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There are a lot of great things about this job. The kids are great and most of the immediate staff works very hard to provide the best care and educational environment possible. There are a couple teachers who don’t play as close attention to their students as they should (especially when outside) and it would be nice if the curriculum was more play-based and the classrooms were less crowded (there’s an overwhelming amount of toys in most of the rooms). 
It’s frustrating that therapists don’t get paid if their client is napping, but that is more of a Medicaid issue than a school issue. Also because most of the staff’s pay comes from Medicaid, management is hesitant to pay for things that fall under “non billable hours” category, so a lot of things get overlooked, like cleaning anything outside of the classrooms(kitchen, foyer, therapy rooms, etc) regularly sanitizing, replacing lightbulbs, that kind of thing. 

To summarize, great kids, great staff, but small school budget leads to cutting corners and not prioritizing anything outside of therapy programs or school curriculum. 

Don't expect too much.  HUGE turnover rate (even for this field).   The director was really unfriendly, and almost never returned a smile.  She'd enter and exit a room without even acknowledging my presence.   

IF they posted the schedule it was done the night before and never more than 2-3 days in advance.  Significant lack of information regarding client social history's, prior services, and medical information.  

Client profile's were void of emergency contact info, addresses, and other necessary information.  

Management wasn't receptive to staff suggestions.  New office in post falls with new case managers that were never there.  There is no hands on training.  Case manager stayed behind her desk and made goal charts. No contracts for the school year.

The lack of innovation was concerning.  Scheduling issues could have been resolved with a live document, email/text groups, etc.   Extremely unorganized.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The clients are amazing, the community clients can be taken on outings. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Admin doesn't always respond to staff communication, the schedule is always wrong and you get your schedule for the week on Sunday. It is very hard to schedule childcare around this late notice. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is little to no communication from admin and it's rarely positive. Feedback from staff is continually ignored and turn over is extremely high.

The staff is incredible and even though we work individually, we also come together as a team as needed to help each other throughout the day. You must be willing to take the reigns and so the job with minimal supervision but also to ask for help when you need it. Can be very trying at times but also extremely rewarding!

This was a great experience. Most of the staff and management were very helpful with any questions I had about my clients and intervention strategies. The director was a HUGE help with scheduling, and very understanding when my personal schedule interfered with my work schedule. 

I agree with the previous review.  Rife with nepotism.  'Besties,' programming each others kids and open about it.   They preach 'chain of command,' but the director IS human resources!  Would harp on going to our supervisors but we never really knew who they were, which made it even harder to communicate effectively.

The hiring manager is nice, but the executive director is her boss. It's not a good workplace for any adult even close to the spectrum, even though those are the children they serve. There's too much activity in the classrooms. 

my conception is owner will need provide tools to follows  their expectation.  they are inconsistency, and disorganize  organization. the organization have a potential,  with bad decisions.

No support, horrible management. People work for a pay check. Most of the teachers are not educated properly. Management there is for a pay check, not that they care for their staff or children. 

Management will replace you within weeks especially if you’re having some family issues. No job security. They have way to high expectations on how things should be.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Intervention specialist 2 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour
Childcare provider 3 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Preschool teacher 1 salary reported	$14.75 per hour
Cleaner 4 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
Behavioral specialist 3 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour

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