Is ESS a good company to work for?

ESS has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,858 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at ESS to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ESS have been left by employees working as Teacher , Subsitute Teacher and Building Substitute Teacher .

Does ESS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESS. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESS?

68% of ESS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESS 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESS?

Substitute Teacher (990) , Paraprofessional (90) , Long Term Substitute Teacher (33) , Teacher (28) , Special Education Paraprofessional (26) , Subsitute Teacher (24) , Substitute (20) , Recruiter (18) , Certified Substitute Teacher (17) , Account Manager (16) , Building Substitute Teacher (16) , Substitute Paraprofessional (14) , Substitute/Guest Teacher (9) , District Manager (7) , Teacher Assistant (6)

What are the pros of working at ESS according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible schedule and easy to find daily jobs" ((in 91 reviews)); "Flexible schedules are a great thing to have!" ((in 85 reviews)); "Flexible hours You know your pay upfront Paid every other week pick up assignments suddenly or ahead of time" ((in 51 reviews)); "Also great people to work with in the school system" ((in 21 reviews)); "Management can be good or bad." ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ESS according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low but this is why the company has a lot of partnered schools" ((in 286 reviews)); "No benefits unless you want your entire paycheck to go towards the benefit plan they offer." ((in 86 reviews)); "No training for Special Needs." ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor communication and support" ((in 25 reviews)); "To much work for the bad salary" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the top reviewed ESS locations?

Cherry Hill , Philadelphia , Jacksonville , Savannah , Elizabeth , Portland , Frisco , Denton , Newark , Atlantic City , Toms River , Little Rock , New Brunswick , Union , Roanoke , Chattanooga , Houston , Englewood , Piscataway , Camden , Hampton , Dallas , Hillsboro , Tampa , Edison , Jersey City , Woodbridge , Burlington , Lehi , Orem

ESS reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,488 total reviews)

Buddy Helton

63% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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ESS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,488 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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1K reviews

3.0

Oct 20, 2022

Flexible and good experience gain for becoming a full time teacher.

Sub-teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility is great with other job.

Cons

Salary is very less. I feel salary should be more to get an encouragement to go on job every morning,

ESS Response

3y

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your review! It’s wonderful to hear how you enjoyed the flexibility. We’re sorry you are not satisfied with the pay. We will continue to work with our partnering districts to influence rate increases when possible.

2.0

Oct 18, 2022

Less salary for professionals

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start with for technical freshers

Cons

Technical professionals are not paid enough

1.0

Oct 18, 2022

Unfair Pay

Paraprofessional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with kids is the only pro.

Cons

The pay is unfair for the amount of work we have to do for these children. If I’m doing what the teachers are doing I should be getting paid like a teacher.

ESS Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us to help us improve! We’re sorry you are not satisfied with the pay. We will continue to work with our partnering districts to influence rate increases when possible.

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