Does The Guidance Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Guidance Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Guidance Center. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Guidance Center?

46% of The Guidance Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Guidance Center 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Guidance Center?

Case Manager (7) , Teacher (3) , Behavioral Health Specialist (2) , Clinician (2) , Family Service Worker (FSW) (2) , Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist (2) , Social Worker/Case Manager (2) , Therapist (2)

What are the pros of working at The Guidance Center according to real employee reviews?

"Company matching 401k and good benefits." ((in 11 reviews)); "Flexible hours." ((in 3 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Guidance Center according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low!!!" ((in 8 reviews)); "horrible upper management, primarily COO and HR, discriminatory towards minorities" ((in 6 reviews)); "Incompetence is the norm; it is difficult to find someone any management who is a decisive leader." ((in 4 reviews)); "Very very little training for para" ((in 4 reviews)); "For instance a quick Google search will tell you that my salary is literally DOUBLED across the nation from what I am paid." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed The Guidance Center locations?

Southgate , Detroit , Taylor , Lincoln Park , Leavenworth , Millville , Reston , Milwaukee , Flagstaff , River Rouge , Atchison , Somerville

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3.4

46% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Laura Huot

34% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

The Guidance Center has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Guidance Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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93 reviews

4.0

May 18, 2019

Great entry level experience, potential career

Behavioral health specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Having the opportunity to work with those in real need.

Cons

Leadership doesn't provide a clear enough image of the their intent outside of it's broad mission statement.

The Guidance Center Response

Thank you for this feedback. It is super timely and greatly appreciated. Please join us this Wednesday (5/22) for an all agency meeting where you will hear from our CEO. He will be providing an update on where we are, where we are going, and the future of the agency. Hope you can join us.

5.0

Nov 9, 2018

Behavior tech

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, friendly coworkers, central location

Cons

Client cancellations at the last minute.

The Guidance Center Response

We understand the challenge of clients cancelling. While we understand that children get sick and so do parents resulting in cancellations, we would love to hear any ideas you have about solutions to help make improvements in this area. Please reach out to your supervisor or Program Director to share anything you think might be helpful.

3.0

Aug 24, 2018

Infant Mental Health Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and Team dynamic

Cons

Supervision and Organizational Structure. Miscommunication in job description and role regarding general duties, pay, compensation benefits, and documentation.

The Guidance Center Response

The Infant Mental Health team along with whole agency has been growing rapidly. With growth comes a period of adjustment and frankly realignment that is needed. Over the past several months, we have restructured providing the additional necessary support for the expanded programmatic growth that has occurred.

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