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FirstSteps for Kids

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FirstSteps for Kids reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(190 total reviews)
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Jennifer Harris, PH.D., LMFT, BCBA-D

99% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

FirstSteps for Kids has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FirstSteps for Kids employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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190 reviews
3.0
Oct 8, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Paid training and RBT certification.

Cons

In my interview they had clients in my location but after 6 months of working there, I never had a client even close to my location. I was commuting up to 2.5 hrs a day which was obviously straining. Pay also wasn’t good, I started at $19 and when I got certified, nothing changed and they didn’t seem to promote very often. Also was very “clicky”. If you didn’t know certain BCBA’s or even the head boss lady, you were basically excluded from the work culture.

5.0
Oct 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The entire staff at First Steps devotes countless hours to training and educating new RBTs. I felt prepared for executing my job.

Cons

No cons! It is a very intense job but it is incredibly rewarding and I enjoyed my time.

2.0
Sep 22, 2023

Too much micromanagement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learning experience Supportive co-workers They’ll hire anyone with a diploma

Cons

Extreme turnover rate for instructors because they have no idea what they are getting into. This is a behavior clinic and while it’s fun working with kids, you’re constantly dealing with tantrums, aggression, defiance, etc. Upper management uses behavior techniques for children on their employees. New employees are getting paid way more than experienced & loyal employees There’s a cap on how much you can make as an instructor. They’ll fire an employee and give you more work outside your job description without paying a raise.. Oh but if you need to work overtime it’s a call from HR.

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