Firefly Autism House Reviews

Pros

Reliable hours, challenging and rewarding kids to work with and see grow

Cons

Toxic work environment with lots of gossip and put downs

Pros

The care provided to the clients is at the top of their field.

Cons

Being expected to give more and more and then not being recognized for those efforts.

Pros

Devotion to the science of behavior, Benefits, Center Based is great for those who want to stay in one place, Home based services are available for those who want to make their own schedule (to a degree... you have more work in the evenings usually especially starting out, as is the case with all service providers who aren't purely center based since this is when kids are not in school), Leadership is INCREDIBLY devoted and skilled. Competitive pay with great benefits of being a highly respected and well established member of the Denver Autism community. Great opportunities to get supervision in many ways (meetings after work, BCBA supervision within work, etc.) Flexibility with scheduling if you choose home based, that flexibility is of course not there if you choose center, hours were 8 to 4(ish... lots of opportunities to communicate were only available after work due to high paced environment middle management was dealing with) when I was there.

Cons

Communication with a growing organization can be difficult and this is the case at Firefly sometimes.

Pros

Employees are friendly and positive; company provides iPads for "easy" data collection and analysis; great playground area for clients both younger and older; high regard for client safety; can bring dogs to work on days when clients aren't present

Cons

Understaffed and overworked management team; supervision, planning, and communication is poor within the company as well as with clients and funding sources; there are very few systems in place to support staff; expectations are often unclear or are not lived up to; training is often lacking even for the programming (ESDM) and technology (electronic data collection system) the company brags about (which means it is often utilized inefficiently if not ineffectively; very little unity among the different but related programs and activities. The executive director asks a lot of employees (volunteering for fundraising, acceptance of huge changes effective immediately without discussion, full availability when he wants/needs you) without giving much in return (aside from "thanks" that seems insincere)