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

Apr 3, 2022

Supportive Supervision

Infant and early childhood mental health therapist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The supervisors are very supportive, schedule is flexible.

Cons

Staff is under payed and the rules for documentation changes constantly.

3.0

Aug 25, 2020

Tgc

Psychologist/dbt therapist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow employees tend to be fairly friendly

Cons

Management has unrealistic expectations. They tend to ask for feedback, then get upset or do nothing with the feedback when he provide it.

3.0

Jan 3, 2018

Head Start Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Met some very nice individuals working at TGC. Families can be wonderful and benefits for administration are very nice

Cons

They do not pay a lot, no raises EVER. TGC doesn't stay committed to their employees, however, they expect a lot from the employees. I saw several phenomenal employees leave the agency and higher admin did not fight for them to stay. Why lose good employees because you do not want to pay even a little more for their worth, yet unnecessary jobs are created for "special" individuals.

The Guidance Center Response

We simply want to respond with a few factual statements so that you have the full story when considering working with us. Since we received a direct grant, staff have been given significant increases with some staff receiving as much as 12%. In addition, staff have received COLA when it has been approved by the government as well, which has been almost yearly for the past many years. We have reduced the cost of employee benefits greatly over the past several years. Lastly, staff with relevant additional education are paid more per the union contract. The review does not mention the extensive professional development and on-going coaching and professional supports that are available to our Head Start staff.

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