YMCA Reviews

Pros

The YMCA is immediately recognized and usually favorably. The management believes in taking care of its employees and allows freedom to handle family matters. It employs a chaplain and works closely with its volinteer board. I believe the YMCA is a help to the community in general and is helpful in areas that the community needs, such as health and childcare, sports and volinteerism.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work. Keep asking for feedback.

Pros

You have the opportunity to engage the community around you. At the end of the day, it's not about how much you've made, it's about the lives you've influenced. There are many career opportunities within the YMCA. Most of the upper management began their journey through the YMCA ladder of success by first becoming an afterschool counselor or sports worker. Over the years they work they way up by becoming a Sports or Afterschool Coordinator. Then they are eligible to receive training through the association to earn a certification to become a Director. From there, the Director can become an Executive Director and that is the highest position within a particular Branch. There are more opportunities even outside of a particular branch.

Advice to Management

Senior Management makes working at the YMCA that much more appealing. When we're all playing for the same team, it's nearly impossible to fail.

Pros

It depends on which aspect of the YMCA you work for. I was a part-time worker for the after-school program at the Anaheim YMCA. There is little training, it is more learn-as-you-go. We worked with kids as group leaders, aka instructional assistants, in the after-school program who were usually low-income students. Some of the kids are initially hard to deal with, especially if you don't have prior experience or you have a naive perspective, but this is because the kids are used to seeing a lot of adults and workers come and go. If you make it past the first month, then you will have no problem moving forward in this career. You will also become very attached to the children. And parents are very supportive. If you have a problem in dealing with a child, the parents will most likely be on your side. Coworkers and supervisors are also very helpful and understanding, especially to new employees. I would have worked there longer, but I had to move when I transferred to a university.

Advice to Management

Provide training for employees and shadowing opportunities before potential employees actually began work.

Pros

Management support was great in helping me succeed at my job.

Advice to Management

Keep doing a great job even with a tough economy.

Pros

Fun, lively atmosphere. Lots of multi-tasking which made things interesting. Fairly easy work. TIme passes by quickly since there is so much work to do.

Advice to Management

Increase pay for front desk employees.. Workers put a lot of time and effort into maintaining high customer retention rates

Pros

They are very dedicated to customer satisfaction and offer mandatory customer service training for all employees. They offer fun company meetings to help build teams & employee relationships.

Advice to Management

Follow the example of the previous facility director. Regular communication is important because most employees want to be informed, regardless of the level an employee is at.

Pros

Great opportunities for skill development, amazing co-workers, amazing scenery and a beautiful part of the country to work, good food, nice cabins to live in, influence the lives of young children, overall an experience that will change your life forever (party because it is such a challenge!)

Advice to Management

This is a wonderful place to work that does so much good in so many people's lives. Greater transparency in decisions from leadership would be beneficial in augmenting staff morale as well as greater flexibility from leadership about working shorter terms during the summer. Unhappy and exhausted staff does not serve campers well either!

Pros

It is a great place to work the people who work here are great and very supportive and help with questions

Advice to Management

The management is very good and very supportive of employees. They answer questions directly and quickly, if they are unsure they direct to someone who can answer.

Pros

I had to greatest time at this location. I got to help really awesome people, and I also go to use the awesome facilities.

Advice to Management

Keep doing your thang. I love this place, the people, the overall awesomeness. Did I mention that this place is awesome?

Pros

Worked with great people, family centered institution. Great if you enjoy working with others and helping others.

Advice to Management

Leadership was good.