instructor

life skills trainer

special education coordinator

mentor

employment specialist

Project Genesis, Inc.

Project Genesiss cares for their clients but they don’t show the same for their workers, employees are overworked for minimum pay; Harassed on their days off to work due to lack of employees and unorganized schedules. The mileage pay isn’t worth the gas money you spend and the wear and tear on your vehicle. They claim they have a 25 mile limit yet most consumers have appointments hours away. There was no Hazard pay and barely any enforced preventative measures against covid 19. Staff were supplied a Cingular mask and consumers were not social distancing nor wearing masks around staff. Management had gone down hill, hard to get a hold of, no care for personal life or time of employees. Multiple different managers who never look at the schedules, five different managers will contact you on your day off or if you’re already scheduled with an survivor because they refuse to actually look at the schedule or simply don’t care. You have to request time off A MONTH in advanced. You get no breaks at all and managers will often times try to talk you into working entire days then complain you hit overtime. Project Genisis has gone down hill and needs to do better. 

As an employee, you learn to connect with different clients. Depending on the behavior plan in place and structure provided, this can lead to a slow versus active day. The challenges faced stem from the level of independence that each client presents. Associated with each client is a specific program manager. I have found management to be at times more or less helpful. I find I am often encountering daily work day battles on my own with no direct line of assistance present. The hardest part of the job is finding a client that you connect with and who you will be able to work with long-term. I've personally experienced several client changes in the last 4 years that I have been working for Project Genesis, Inc. Challenges faced in my time with Project Genesis, Inc have been management turnover and regrouping and re-establishing connections with various managers. Moments of enjoyment are found when you experience a glimpse of progress made by your client in an area of struggle or when a client teaches you something new. Overall, it has been a learning experience.

Everyday was a new challenge in the onward progress of a young adult on their educational and/or independent transition lifestyle/journey. To be given the opportunity to help become a strong support and motivational building block in the accomplishments of a student, makes the intricate and (at times) overly consuming, off-the-clock curriculum planning absolutely worth it! What was extremely important to me as a mentor, was having a supervisor/management team that supported and encouraged my own ideas and thoughts and outside-the-box strategies i creating a students program. I believe that when working in the human services field, it is vital that, (as humans ourselves), communication and constructive criticism among agency employees is par fr the course when working together, as a team to create the most beneficial person-centered planning/programs/student goals as possible to keep our students moving onward and upward to achieve anything they put their minds to.

When I was interviewed for my current full time companion job I was told I would make at least 11.50 an hour but I only made minimum wage. The communication is horrible between management and staff. I have worked more then one over 20 hour shift days due to people calling out of shifts. If you work with a 24 hour client and someone calls out you can not leave. There are no breaks unless you’re lucky and get to work with a client who gets free time. 4 months into my employment here I started looking for a new job. Many people call out of weekend shifts or refuse to work and don’t call anyone. I would never suggest this job to anyone I know.

I love working at PG however as a nonprofit, you don't make that much unless you are working doubles. There's always someplace to pick up extra shifts and most clients are super easy to work with. On the flip side of that, you will spend a lot of time just sitting around if a client doesn't want to go out or you get their chores done. If you're cool with that and looking for an easy job go for it.
Management is understanding as long as you communicate. They will text or call you if there is a call out though but that is a part of the job. I value PG because of how they treat their employees. They always recognize your hard work and even send out holiday cards. 

I worked here for about a year and would not recommend this job to anyone I know! Management is awful, and promised me that I would start off working a town over full time. This did not happen, I worked about 25 hours a week for at least 7 months and got pushed to work about an hour away. When I would ask for more hours they would tell me that the only way I could was if I went an hour and a half to other locations, which is ridiculous. Management is so unorganized... How it was named one of the top places to work in 2018 baffles me.

Their ILST positions are paying the exact same rates as they were 10 years ago.  Management has had several raises.  
The training is poor, expectations are not set when it comes to the clients.  
There are very few full time positions despite the promises they make upon hiring. 
Mileage reimbursement is horrible despite having to use your own car for transportation.  
If you are a college graduate and they are setting up their job fairs, please walk on by.  It's not even a decent place to start a career.  
If direct care staff aren't allowed in team meetings, it's not the place to work.  A lot to hide.  

Aquired Brain Injuries and management work can be challenging when there are many people working for one client. The difficulty was staying on the same page with the other companions working 24/7 shifts. Writing in a book is not enough especially when many coworkers 'leave out' pertinent material. 

The jobs were enjoyable when the client was pro-active and wanted to ask you to help them e.g. drive, walk, encourage them to do more to get them more independent.

The disorganization of this company is staggering. There are too many people involved with the client care and zero communication. The standards are very low and anyone who actually tries to advocate for the client will encounter issues. There is way too much gossip,  not enough staff support and no clear goals for these ABI clients in a great deal of instances.

Unfortunately I would not recommend this place of employment to anyone, a lot of promise for advancement and hour cut or given to someone with less seniority.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Instructor 118 salaries reported	$18.05 per hour
Life skills trainer 40 salaries reported	$18.23 per hour
Special education coordinator 67 salaries reported	$20.53 per hour
Mentor 22 salaries reported	$20.26 per hour
Employment specialist 53 salaries reported	$20.50 per hour

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