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Updated May 6, 2023
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- "Management was not good and you get such little pay for what they expected you to do/caseload." (in 4 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Love the company values
May 6, 2023 - Mental Health Specialist in Oakland, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Company values Team/collaboration Supportive supervisors
Cons
review of pay and paying staff what they are worth.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Upper management doesnt value employees
Apr 9, 2023 - CaseworkerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexibility and making a difference in children’s lives.
Cons
Company will pay you the absolute minimum they can legally pay you. A new person will start off at the same pay as you, even if you’ve worked there 5 years. While you have flexible hours, expect resources families and supervisors to call you at all hours. High turnover. Don’t control even a little bit to your 401k. You Will be putting thousands and thousands of miles on your car and the mileage reimbursement just doesn’t cut it.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
There is a lot of support
Cons
There could be uncertain scheduling
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
working with the youth and resources homes
Cons
lowest that they can pay their staff that is what you will be paid no exceptions, no advancement, overworked and undervalued. Retaliation when concerns do not meet leadership's expectation of themselves.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Fellow Case Managers were all very welcoming and kind. Enjoyed working with most of the families and children.
Cons
Management was not good and you get such little pay for what they expected you to do/caseload. You are literally on-call 24/7. That is no way to live. Kudos to those who can or have been doing it for years. Not for me.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The overall purpose of the organization, and it’s ethos is commendable Work worth doing Upper leadership staff are great
Cons
Low pay for hours and effort Managers don’t stay long overall, and the one I had was vindictive and shady
Continue readingThank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I really appreciate the fact that you found our mission and work aligned with your values, and that you felt that upper leadership provided strong guidance to the agency. Thank you for your candor regarding the compensation and your immediate managers. Please note that we are taking your feedback seriously, and we are looking into how we can rectify this situation for current and future staff. If you'd ever like to reach out to chat, please feel free to email me anytime at tleverenz@afs4kids.org. All the best, Tricca Leverenz Mental Health Director, AFS Oakland
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Working with kids who really need help can be rewarding. No micro-management. Make your own scedule.
Cons
Pay is low as it is a non profit and they don't contribute to your 403B
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Outstanding place to work!
Oct 1, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
At AFS I work with people who really care- about the children and families, and about employees. The environment is flexible and supportive, which makes it possible to do this hard work every day!
Cons
Working with children and trauma will never be easy, but everything about AFS makes it easier.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
A lot of demand on clinicians as the “boots on the ground.”
May 18, 2021 - Mental Health Clinician in Oakland, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Some core people really do care about children. The front desk vibe on the Foster Care side seems dedicated to community uplifting
Cons
Back room meetings and hierarchy of members who’ve been there for many years. Therapists supervision time can often be turned into a dumping of projects/tasks that management needs help with. I wish there was more care for actually helping the clinicians feel comfortable, accepted, and welcomed there.
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Human Resources Generalist
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We always appreciate honest feedback, as it allows us the opportunity to improve both our services to our clients and our support to our staff. We take your input to heart and will be taking concrete steps to ensure all staff feel fully supported and integrated into the team. At AFS we strive to create a supportive work environment characterized by transparency, compassion and good team spirit. When we fall short in this goal, we take it extremely seriously. Your feedback will help us in our constant process of program improvement. If you would like to speak to us directly about your experiences, feedback and suggestions, we would love to speak with you directly. Please feel free to email us at info@afs4kids.org at any time. Thank you, Tricca Leverenz, LCSW Mental Health Director Alternative Family Services
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Making a difference, flexibility, work culture
Cons
Lower pay, stories can be sad
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Alternative Family Services has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 24 reviews left anonymously by employees. 64% of employees would recommend working at Alternative Family Services to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.
64% of Alternative Family Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Alternative Family Services 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Alternative Family Services to be culture, career development, coworkers and the cons to be benefits, management, compensation.
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