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St. Nicks Alliance

I'm going to be brutally honest about this place. I have met some great people who have become some great friends. I worked here for a while and I saw many changes in administration but, none were what the non-profit organization really needed. The supervisors don't really listen to their employees concerns. Especially when it involves some serious accusations. They play the favoritism card with certain co-workers; the employees that are the most incompetent are favored here. Working with the participants and families was an amazing experience but, this place has deterred me from wanting to work at another non-profit organization. There were many times where it was difficult to facilitate enjoyable activities for the participants when there was no funding given for it, but it was expected to have materials and a presentation at the end of every school-year and summer. If there was money given, it was no more than $20 for the entire year. What did they do with the rest of the petty cash? There were also some instances where employees would be doing the job of what directors/program supervisors are supposed to be doing, while the directors/supervisors were out running personal errands or having lunch for more than an hour or just even going home and leaving the program unsupervised. Also, there were times where full-time employees were caught committing acts that they are not supposed to, but somehow still got away with it, time and time again. I am glad I chose to leave this place behind me. This place does NOT have the participants interest in mind!

The management was wonderful. I had a great relationship with one in particular she was the greatest and any ideas i had she listened and considered some of them. A typical day at work was I would arrive in the morning around 8am and the children would start arriving around 8:30 9am the latest. Once children arrived I would take attendance and then get started with the day. If we had trips we would go on trips or if it was regular day I would make the children start their vacation/summer packets and I would help the children individually and my co workers also encouraged the children to work together. Then we would have lunch and then after lunch they would have play time and we would let them join the camp children downstairs in the school until it was time for children to go around 3pm. Then after dismissal I would go over what children did for the day and come up with workshops for the children to sharpen any skills they needed work in. Then by 4pm I would be leaving work. The hardest part is keeping the children interested in school work during the summer. The enjoyable part is working in a active environment and staying busy and just working toward the development of children.

Working with St. Nicks has been fun and chanlleging at the same time. The office stayed busy all the time. I was able to stay busy with lots of work that needed to be started and completed. The kitchen/break room was a nice environment to enjoy your lunch break and my co-workers were diverse with great stories to tell. Most of all I loved seeing our challeged population with limited education learn, grow and obtain skills and knowlegde needed to advance into a career of their interest. During follow-up sessions clients were making thousands of dollars more then when they enrolled for services. I am aprecative for such an expereince and all that i was able to learn working with St, Nicks for the past 9yrs.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Ive worked for this non-profit since I was 18 and I am 26 now and I genuinely enjoyed my time there. Working with the children in the Youth Department will always be a memorable experience. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The person in charge of the Youth Department is not fit for the role. They came into the company and made changes that were ineffective and ultimately pointless. The Youth Department needs someone who understands the needs of the young demographic. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Working with the children is an absolute pleasure. Most of the children come from lower class neighborhoods so they depend on the program and what it can offer. To be able to help the children is the best feeling.

You really fall in love with the kids they’re amazing but the staff and management are so unorganized. You’ll never grow or have a better opportunity. It’s only four hours during the school year and then full-time during the summer which for a lot of people that’s not ideal.  They expect for the little pay that you get to be pretty much a full-time teacher if you aren’t comfortable with lesson planning or things of that nature, this is not the job for you. Your director and assistant Director feel they can speak to any kind of which way it doesn’t matter if it’s respectful. They feel as though they are God and no one really cares. There’s always a fight between coworkers. Not every site is the same. Sometimes you’ll get more money at a different site. It’s just a very unprofessional workspace.

Working specifically as a receptionist at St Nicks Alliance ( 2Kingsland ) was new experience for me. They gave me the opportunity even with office work experience. It was hard, the first year because I'm quiet and to myself. But this job pushed me to not be afraid of answering the phones(even though I was at first ) and greeting people in. I had great management from the FM department at the time( about 6 years ago). They told me what to say and how to ask questions to find out exactly what department the visitor or caller needs. I also scheduled conference rooms reservations, answered emails, deliver mail and handled logbooks. Probably the best team in the whole building haha. The FM director always helps to move up in the company. I sure did.

What is the best part of working at the company?
As an Outreach Coordinator, working with Community Leaders and my community.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being micro managed by unsecured supervisors.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We all came from the same community, so we had a great understanding of the community we worked for. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My day started  in the office assisting residents in assessing them with their application and informing them of job training, adult educations and other services.

Working at St Nick' s Alliance was a change of pace for me,  I accepted the  position to try something new.  I worked as a case manager for HASA, and was mandated to  perform home visits every week.  My coworkers were very helpful and a pleasure to work with.  The most challenging part of working in this position was to conduct home visits, and have to tell grown ups what and how  they need to do things in their homes.  The most enjoyable part of working for this company, was learning how to do new things to help and care for people in need.

St Nicks is NOT a terrible place to work, as stated in the previous review! I feel that they are understaffed and have fallen behind. The employees are good people trying to survive in these crucial times we're living in. They need to hire faster then the average 2 months it takes, get the additional help they need, stop relying on numbers and deal with reality. They may need to re-organize and implement a new strategy. Something is not working. I wish them the best of luck on improving their strategy. 

Working at St. Nicks Alliance has been an enjoyable experience. I've learned how to manage different types of age groups starting with elementary ending with middle school. Also learned how to create and facilitate activities and projects. a typical day at work will be Snack,homework time,facilitating an activity,dinner and then dismissal. The hardest part of my job is communication among the staff. St.Nicks alliance has been a joyful experience and has taught me many different things.

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