nursing assistant

licensed practical nurse

dietary aide

registered nurse

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Lutheran Services Carolinas

I support hundreds of teammates so my position is typically very busy, but I love what I do. I have been in a human resource role for the entire 12 years of my tenure and I have grown tremendously. I was blessed to have a wonderful supervisor who was the BEST mentor! I can say that my management has only changed 3 times in 12 years (my latest just occurring in January). 
I have been able to grow exponentially in my role and the organization thoroughly appreciates me and that means a lot!
I love the culture! We strive to be excellent in everything we do but understand that we will make mistakes at times...but don't accept that...learn from it and be better!
I love the leadership. They are down to earth, transparent and supportive and invested in the organization and the people who make the organization run...the teammates! You can't get much better than that!
I will say that work/life balance can be difficult. Not because you're not allowed to take time off, but because you pour yourself into the work you do. It's easy to fall in love with your work when your passionate! 
Every business has its challenges and LSC is no different, but what I can say is that the door is always open for recommendations on how to be the best employer and provider. I can honestly say that I can see myself retiring from here :-). 



At Lutheran Services Carolinas, I used to have a caseload of about 18 refugees who came from different countries, who spoke different languages, and with different cultures. In my second month in this position, one day, as case manager I had to assist some of them  with their interview in the social security office as a translator and to help other clients in their applications  in the Department of Social Services office for the Medicaid and STANF program. Generally, a social security number is always primordial for the other processes, I Just asked my supervisor to find me a volunteer for assistance at the DSS office until I finished with social security interview. She was agreed my request. After the interview at the Social Security Office   I met the volunteer at the DSS office to finalize everything. My hardest part in this position was to find a way to deal with people with different cultures. However, from this hardest part, I had a better understanding about what was cultural diversity. Since, I feel more comfortable to work with people from different cultural background.

Working at LSC is a mixed bag. The organization does incredible work in the community—too bad the same can’t be said about how it treats employees. Want to grow in your career? Better be best friends with management and keep your mouth shut. Supervisors are too busy chatting with their director buddies to help with your endless workload. And recognition? Don’t hold your breath—unless a $20 Walmart gift card counts as a "thank you."

The pay and benefits? Laughable. You can skip benefits for an extra $3 an hour, but good luck making that stretch when you don’t get PTO, sick days, or even government holidays off. 
HR? They’re a comedy of errors. Be ready to catch their payroll mistakes and wait months for a reply.

On the bright side, the staff is super diverse, and some coworkers are genuinely great—until they burn out, which happens fast. The job itself is meaningful, and it’s rewarding to see clients thrive. But honestly, you’ll probably wonder if the good moments are worth all the nonsense.


Family ,Child Friendly Non- Profit Organization that has the ability and strong desire to meet the needs of every stage of life. Whether, child placement, refugee, veteran or elderly , it is the Mission of Lutheran Services to Walk with All in they serve.
 In a very rapid and growing society it can be very overwhelming for families  who lack resources and finances that it takes to meet the corporate needs of family. It takes a community to ensure the needs of families and children who are these circumstances to work collaboratively to ensure that no family or child lacks the basic care needs in order to survive. Lutheran is that community.
The most difficult part of the job is having to watch the children who have not been awarded reunification back with there birth families.
The most enjoyable part of the job is to see those children being with families that love, protect and provide for them .

The office I worked has supportive staff. RD was supportive. Upper management in New Americans Program changed and dictatorship started. 
The hiring and onbroading processes are long and should be improved. They just started to structure the onboarding process which is great.
 It can be very discouraging if you enter the organization with no prior case management skills due to the lack of structured training. There are trainings but training tailored to your program may not be structured as you expect. I enjoyed working here and would recommend it to anyone.

The CEO and other mangers/RD's are there for the people they serve and keep true to the vision of the company.

Unless you are picked by management as their star employee you will be treated poorly !! And I have never worked in a facility where there are so many people "working" in management and other roles that do absolutely nothing. They change the rules and policies from person to person. There is ABSOLUTELY no training on new policies and procedures and you are scolded for not doing them correctly afterwards. They mandate floor nurses be on call multiple days each month with no incentives and the scheduler will purposely use the on call staff to fill the empty shifts without posting them to the staff and if the floor is short staffed never expect to see any of the "management " staff to assist with anything. Also you will be required to work holidays with no extra pay and if you are PRN you will not qualify for any shift differential.

CFO and CEO will directly hire you and not set you up for success at all. There is little to no training at all and they expect high standards at very specific and hard deadlines with no flexibility at all. There is no remote work despite COVID, and they do not practice precautions at the workplace at all. Executive leadership do not wear masks nor socially distance themselves. Please take precaution before accepting an offer to work here. It is great to work for a non-profit organization, but the executives at this specific location will never think twice about helping guide you for development and growth (Salisbury, NC).

It sounds great at first with flexible hours, decent pay, and a sign-on bonus. But don’t be fooled. Every year, they “review their finances,” which really means cutting everyone’s pay by $1 an hour. That sign-on bonus? Gone. Promised wages? Reduced. They hook you with good offers, then slash your hours and your paycheck. You’ll end up with barely 20 hours over two weeks, making just $11 an hour. If you decide to opt out you get 3 bucks added which is laughable and they will take that away as-well since your self sabotaging manager under schedules you on purpose. It’s a bait-and-switch that leaves you overworked, underpaid, and frustrated.

There was no such thing as a typical workday. Each day was unique and were dealt with by according to issues of that day in order of importance. The day would include                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Medication management compliance, balancing checkbooks, transportation and accompaniment to medical appointments, Satisfaction in knowing that I personally had a direct impact on the lives of those I served. Client's and their family were appreciative of the care I provided.

LSC was a wonderful place to develop new skills and grow. Management end executive leadership encouraged feedback and new ides, provided training opportunities and were flexible and accommodating. The only downside was the insurance and PTO (though I believe the insurance has improved). The CEO is a genuine and caring individual who cares deeply for social justice and race equity. The organization was diverse at all levels (except the board). 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Nursing assistant 34 salaries reported	$20.07 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 11 salaries reported	$29.23 per hour
Dietary aide 11 salaries reported	$14.93 per hour
Registered nurse 14 salaries reported	$37.79 per hour
Case manager 12 salaries reported	$22.04 per hour

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