Mission Agency Philosophy
ACA’s core philosophy is that all people deserve to live a life of quality. ACA has evolved into an organization that has the expertise, resources and technology to enable the agency to contribute much toward the optimization of the quality of life of those it serves.
MISSION – Optimizing the Quality of Life for Individuals
with Autism
VISION – Anderson Center for Autism as a world-class provider and leader
Description For families, the autism community, and public organizations, Anderson Center for Autism is a valuable, compassionate resource providing education, support, outreach services, and information aimed at delivering assistance and increasing opportunities for inclusion. Our professional team administers programs that comprehensively address each individual's educational, emotional and social needs in a proactive, positive manner.
The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being.
Devereux is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. We are a national nonprofit partner for individuals, families, schools and communities, serving many of the most vulnerable members of our society in areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.
Our Culture, Our Expectations
At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive, and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first and feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.
We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.
Anderson Center for Autism has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Anderson Center for Autism employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 42% of employees would recommend working at Anderson Center for Autism to a friend. This is based on 77 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
36% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Anderson Center for Autism as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Anderson Center for Autism.