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Working at Scioto Residential Services gave me an opportunity to work with mentally handicapped clients.  Most of my shifts began at 10 pm and I would first do bed checks.  Then I would clean the upstairs of the house while the person working with me cleaned the down stairs.  Then I would do more bed checks and fix the clients' lunch boxes.  If there was no more work to be done, I would sit and read until it was time to wake the clients up.  Then I would do so and fix their breakfast.  
After I moved from one house to the other, I switched to afternoon shift.  This meant arriving before the clients returned home from day-hab or the work shop.  I'd help keep the house tidy, then I'd meet them where the bus dropped them off at the house.  Then I would administer meds and help fix their dinner.  After dinner I'd help bathe them and get them into their pajamas and into bed.  
I learned at SRS how to administer meds and bathe adult people, and also how to redirect behavior problems.  I also learned how to use a Hoyer Lift.  
The management at SRS was based at the main building in Portsmouth, Ohio.  I had two managers, one at the beginning of my time there, and the second one coming in after my first one got a job promotion.  I have to say I preferred the first one over the second one, because the first one was a lot happier and more friendly.  The second one seemed cold to me, even though she did give me a card once for standing up for myself. 
My coworkers were mostly fun to work with.  A couple of them were a bit hard to handle, but most of them were a lot of fun and taught me a lot about making certain foods and doing certain tasks.  
The hardest part of my job was having to deal with things I wasn't familiar with, like managing tantrums and taking blood pressures.  I also found myself working long hours, sometimes 14 a day, and sometimes having to come in on my days off.  
The most enjoyable part of my job was feeling like I was doing everything right.  I also enjoyed spending time with the clients and hearing about their day.  It was always nice to make them smile.

It is janitorial work, so you can imagine a typical day. They are contracted by local businesses to take care of cleaning needs, including factories, airport, banks and large corporations. They do well with on-hand training and explaining of their needs and reasonings for methods to accommodate the client. Regionally they are one the best paying companies when it comes to this line of work.
At my location, management is great. Regional and site supervisors go above and beyond to help with any job related issues as well as working with scheduling issues. If something is needed to do the job they are on it immediately and offer assistance to get it done. They are open to any and all questions and prompt in giving a response. I have had zero issues with management and have never had any worries about going to them for anything.
The best part of the job is that you mostly get to work on your own. Once you have your training its up to you to perform without having someone looking over your shoulder at all times. They check in frequently and get updates from everyone at break times and move on based on information provided by the employees. Everyone carries a two way radio to stay in constant contact incase something or someone is needed for assistance
The worst part of the job can be the clients you are working for. Which is no reflection on Scioto. There are just some people that look down on those that do janitorial work, Management tries to address these issues as much as possible, but there is only so much that can be done, For the most part you just try ignore the rude people and move on about your day. The customer is always right applies for the most part and you can't teach grown adults to act civilized if they haven't learned to already. 
If you enjoy this type of work then I highly recommend Scioto Services.

Good compensation is about all of the positivity that can be relayed. The executive leadership at this organization (VP upward) is so laser focused on increasing revenue, that they are out of touch with operations in the field. The expectations for field managers is to run at all costs, without regard labor availability and challenges with unrelenting diva customers. The local branch office is a disorganized mess with high office turn over, failing policies, lack of transparency for operations leadership and more. The executive leadership and branch level leaders involve HR in good-ole-boy decision making, without regard to the bigger picture. Its ALL about the revenue. The benefits are atrocious. Run far away if you are looking for retirement or 401k matching. In all of the years I have worked for this organization, the company has literally contributed around $14 towards matching. The company has stopped bonuses. 

While it is of utmost importance (and should be first) in any organization, this company presents its operations management with unfeasible safety compliance quotas. Its as if they expect operations leaders to do nothing but perform safety compliance tasks and increase revenue through tag sales. Bottom line: The executive leadership needs to change immediately in order for this company to be more successful. 

As with most cleaning companies, location and management is the deciding factor on whether or not you’re going to succeed in your role. At its core, management is what I would say is the biggest obstacle to overcome. From my experience they exhibited immaturity, had no concept communication, and were willing to forgo taking any initiative with the numerous daily operations issues that arose. The lack of any direction or support from management also left me without supplies to complete my job and at times restricted access so that I also couldn’t go to the areas assigned to me. You are not guaranteed supplies, and you are expected to find any items missing from your station on a daily basis. This can include necessities such as spray bottles, mops, dust mops, pretty much everything you need to complete the assigned duties. When asking to have these problems rectified, my repeated requests were ignored. There is also a huge lack of training when it comes to bullying and disputes between employees. My resulting environment was hostile most of the time. Due to my personal experience I would not recommend this company to anyone I care about. So in summation, if you are willing to put up with a questionable working environment, zero support or coaching to help you succeed, and more stress than a basic cleaning job warrants, put in that application.

