in home caregiver

babysitter/nanny

site supervisor

it technician

cost accountant

I gave 5 months of my time to AmeriCorps and served with SBP in Baton Rouge (South Louisiana or SOLA for short).  The organization I was with was great, the culture was very open and accepting, supervisors were easy to talk to, and working with all volunteers was a great learning experience for me.  Not getting paid other than a $1000/mo. living stipend sucked, but I got to see people who's lives were wrecked by the 2016 flooding in the SOLA area get turned around because of the work we did.  

Most of my time was spent actually working on houses, installing laminate and tile floors, putting up new drywall, painting, and other various tasks associated with rebuilding a house after a flood.  A good number of days were spent leading volunteers and teaching them to do the same thing.  The best part about this was that no prior experience was necessary!  They teach you everything you need to know.

Management makes a show of pretending to listen, but actually never implements solutions or gives you a straightforward answer to your questions. It is a lot of bureaucratic red tape and asking your questions back at you. My favorite phrase was when I brought an issue to my supervisor's attention and they responded "I'm aware" and walked away.

This company does not value their AmeriCorps members and wastes their time and efforts daily while trying to make it feel like projects are moving slowly because Americoprs just doesn't care enough. We teach ourselves how to do the different stages of construction. When I left SBP New Orleans did not have a single staff member who could read blueprints. Stay away + serve somewhere else.

What is the best part of working at the company?
An important mission and working with coworkers who also value the mission 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very poor top leadership and lack of substantive cultural change and improved HR policies since founders departed in 2023

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Company engages in favoritism, struggles to retain top talent and appropriately value their contributions, and only promotes ideas from the top. The work environment despite SBP seeking to change its culture works against continuous improvement and constructive discontent. It is not a good place for outside leaders to come in and truly be valued.

The work is very satisfying and helping people rebuild their homes is very fulfilling. That being said, working overtime every week for no extra pay, oftentimes with volunteers, is very taxing. Due to staffing issues we are often asked to do jobs, like washing cars, that are not listed in the job description. Americorps members are not really respected among office staff and are often blamed for projects going awry, even though we have never had formal training and are often left on sites alone without support from someone who has contracting experience. I have learned a lot that I will take with me and I’m grateful for the people I’ve met and the skills I’ve gained, but the cost to my sanity is a bit too high for my liking.

Arriving at the building you get a taste of what SBP is all about, hard work and determination. The staff was amazing, and the founders of the company were always hands-on with each department which I thought was very impressive. It's an open office so no one can hide which makes it a very interactive environment which helps when you need to take a breather. When it all comes down to it, it's a wonderful place to work because you get to make a difference for disaster-stricken families across the nation, most importantly right here in Louisiana. If you plan on working there I suggest you bring your A++ game because there is plenty of opportunity for growth and a great look for one's Resume.

This place has a tough mission and they take it on with decency and good intentions and they provide a service that is very nearly inimitable in a city with a lot of housing crises just constantly going on. Its still growing and because of that there are aspects that itch. They hire a lot of college grads who maybe haven't worked a ton and are maybe a little inexperienced and so for what they are, they offer a steady and decent way to spend a year of your life getting experience that for the most part is useful and looks good on a resume. Keep going strong guys.

HR deliberately blocks efforts to improve the culture or make work safer or better. They are actively hostile to feedback and would rather fire people than address any concerns. Upper management doesn’t communicate well and sets priorities from a place of genuine ignorance. Middle management pretends everything is fine, and everyone at the bottom of the pyramid works like crazy to make projects successful. Safety and training are not given priority. Pay is very very low 

I can only speak about my experience as an Americorps Member in NJ. It was awful. The stipend is impossible to live on. It truly is not worth it even for a sense of doing good for your community. The company culture is horrendous. You can sense the elitism and pervasive pretentiousness. All of this while doing manual labor in dangerous conditions exposed to asbestos and construction. Laziness is tolerated while other people do the work. It's very unfair.

This will be a stressful job - it's definitely not easy! Very rewarding work though, and you will learn valuable skills in the process. Work will be slow some days, and incredibly stressful on others.

My one piece of advice to management - make sure you are showing AmeriCorps members that you appreciate them! We all work very hard for extremely low pay - often working 7 days in a row and not getting any recognition for the things we do. A little positive reinforcement could go a long way!

The workplace culture of this non-profit was extremely segregated and unprofessional. Not only did I notice extreme favoritism during my time working there. Pay roll was late, HR was extremely unpleasant. Not only was the work culture  a joke, instead of doing real meaningful work that was meant to be in my job description. I spent most of my days folding clothes and doing busy work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
In home caregiver 2 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Babysitter/nanny 3 salaries reported	$21.00 per hour
Site supervisor 2 salaries reported	$1,253 per month
It technician 2 salaries reported	$67,500 per year
Cost accountant 2 salaries reported	$73,431 per year

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