Boys & Girls Club Employer Reviews

i love doin the work i did i trained little kids in basketball ad just teach them the right route to go in life to ever give up ad it was fun to do that i love helping people its a great feeling i learned helping people is more important than you think espically when your leader and when kids look up to you the hardest thing about my job was getting – more... them to foucus it was hard cause they were young thats why the most enjoyable part about the job is knowing you are doin somethong right and helpful to the younger people – less

I was the coordinator of Youth Evolve the Streets. A program i brought to the Boys and Girls club of greater Kalamazoo for young men.
This program Kept young mean out of the street, and out of trouble.
These young man i thought them leadership, brotherhood and being a role model.
we would go around the community and perform for the community this one – more... something these young men loved. – less

Taught 6-8 year olds fundamental basketball skills.while also conducting practices twice a week; coached games every saturday.Worked with low income kids and served as a mentor for at risk youth.

i love children so everyday was a good day.

the co-workers was good people

A typical day at work is coordinating daily educational and fun activities for the youth. Meeting with staff to ensure directives and goals are being met. Establishing and maintaining relationships with the community to raise funds and volunteer support.

What I witnessed reinforced in me the importance of having strong ethics in the work place. VP's – more... at this organization often yell at staff during meetings (this includes the threat to fire staff who are not present). Threatening e-mails are sent to staff and additional management are copied on these communications. Disorganization abounds from every area. Staff are told to complete one task and then threatened and or humiliated via e-mail for not completing a task they were not asked to complete.

Poor behavior, lazy work ethic and staff who say "yes" (even to illegal tasks) are celebrated and rewarded.

There is strong reverse discrimination. The President openly stated that white people are incapable of filling positions at the club level. There is cultural discrimination against African Americans who do not fit cultural stereo-types.

Many staff openly state they are afraid of upper management. Staff is unethical and often lie about participation numbers (this is promoted by VP's and other upper managment staff). Upper management bullies staff to lie or bully other staff and are punished if they do not comply. Punishment includes demotion,being held back from promotion or are often made fun of in staff meetings.

This is not a positive work environment. – less

a typical day at work was to look after children ages 8- 13. what i learned from this job was how to be responsible and how to be in charge of big projects and how to be a great leader. my co-workers where always great to be around because we worked as a team. the hardest part of my job was looking after bad kids all day but i enjoyed it because it – more... gave me a since of responsibility.the most enjoyable part of my job was that i got to work with children and teach them how to become leaders. – less

Great days working with children. Learned more administrative working skills.The management was great. My co workers were awesome . The hardest part of the job was the mess form the children. The most enjoyable was the atmosphere.

Check my schedule and make sure all my utilities were ready to start my day off.Remembering activities and different timing on my schedule to do the next lesson of the day, academic project, or game lesson's.

Monitoring residents, participate in activities for residents
I enjoyed my job working with the kids everyday seeing their faces brighted up my day
Co-Worker were funny, cool, silly, respectful

didn't do or learn much with this job. i did however enjoy being around the kids.

The Boys & Girls Club has an outstanding mission. This is a non-for profit organization that is run more like a for profit business. They do care for the children they serve; unfortunately they are lacking in treating their employees with the same respect and consideration. I enjoyed this position, there was a lot of responsibility and a lot of variety – more... in this job, unfortunately the rate of pay was not equal to this. There is very little room for advancement and there are no benefits available. – less

Working at the boys & girls club is a amazing place to work, Helping the students with homework and being able to make a great difference in a students life is rewarding.

I helped kids with homework> Me co workers were wonderful! The atmospehere at the club was wonderful and caring. I loved being at work

Spent time volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club. Very rewarding experience, great co-workers!

love working with the kids learning new things..Great place for kids and to work

i loved mentoring the kids. its gives you a chance to give back to your community!

i enjoyed getting up everyday going to work because the kids kept me entertained and busy

loved this job the kids was always nice and my co-workers was so caring

A very fun and friendly staff, working felt like you were going to school yourself. it was fun and enjoyed it very much!

This is a great organization for kids of all ages, a safe and fun place to be during the summer or after school. Provides a nice learning opportunity for someone still in school to get into the workforce for a summer job.