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A typical day of work consist of working extremly hard, physically and mentally. Working at SPIN I learned there is no room for advancement. Managment are all cliques. Friends of friends, family of friends, and friends and family of friends and family. Its sad. I have seen so many times once you have become a favorite of your AD (Assistant Director) anything can pass under their house. Normally, the same ones that the AD's play close is the same one thats making the work enviroments for all of the other staff a hectic and unfriendly enviroment. Most co-workers are their for a pay check and reconition from the AD while very few are their because its what they love and destined to make a better living for the individuals. The hardest part of the job is LITERALLY having no one to turn to. So many people get to stuck at work without having a choice to leave, dont spend time with their family and miss out on special times with their children due to no coverage/relief and managment dont even give staff respect they deserve knowing its plenty of times their family go out to give the individuals the support and care they need. ITS SO NOT FAIR HOW When you go to one person to express your concerns or difficulites with another person is gets thrown in the trash and pushed to the side because of the relationship the two of them have. Example: If I went to JOE because of ANGELO; JOE would totally discard what I say or how I feel because JOE and ANGELO are friends. Or if I went to the AD, JOE about my co worker ANGELO and ANGELO and JOE are cool my issue would get put on the back burner because of their relationship. THE CEO AND PRESIDENT ARE NOT INVOLVED, FAKE IT TO MAKE IT AND CAN CARE LESS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS OR STAFF.

I encourage you to proceed with caution! Many employees and managers are rude,ignorant,disrespectful,dishonest and very unprofessional.Spin is a great organization that helps many people but they treat their employees like garbage.If you have a colleague degree you will be treated a little better and have room for growth. If you have a disability or mental illness SPIN will be toxic for your mental health. Apparently certain people there don’t like it when a co-worker has a positive and happy attitude.The atmosphere were awesome at first then things started to change. I loved working with all the children and some of the teachers.Supervision is a very big deal and I understand that it’s everyone’s responsibility to count the children and keep them save. I was written up for a supervisory and I  was deeply beside myself. I received a level 4 and for a whole year it stopped me from being promoted.I received multiple trainings on supervision so make sure your always counting and using the face to name cards.Management is HORRIBLE!!!!! There are NOT a lot of people to trust and it’s very clicky and some our family members so there is definitely favoritism. I was fired in 2024 for text messages that I sent on my own personal time. Freedom of Speech people I never threatened anyone or bad mouthed SPIN.Watch what you say around certain people.

I loved my job, but the culture in the ABA BHAS department is toxic and discouraging. In regards to attitude, it's a free for all. People aren't held accountable. Especially management. Favoritism is huge here and management shares your information with other staff members and gossips through the department. Very catty and petty!  For everything they dump on you, its just not worth it.  SPIN also recently had a yearly training for BHT/TSS position which really showed how little they care about their BHT employees.  They had a training day on August 15 that was OUTSIDE.  They had requested for employees to bring a lawn chair for this "training" which was over 5 hours and had a speech by the CEO and games.  I was shocked they did not provide water or chairs for their staff but expected them to sit outside in the August heat, people who forgot chairs had to sit on the blacktop under a tent.  They only provided food which was one of the managers grilling burgers and hot dogs.  This so called "training day" really showed their cards how little they think of you as a BHT.  Not only that, I have observed SPIN lying about where the new donated funds are going to.  Managers created a video saying new equipment was bought for the school with the funds however none of the equipment was new and they were just showing equipment of what they already had...  It is also ashame that SPIN cannot keep the playground areas clean and update the playground equipment which is not appropriate for all of the students. 


Upon the start of the shift medications along with the daily documentation book will be checked. Then your day is all about those we support and what it is they would like to achieve that day. you develop positive long lasting relationships. For those who don't have family you become there family you spend all life's important moments Birthday's Holidays and mild stones. 
The team has to be on the same page to provide adequate care for the consumers. Strong communicators, documentations and advocator all these elements leads to person centered care.
The hardest part of the job was dealing with the turn over people getting transferred out of the home. Just when the team began to mesh well and have a routine someone would leave or someone would be transferred in. It was hard on those we supported after the consumer would get use to a routine it would change.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the clients and watching then achieve new moments in their lives getting a job, getting the own place to live. helping them change their behaviors so the can participate in society. Knowing that you where there and supported them throughout that time is my enjoyment.

During my time at SPIN I had the privilege of working in a residential setting as well as home and community. In residential I took care of a gentleman with an intellectual disability. I made his meals, showered him, assisted him in the shower, took him to the doctor's and performed other tasks throughout the home. He lived with another gentlemen. They were both one to one's. We had a good crew at the house and I enjoyed working with my co-workers. We came from all walks of life, but we all got along to assist the individuals to live a life of possibilities. The hardest part of my job was trying not to get attached to the individuals. You can't, really, when you care for people. 
I now work in home and community, where I have the pleasure of working with a variety of individuals. It's wonderful getting to know them and see them grow. We go into the community everyday. They volunteer at Meals on Wheels and a variety of other volunteer work. It's really neat to see their enthusiasm and love of others when they volunteer. That's probably what I enjoy most of working at SPIN.

SPIN is a company that will throw you around like a rag doll.  They have really dropped the ball over the past few years, a pure disaster.   SPIN has no appreciation of their employees, especially the BHT/TSS.  BHT’s are short staffed and they are just looking for bodies at this point.  They have dropped the requirements for working with children with autism just to cover how unstaffed they are.   Managers play favorites and seem to not value their actual hard working employees but favor the ones who they are friends with.  There are very few supervisors who are actually nice.  If you have a cancellation for a client you will be forced to cover another client even if it means it is much father away.  HR does not care about the workers and is a joke.   Corporate never interacts with any of the clients with autism in their school.  SPIN will also try and cover their mistakes and blame them on others.   Your hours also could be cut at anytime, especially in the summer.  

If you love working with children and want a starting job in early childhood, SPIN would be a good place to apply. Their centers are very nice, you're never lacking in materials like many Philadelphia early childhood centers, and the co-workers are nice. The pay is competitive with other high quality centers in the area. 

The biggest con would be with management not being as helpful as you might like. It can be stressful being in a classroom all day and sometimes you feel like you could use more support  but management does not reach out and ask what you need or how they can help. 

SPIN offers a lot of quality trainings throughout the year. It is expected that you attend trainings and apply the practices you learn. Management does not tolerate people being on their cell phones or yelling at the kids (which you see often in low quality programs in this area.)

SPIN does not look to create leaders in the field of ABA. As someone pursuing a degree in ABA I was appalled at the low-quality services provided. I genuinely hope to make a difference as a future practitioner and did not feel that was supported here. There is a significant demand for BHTs and it shows as it's clear they need bodies to place with these children to collect their money. I had three great supervisors but even their upbeat personalities could not cover up what was underlying in this company. I came from a high-quality clinic and SPIN was everything I feared would happen if I left my employer. If you need a job with low pay but good benefits definitely work here. But if you care about your career in this field I urge you not to work here.

Typical day is like a balloon floating in the air you never know which way it is going and where it going to  land.  Organization of managers are at a poor rate.  Most of the managers do not know the field or able to do their job in a professional manner.  Office politics begin with you must be in one of the "clicks" or you are simply out of the game.  Favoritism is rampant.  Just show up to work, it do not matter if you are working well with others or cause conflict with other team members. 

Hardest part of the job is lack of communication. The ones who need information is the last to know! Enjoyable part of the job is the coworkers, we understand one another's pain. We are still her because of the individuals we have chosen to provide services for.

As a support professional you could be stuck working multiple shifts in a row if your relief is unable to show up. Managers are self serving. HR and the union are no help. You are at the mercy of everyone around you. You may have to work in a location that you are not familiar with. You may have to provide personal care to someone of the opposite gender. You may have to do a lot of heavy lifting if the consumer is not mobile. The pay is ok for the type of work and there is always OT available. Sometimes you are a babysitter and other times you are a nurse, taxi driver, housekeeper and personal chef. They pay for your CPR training. They may offer you a discount on tuition if you qualify. They have their own vehicles so you don't have to transport clients in your personal car.

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