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I have worked for the summer camp with Mentoring Alliance and have absolutely loved it. It is a tough job and very time-consuming but so worth it. The after-school program on the other hand is a whole other story. I was interested in the after-school program because of the promotion through the summer camp. What they told us the program was going to be like was pretty much a lie. It is a glorified day-care that focuses on academics which was great, but there is no disciplining the kids. I had chairs thrown at me, kids screaming and cussing at me, and yet leadership did nothing about it. They told me to give the kid a fidget toy to let them calm down and then to let the kid continue in the activity. I also had a kid taken from my group and was told that the child did not have to listen to what we were doing. Also, the kids would roam around on their own with no supervision after being sent to leadership, half the time leadership would not even know where the kids were. 

I worked at MA camps twice. Both were difficult, but all lot of that is just due to the job. The first year the leadership did a really good job caring for the staff, but they did not communicate their expectations for the staff clearly. The second year I did not feel well cared for.  They were a lot of issues due to understaffing. The max number of kids in a cabin should have been 10 but it was often 14+. Even with these issues, they continued opening more sites. This overwhelms the staff and is not benefitting the kids. There were a lot of people on staff really struggling with their mental health and the leadership was too overworked to help them. I don't blame the leadership; I blame the systems in place. People get promoted too fast because they are not enough staff. We need more training on trauma, poverty, SELF CARE and how to handle difficult kids. Also, how leadership can care for the staff better. 

There is so much more to the picture. Very loving people and awesome staff to work with. One can see the advertisements and view the kids smiling and happy. However, if you look inside the company you will see recently a high turnover rate and frowning staff. Not just part-time staff. Not just full-time staff. We are talking executive leadership quitting. As a company, they are expanding too fast. Ask any current staff member and they will all agree that there is not enough staff all across the board. Employee’s are not happy and well taken care of. When you do not have enough staff to run a site with 100+ kids, it creates strain and added stress for those who work the site. Their Mission Statement is awesome and there are kids who have benefitted from these Programs. Working for any Ministry comes with sacrifice. Most staff will agree that this Ministry will crumble if there is not immediate action taken.

I was a group leader and I loved my kids and school, but the inability to discipline and manage the kids left my class a wreck. I've had backpacks thrown at me, been screamed at, and charged at, but I have also had kids be absolute sweethearts. All kids are good kids, but the ones with bad behavior make it terrible for the ones who behave. Your managers, no matter how nice they are, can't do anything about it and you leave stressed out and at wits end after being screamed at for four and a half hours. It hurts my heart to say this isn't a good place to work, but it isn't. After quitting I was asked no questions. If they really want to improve, they need to start asking questions. Sorry folks :( 

This place was the worst job ever. They act like they care about kids and staff, but it’s all fake. The area directors are so over paid for doing nothing, don’t listen or help when there are problems, and they lie to parents to make themselves look good. Staff are overworked, underpaid, and treated like we’re replaceable. If you speak up, they ignore you or make you feel like the problem. It’s super unorganized and they only care about appearances and fundraising to receive funding for the unneeded 6 figure positions, not actually helping anyone. Don’t waste your time here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Best part is the staff and the mission.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Constant change,  very high employee turnover, major restructure yearly from the top down. No work life balance, everything is urgent all the time.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
High stress, constant change, leadership is out of touch with staff day to day stressors, understaffed in all departments.

I worked for both the After School Program and the Summer Camp for multiple years and I absolutely loved my experience. There are many opportunities for growth and development & opportunities to move up in roles. The pay is not great, but it is getting significantly better every year! The employers are christ-focused and really value their staff & the kids & families they work with. I would recommend working here for anyone looking for a christ-centered environment & an opportunity to work with kids in our community!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The employers,  employees and the clients and the community.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Work 12 hours 5 day a week in summer camp


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Diverse and very good work involvement 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Full of people friendly loving and kind place to work, also working in the community was a blessing

At The Mentoring Alliance, the days are fast paced and program efficient. It involves a lot of personality and love for college aged staff, and students at each school. The culture is fun and energetic, meanwhile it is genuine and comforting. The hardest part of the job is the little pay. The most enjoyable part of the job is definitely the kids you develop relationships with and the staff you get to know and create friendships with.

Fantastic place to mentor and disciple students and staff. For the past few months I have unfortunately noticed changes in the program that had not been the same. I noticed that full time leadership has been not putting as much focus on ministry and more focus on social emotional learning. I believe that the Bible study should be the focal point of the program and kids will learn better through the word.

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Daycare teacher 63 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour
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School counselor 46 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour
School program staff 42 salaries reported	$11.00 per hour

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