L'Arche Reviews

Pros

Values aligned work, a strong sense of community, meaningful contribution to the world, effective and efficient leadership, lots of humor and lightheartedness in the organization, beautiful locations (great homes in great neighborhoods), tremendous flexibility, frequent community celebrations, good food

Cons

It's a small organization, so it's not one that you would come to for career advancement.

Pros

- Clients were super fun to work with - Pay was reasonable - Usually managers were pretty good with respecting work/life balance - Great supervisors

Cons

- Sometimes it was difficult to find people to help cover shifts, so your hours would increase or you would have to work a shift alone.

Pros

L’arche’s mission is a beautiful one. The organization isn’t perfect and there will be leadership/colleagues that are flawed, but the people who are being helped I think are overall in a better place than they would be had larche not existed.

Cons

I feel like this kind of industry often attracts personality types that tend to be somewhat controlling/anxious.

Pros

A wonderful community to grow and learn in.

Cons

There is a chance of burnout after a short period of time

Pros

Good place to work. Super.

Cons

All homes are different. Make sure you do your research.

Pros

Good core values, positive culture

Cons

Disorganized leadership, high caregiver turnover

Pros

good co workers fun collaborative

Cons

lack of career growth, pay

Pros

Amazing and loving people. Great pay. Worthwhile work.

Cons

Sometimes a lack of communication.

Pros

(Note: this is specific for the L'Arche Chicago community)L'Arche Chicago was a great step after college to meet others passionate about changing how we approach disability. It is more than a caregiving job, and more than just an "intentional community". It is real, hard, mundane at times, but in all these areas is focused on people: uplifting their gifts and coming alongside hardships (not in place of or in order to fix!). I had such a meaningful time in this community and learned so much about my self and biases. Pros: -Creative and kind coworkers, and transparent admin that made me feel welcome! -great benefits for an entry level job -admin pays great attention to rest, time off, and sustainably caring for employees -HR or staff development monthly and down to earth meetings -small organization so you never feel like a number -well connected nonprofit that truly cares about mission and individuals with IDD -Incredibly caring board, donors, and alum that are supporters of the mission -Fulfilling work and practical experience in Social Work, Medical care, ministry, justice, NGo or Nonprofit fields/areas

Cons

-Up close and personal, and can be a challenge for folks unfamiliar with realities of community with people who are different -pay isn't very high but I thought it was just fine coming out of college -Sometimes work life boundaries are difficult to maintain due to nature of work and challenge of sharing space with coworkers and adults with disabilities but admin knows that and takes good care of accompanying you in your live-in role! -non-traditional work hours compared to 9-5 can sometimes be hard if you have things on the weekends or weeknights

Pros

Laid back. Nice people. Good work environment

Cons

No Cons. Maybe long hours.