Is FirstSteps for Kids a good company to work for?

FirstSteps for Kids has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 195 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at FirstSteps for Kids to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FirstSteps for Kids have been left by employees working as Lead Instructor , Instructor and RBT - Registered Behavior Technician .

Does FirstSteps for Kids pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FirstSteps for Kids employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FirstSteps for Kids. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FirstSteps for Kids?

75% of FirstSteps for Kids employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FirstSteps for Kids 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FirstSteps for Kids?

RBT - Registered Behavior Technician (40) , Instructor (18) , Lead Instructor (16) , Behavior Therapist (9) , Program Director (8) , Registered Behavior Technician (7) , Behavior Technician (5) , Behavioral Therapist (4) , Behavior Analyst (3) , Instructor/Lead Instructor (3) , RBT (3) , Behavioral Instructor (2) , Occupational Therapist (2) , People Experience Manager (2) , Teacher (2)

What are the pros of working at FirstSteps for Kids according to real employee reviews?

"Training was great and I felt supported throughout my first few months." ((in 29 reviews)); "Everyone was very friendly and welcoming and wanted to see their employees grow and flourish." ((in 10 reviews)); "The clinical staff really does care about the staff and tries to address any issues and resolve them so that the employees stay happy" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some of my coworkers were great and I was always learning." ((in 8 reviews)); "All supervisors care deeply about their work and care deeply about ensuring that all behavioral therapists are well trained." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FirstSteps for Kids according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay rate for amount of work and responsibility." ((in 4 reviews)); "Before, I felt like it was a good work life balance, but now it’s just them changing schedules last minute without consideration of our personal lives." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed FirstSteps for Kids locations?

Walnut Creek , Los Angeles , Hermosa Beach , Redondo Beach , Calabasas , Alhambra , East Los Angeles , West Los Angeles , Culver City , Los Alamitos , Westlake Village , Brooklyn , New York , Louisville , Nashville , Kokomo , Sherman Oaks , Walnut , Thousand Oaks , Concord , San Jose , Kingston , Manhattan Beach , Coney Island

FirstSteps for Kids reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(189 total reviews)

Jennifer Harris, PH.D., LMFT, BCBA-D

99% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.2

Senior management

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

FirstSteps for Kids has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 189 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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Reviews by job title

189 reviews

3.0

Jun 19, 2015

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You interact with other instructors who love their job and want to progress in the field; Training is intensive, which clinically prepares you for starting out in the field; The scheduling team is amazing and really does work with you (especially if you are an instructor that is willing to work with them); Some directors are amazing and their job and continuously assist you professionally and emotionally; Great communication within the office and between staff; Lots of opportunity for upward mobility

Cons

Some directors are not great at their job and do the bare minimum; Very difficult to follow through and be good at your job when you are not receiving support on all sides; When starting this job, you will most likely not be working full time and you are not told that there will be holes in your schedule where you are not assigned to a client (if you stick it out past the first 6 months, this gets way better); You do not receive the evaluations that you are promised, which makes it difficult to argue for a raise

3.0

Nov 14, 2023

Too much change

Lead behavior technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing training and support from other staff. The kids are amazing and I’ve had some great supervisors since I started.

Cons

Last minute covers, scheduling doesn’t seem to consider commute time or time between sessions. My pay as a lead was capped. My office has had 4-5 supervisors leave in the last year. There is too much turnover, pay is too low and expectations are too high.

3.0

Nov 15, 2020

An okay job for people starting in the field

Rbt - registered behavior technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Most of the supervisors are there to help you. Every time I had questions they would get back to me fairly quickly. While the job is tough, I feel supported by my supervisors -Training was long but good for someone who doesn't have experience in this field. -When we reopened, PPE was provided to staff.

Cons

- When we first began lock down due to COVID-19, I felt like they handled it well. We closed all services and we got emails from the founder and directors keeping staff in the loop with how the company would change how they operate during lockdown. Once we reopened though that all stopped. Now it just feels like they just send RBT's wherever they can without considering how the RBT feels about doing services with multiple clients. -Although they require clients to follow strict social distancing, they really have no way to enforce it. -Often times there is miscommunication between clinical and administrative staff -Lots of back and forth driving and often times make you drive out past your zone -Schedule changes very frequently. I'd spend time preparing for a cover only for it to change the next day.

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