The Children's Aid Society Reviews

Former Employee – worked at The Children's Aid Society part-time for more than a year

Pros – Its always rewarding working with children. My co-workers were cool to work with and my partner and I worked really well together.

Cons – I hated that we weren't supported by our senior management. Also, because I don't speak Spanish, I didn't get much support by my management, who were all Hispanic.

Advice to Senior Management – Staff development and more training. There needs to be more diversity, especially in inner-city schools that are predominantly black and Hispanic. There is almost always division in these cases.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Working with children who are the most deserving of the agency's services
-Intelligent minds

Cons – -Lack of communication within in the entire agency
-Pay is ridiculous!
-No bonuses or incentive pay for those already working in the agency, yet Executive Management continues to bring new people into these new positions with GREAT PAY and they call it restructuring
-Inadequate Supervisors
-Cliquish atmosphere
-Lack of advancement opportunities within the agency

Advice to Senior Management – Please arrange for bonuses, incentive pay or pay scale increments. It's very disappointing and discouraging to work as hard as we do and people without this level of education and experiences make more than we do! Very frustrating!!! I've seen AWESOME people leave this agency because of the lack of pay. Allow fresh, innovative, hardworking people to make this agency GREAT! It's time to get rid of these people who come everyday, gossip and drink cafe con leches!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society part-time for more than a year

Pros – The children, the nice snacks/lunch

Cons – Upper management is restructuring. they want to focus more on education but I feel like center directors are hesitant

Former Employee – worked at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – There are some good supervisors. You can also meet many really great peers who will share their knowledge with you.

Cons – There are many supervisors who are not even adequate. Don't assume compassion from your supervisor or any tier of management.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't make your staff's lives harder and then tell them to be happy they still have jobs. That is insulting.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – Great environment, equal respect among other employers, the job positions that this organization offers are great. At the end of the day, the staff put time and dedication for the children.

Cons – More supplies could be given to Children's Aid Society to make the experience for the kids fun. The activities for the Respite Programs can range from more thing rather than arts & crafts and cooking. They can give more supplies for athletics, arts & crafts, and cooking.

Advice to Senior Management – I think the leadership at Children's Aid Society is being held in a very responsible manner, and the way the camp is being ran shows great dedication for anyone and everyone involved with The Children's Aid Society.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – It helps needy children and their families in some very important areas like mental health and after school programs. It is a very well respected organization that has been around for over 150 years. People usually know about the organization when you tell them you work there.

Cons – It is very compartmentalized. Even though it is a not for profit, it is like working for a governmental agency. It has a lot of bureaucracy and politics. Often times things are happening in one area, like community schools that is really important to know about, but because you work in foster care you don't learn about the problems except through gossip.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop focusing on what you think is important to the organization and take a look at what is really happening to it. You are more motivated by what funders and the board of trustees think than what your employees or clients are experiencing. A lot of the employees are very dissappointed that the new CEO has not lived up to his potential. Perhaps he bit off more than he can chew. A lot of lip service is paid to how management wants to hear from employees and then they never follow through. You think we don't notice that nothing is being done - but we do.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – There are very dedicated employees, working hard to serve children.

Cons – Compensation is notoriously low in direct-service but is below average or at the low end of average at the agency and there isn't always room for growth.

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – -Good senior management
-Facilities and sites in good condition
-Good development and marketing departments
-Agency has good reputation

Cons – -With recent budget cuts (2011) many clerical positions have been lost, which will put more work on everybody's plate

Advice to Senior Management – Reconsider re-structuring certain offices to make sure there's appropriate support staff to deliver quality services.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – Making a difference with the campers

Cons – The management was not pleasant at all.

Advice to Senior Management – Treat your counselors better

Current Employee – been working at The Children's Aid Society

Pros – To assist at risk youth.

Cons – Unfortunately, most employees have not read or conduct themselves according to the mission statement. Management does not communicate when it wants to make changes until they happen. Most employees rely on gossip to learn information. Turnover is rapid and constant.

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing will change if people feel devalued.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend