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Maryville Academy

Maryville is one of the most unorganized places I ever worked for in over 15 years. HR does not communicate with management. The staff development department does not communicate with HR or management. 

Training is non-existent, unorganized, and inconsistent. You will be micromanaged on the most simple things but left alone to struggle when you really need help. 

New hires are deemed to be useless because they haven't worked at Maryville for years. Someone with 6 months experience with the company will be deemed as more competent that a new hire with over a decade of experience and credentials behind their name simply because the new hire hasn't been at Maryville long and therefore "knows nothing." 

Maryville doesn't believe in investing in new hires. PTO options are non competitive less than 2 weeks for 2 years. Basically have to work for Maryville for 5 years to receive the same amount of PTO every non profit in the region offers during the first year. 2 weeks after 90 days is standard with most places offering 4 weeks for stressful positions. Considering how 90% of Maryville employees work in 24/7/365 settings waiting 2 to 5 years for PTO encourages burn out and less than ideal care for clients. 

Unlike every other employer Maryville doesn't offer benefits on day 31 of employment. You wait about 90 days for health and vision and 1 year for dental and other options. 

HR will flat out tell you that Maryville will not invest in you or take care of you as an employee until you show loyalty to them. Loyalty in HR terms means 5 years or more. 1 year gives you the basics you get walking in the door anywhere else. 

Take this job to met ends or as a last resort and continue to send out resumes until you find a company willing to take care of you up front. You shouldn't have to work non stop for 5 years for your company to notice your worth.

Maryville Academy serves an important mission, but unfortunately my experience highlighted serious concerns with leadership at the supervisory level.

During my short time with the organization, I felt uncomfortable, out of place, and unsupported in my role. My direct supervisor demonstrated consistently negative behavior, poor communication, and an inflexible management style that created a hostile work environment. Expectations were rigid and delivered without guidance, collaboration, or understanding—particularly difficult for someone still learning the role and adjusting during the first two weeks of employment.

Rather than providing support or constructive feedback, my supervisor frequently monitored my actions, observed my office activities, and relied on others to relay instructions instead of communicating directly. This made it extremely difficult to build rapport with clients and families, especially while balancing school and onboarding responsibilities.

I also found the supervisor’s judgmental attitude toward clients concerning and inconsistent with the organization’s mission. As a minority, I experienced interactions that felt dismissive and unsettling, which further contributed to feeling unwelcome and undervalued.

While the mission of Maryville Academy is commendable, leadership accountability and workplace culture need significant improvement. This experience ultimately motivated me to continue striving for higher-level roles where professionalism, respect, and ethical leadership are prioritized.

I only worked at Maryville for a short time and would not recommend anyone else work there. Management in some programs are great, but others are terrible. Newer employees are always made to do the work no one wants to do and are bullied by management instead of given advice or help. Because of this you're often left to learn how to do the job on your own. I felt like I was making a difference when I first started here, but the longer I worked there the more I realized how toxic the program I worked in was. I was made to feel guilty for asking to use vacation time I earned, constantly expected to work overtime (usually very last minute after I had just worked an entire shift), and was made to feel guilty when I didn't pick up the amount of extra shifts they wanted me to take. I no longer felt like I was having a positive impact because I was constantly distracted by drama started by management, and ended up with much lower self-esteem than when I started. I had to quit for my mental health, and I know several of my former coworkers planned on doing the same. Do yourself a favor and do not apply here.

If you’re in a higher position, your work is valued. If you’re not, they could care less. If you don’t know someone who’s higher up, you won’t get a job here and you won’t be able to move up. The time I was here we only ever got one raise, in two years. They claim to value “family” but they won’t care about your personal life outside of work. Morale is always low, and they compensate with pizza and more workload. Pay is “decent” but you have to work double shifts and an extra day to makeup for that health insurance they offer, if you decide to get it anyways. Majority of staff is always burned out, and they desperately value self care but will only give you two sick hours per pay period, so 4 hours every month. So you can’t get sick for two months so you can get paid for one day if you get sick. No self care days. If you don’t use your two weeks vacation before the year is over, too bad, you lost it. Sometimes HR or whoever “forgets to pay you for certain hours you worked” if you worked over time. They also don’t really care if you take a break or not, you can work your whole shift without a break. I would work doubles at one point and never get a break. 

