they see their own families. Left KBH NEVER having a complete vacation approved without guilt and 120 hours on the books! If you have a family go somewhere else! They don’t care about weekends and holidays! Pay was great but not worth the sacrifice of not seeing family and co-workers stabbing you in the back!

I was so excited to be apart of this company as I have a passion to to work with clients and patients.  However, after about a month of working I was shocked at how the company allowed its office manager to conduct business in an unprofessional manner.  Specifically the way she communicated with office staff and clients.  On several occasions she was seen verbally abusing staff and clients and the company turned a blind eye and actually even blamed the client for the circumstance.  So I would not ever recommend working for such a place that states there mission is to help a community with behavioral issues yet promotes behavioral issues.  I was not fired I left on my own accord as I do not believe in conducting myself in an unprofessional format.

The supported housing programs are always run short staffed because they can't hire or keep employees, so your physical and emotional safety will always be at risk. Management is not supportive of their staff and will gas light them if needed. They will also change their own policies and procedures frequently and communicate poorly about those changes. I watched several coworkers break down in various ways trying to keep working here. I loved working with the clients but ultimately you need a supportive management culture for the position to be tenable. 

Working here you are constantly mandated they don’t have a running rotation for mandates so if your there you have to work 16 hour days. They have actually allowed staff to have inappropriate Romantic relationships with clients without repercussions. One of the coordinators is even in a relationship with a client from a different company. Management often puts you in unsafe situations with clients without the ability to defend yourself. It’s safe to say they prey on this vulnerable population for money. 

The management was unhelpful. The job was HIGH stress.  There were lots of problems with the residence of this PNMI,such as illegal drug use, bedbugs, fighting between clients. The police were called frequently for issues between clients and the public.  Not enough communication from management to staff.  I was there for a year and a half.  MUCH TOO LONG!!!!

This was hands down one of the best companies I have ever worked for. I was brought in as an adult case manager but upon expressing interest in adding children to my case load I was trained and certified right away. 

Other staff are very supportive and will walk you through any questions you ha e and resources are shared constantly! 

Management was so supportive are really made you feel listened to. Each week there is either group or individual supervision given.

It’s typical of mental health homes to be mismanaged, but as kbh is slightly different, I did not expect the amount of chaos. They expect you to be perfect, ridicule you when you are sick or have an emergency, and get frustrated with you when you need help. They choose favorites and judge the unfavorable, like me, who always showed up unless I really could not, tried my hardest for the clients, and picked up other staff’s slack since they were favored and would never get an eye batted at them.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Clinician 10 salaries reported	$62,816 per year
Case manager 12 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Support worker 10 salaries reported	$20.38 per hour
Unit manager 11 salaries reported	$22.36 per hour
Registration specialist 11 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour

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