Communication is non-existent. They claim they want you to speak out because how else can they fix it.. They tell you what you want to hear and after weeks, nothing changes. The inconsistency nearly gives you whiplash. If you DO get promoted, take it with a grain of salt because they'll take weeks to even train you and at that, it's training that's not even by the book or the company's policies. They micromanage and ask you rhetorical questions just to set you up for failure. If you do get a decent supervisor for your shift, expect a patronizing tone in their voice. The recruiter will say there is NO MANDATORY OVERTIME WHICH IS A LIE... Worked there for over 3 months and NEVER had my three days off. (4 on/3 off) Your first two weeks, they can't make you, but after? You're working five 10s a week. You also only get 1.5 points for your first 90 days, so if your aunt dies, don't go to the funeral because they'll give you a point for missing. Swear... Happened to my coworker last weekend. Do NOT work for this company.... They only care about keeping Amazon's contract and not at all about their employees

Any job that requires security clearance, PPE (personal protective equipment), and still carries with it a daily risk of injury/death, should never pay only minimum wage to start.  I worked inside of a chemical plant, and that's exactly what I made.  Minimum wage.  In this sort of job, that's just flat out immoral. I kept with it, for awhile, because at least it was full-time.  But as soon as I was able to get out of there, I was eager.  Aside from the poor wages, the benefits are a sick joke.  The health insurance premiums are actually more than I made per check.  I got Medicaid the entire time, because the bad pay and insurance still left me eligible.  The management was pitiful at best.  At least the bigoted one that was supervising when I got hired was fired quickly enough.  But the replacement was not very bright, messed up a lot.  The one positive that I can say is that the HR person was actually kind of fantastic...even if she never was able to help me get into the online system to print pay stubs.  At least she seemed to care.  If her office was on the job site, instead of across town, things would have been better.

A typical day at work would consist of cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, conference rooms, entry ways, stairs, windows, offices, dusting ETC

well i was at scioto for 2 and a half yrs i learned about saftey and job importance and communicating with managers and emlpoyers.

the Co-workers i worked with was okay but most were not very nice and made it horrablie to work with as a professional.

The hardest part of the job was high dusting and having to have a backpack with cords going around corners and getting stuck. my bosses i went through for the 2 and a half years was not a team lead or employer boss material. very high expections and wanting things done but done safely even though it never felt as if they cared for us workers who do the work.

the most enjoyable part of the job was meeting new people and getting to know the community. i had alot of complemets from the customers and they would always tell me they enjoyed my company.

Was falsely accused of wrong doing without upper management checking with supervisor .  Was taken into a room a screamed at by 2 members of upper management and not allowed to speak in defense of myself !  After being screamed at for roughly 15 minutes about WHAT I don't even still know , I decided this sort of unprofessionalism is not a place for me. I left there still not knowing what I did !  The supervisors of this particular area were super and easy to work for but upper management apparently has an ego problem and treat their workers as thou they are not people. I have to wonder if corp. even knows who they have running the Findlay ohio area? I am sad because , like I said the supervisors were great people but see no reason to be screamed at and drilled for any length of time without a given reason and chance to defend myself .  After they decided they were done yelling at me they sent me on to do my job ( with still no words allowed from me) and I wasn't even allowed to ask what it was I did wrong!!!- I decided not to return

A typical day at work is cleaning wherever the supervisor would put you. The supervisors are very unorganized and feel like they can do anything they want, always feel like the supervisor is trying to watch you and make reasons to get you in trouble for no reason, making the job more complicated when it should not be. When other employees start drama and threats the management does nothing about it, showing lack of care to take care of problems. Had a supervisor always being rude and hateful to a fellow coworker that is a women felt like he was degrading her because she is not a man. Hardest part of the job was the work environment, not the work its self. What I learned is don't work for this company if you don't want to be mistreated at work every day. Only reason I rated this job a two star and not one is that you get overtime if you want it and a set schedule other than that its not worth the day to day stress and being mistreated at work. 

When being hired for a position at an account where area management knew the account was being lost, there was zero communication about the contract operation that a 3rd party company like this works through. MY EMPLOYEES told me that the account was being lost, and when confronting my manager she flat out lied to me and told me there was no chance that we would be losing the account. As i was in a "management" position, i should have been made 100% aware of the circumstances in which I was being hired into. They made me look like a fool infront of my entire staff by lying to me. Then when the account was officially lost, they never once made an appearance to have a meeting with the crew, the company taking over showed up and told my employees and myself about the circumstances...management threw me into another account, which was beyond my physical abilities and let everyone else lose their jobs. I have been forced to quit for my health. I hope they realize that they cannot treat people with such disrespect and hold onto good employees.

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