Management and HR are AWFUL! Management is always on your back and glued to the cameras but will NOT be present when you need help. Pages of rules that management doesn't even follow and on top of that management is very well known for starting so much gossip its insane! HR does what ever they can to cover and protect their managers and supervisors its sick. The job itself is great and you'd think all these adults working there would act like it but they act like kids themselves. The pay is NOT worth everything you have to pile on and they will work you to the ground. The turnover is so high no one lasts in these homes because they do not care about you or your problems. There is also no such thing as confidentiality here, the minute you bring up something to management- everyone will know your business. There are other shelters and homes that are looking for honest poeple who have your best interest...stay away from this place!!

My typical day at that job consisted of taking clients to get enrolled into school, locating school records to enroll clients into school, spending half of my work day at different schools checking on my clients and my staff to make sure there were no issues or concerns about my clients or staff with the teachers or staff personnel at the school. I learned alot about the CPS school rules, policies and procedures. Management was great, they trusted I would make the right decisions pertaining to our clients. My co-workers were great they gave a lot of support and cooperation. The hardest part of that job was making sure that my clients were safe because of the many different backgrounds and gangs that they encountered. The most enjoyable part of the job was bonding with the clients through trips, cooking or just hanging out in the group home with them.

If you are looking for a place to gain experience with troubled kids, this is definately the place to work. There isn't much growth here. Usually if you are not friends with the upper management there is no room for advancement.  Management offer little support to their staff, that's to include the executive director. A typical work day is filled with the kids cursing you out, sometime fighting you. the violence in most of the homes is horrible and management don't want you to call the police.  The hardest part of  thee job is not have support from management, if you are one minute late you are written up, no professionalism. Sometime you can make a difference with a few kids, that's the reward but that's a rare occasion.

This type of work has to be something your passionate about. It is demanding and due to constant policy change in government, on the job site changes are must to be in compliance. Preexisting culture from seasoned staff was not too welcoming to newer or transferred staff. It was vey clickish. With good communication and a willing team, it’s been achievable and very rewarding. It’s been amazing to see the environment improving with staff who appreciate their job and hold themselves accountable for task versus blaming management for their own lack of motivation. We all work to be paid, but if money is your only motivator and you don’t care about team, and pulling your own weight in a fast paced environment with social needs, this may not be the best fit for you. 

My day at Maryville consist of being responsible for the day-to-day teaching and guidance, and treatment of the youth of Maryville Academy residential Programs. I learn that everyone is not afford the opportunity to be a part of an "American Dream Family". I enjoy working with management and co-workers to provide young men the opportunity to be involve with people who provide fruitful structure and the visits to family members. The hardest part of my job is when I take the young men to visit family members and how valued time is wasted when they don't give the response and support these young men need from them. the most enjoyable part of my job is when we see the extraordinary results of our honest efforts to teach the young men.

this place is a horrible place to work there is no support for the CNAs. I've seen real nurses work at Cook County Hospital or Rush Presbyterian Saint Luke. But these lazy nurses will have 2 kids a piece and complain about being over work. The current D.O.N who started working as of 2012 is very unprofessional. She tells personal information that suppose to remain confidential to other employees. There are many wrongful terminations, retaliation and harassment. The greatest thing about this place is working with the children. the greatest satisfaction of working for this place is the difference you make in children's lives. Aside from that this is a Catholic based medical facility ran by a bunch of serpents. And the D.O.N a 2 headed serpent. Good luck working for this place.

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