FirstSteps for Kids reviews

The pay is very low for all of the work you do. Sometimes most hours can be spent during drive time which is way less than your direct rate. You dont get a full time schedule right away. It takes at least 6 months to get a full schedule if you keep asking them. When you're hired they tell you that your sessions will be around your home, however a lot of people are sent to do covers or sessions way out of their region. Some PD's are overly critical and don't give you enough positive feedback. At times you may feel like you are being used. There is no HR in the office which is odd to me because there is lack of support. Evaluations really are not taken seriously and if you get a raise its like a 50 cent raise. 30 hours is considered full time and its a struggle to even get 30 hours due to scheduling and not having enough clients. When sessions are canceled or when you have big gaps in your days, you have to ask to do office time. Once they approve it they sometimes wont even let you do more than 1 hour of office time. Not to mention Office time is $4 less than your direct rate. Mentors can act cliquey and talk bad about instructors backs, honestly just reminded me of mean girls at times. When you put in your 2 weeks, the PDs are very unprofessional and all different levels.

Keep your kids away from this company. They over work their employees, do not provide adequate supervision, and try and take care of only the surface issues of what your child is dealing with. They do not promote based on fairness but rather if they like you and if you have done a good enough job of not making too many waves.