Catholic Charities Employer Reviews

Typical day is conducting meetings to clients
I have learned interpersonal professional relationship with clients and understand them better
Management is good
Co-workers very professional
The hardest part could be too much work
The most enjoyable part is when clients are getting better

Working at Catholic Charities was busy but enjoyable. I would see about six clients in one day. This kept me very busy and often I got behind in my paperwork. The hardest part was working with the management, The most enjoyable part was learning so much about the business of counseling.

Typical day work would be checking emails, voice messages, returning calls, going through aging of accounts, reconcile financial statements, update client information (Move in and Move outs) and billing clients and state of MN.
What I learned most about my job is TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS (Meeting financial deadlines is the main key).
Hardest part is updating – more... financial information before the end of the billing cycle. This is because I have to rely on award letters from the county and they have to give us a two week notice of the changes comming up, and thats not always the case. So its an ongoing struggle.
Most enjoyable part is the good work environment and flexibility. – less

•Assessed the type of refugees and immigrants based on cultural, religion and other specific needs to determine and provide the appropriate housing, food, clothes and education according to the USCIS’s (United States Citizen and Immigration Service) requirements
•Led training programs that prepared new immigrants and refugees on American customs, social – more... rules, cultural adaptation and job interviews
•Provided vital guidance throughout the job searching process. Facilitated the issuance of SSN, Vaccine’s Card, Driver’s license and other crucial documents
•Assisted families to enroll in ESL (English as Second Language) programs, school and daycare, and to participate on government programs such as WIC, Family Assistance, Medicare/Medicaid – less

Great working environment with supportive staff. Hands on training about field of counseling. Provide mental health services to a diverse population.

I started at Catholic Charities as an intern working in the Behavioral Health department. I assisted the Intake Coordinator and my duties were filing and copying, and data entry. As my internship ended a job opening came up as a Receptionist and I applied and got it. My typical day started as I arrived for work the first task that I had to do was to – more... help with the Immigration services. I was responsible for signing clients in and helped them fill out their applications while the person in charge of the Immigration services would arrive. Once 9am would come I would turn on the phones and start answering a high volume of phone calls and transfer calls and also answering any questions regarding the services our organization had to offer. During my shift I would greet clients and checked them in while they signed in. Once 5pm would come the doors would lock and I was responsible for opening the door to let clients in who would come for group/therapy sessions. I checked in clients and collected payments. Before my shift was over I would clean up the reception area. From Receptionist I moved to become Administrative Assistant for the Older Adult Services department with the Behavioral Health Department for Drug, Alcohol, and Mental Illness. I was assistant to the Supervisor in that department and my duties included, answering phones, filing, copying, faxing, data entry and medical billing using the UNICARE system. Working for Catholic Charities I learned so many skills that I did not know before. I dealt with sensitive situations and always handled my job well. My co-workers were amazing and I felt as part of a family. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to greet clients with a smile and making them happy by assisting them the best I could and the clients always being happy with my performance. – less

Fatima is a family center with activities for Seniors, families, learning center, adults and afterschool program, Its a very busy center that serves a specific area of cleveland and well as summer day camp for anyone.

productive, fun loving
caring co-workers
set my own hours, no problem with supervisor
worked really hard making everything click--sometimes on my own time and money out of my own pocket
The hardest part of the job was probably loading and unloading my car with supplies for the intended rercreatiion
The most enjoyable part was getting to interact with – more... the participants – less

One of the best work that i have done in my my community. Great management. I enjoyed my work and the responsibilities of being an educator to children.

My first job as a nurse. Summer camp in the Adirondack Mountains.
Different but fun. Every nurse should have this experience.

Assist my elderly client with everyday challenges. Transfer toileting, assist with bathing, dressing, feeding. Sanitize/disinfect rooms in home such as bathroom, dining room, bed room, kitchen. Prepare meals and snacks as needed.

One of the things I enjoy most about my line of work is helping people who may or may not be able to help themselves. It is so rewarding to see the smile on the face of a person who's day I help make a little brighter. The key is to build trust worthy relationships between my clients and myself. Sometimes it is very difficult to admit you need help – more... or to allow some one into you personal space to help. Which is why a trust bond is an absolute necessity. – less

I enjoyed this job. I looked forward to going to work each day and did not mind giving extra time or hand when needed. Then one day things changed. This too became a stressful situation. There was change in personel, in some departments ,rules and procedure began to change. And so on, I will not say any more.

The enviroment here was very fast.It was a new business so it was very exciting to learn about our customers.

8:30am to 4:30pm desk job.
Lucky to see manager even once a week.
Co-Workers were 60++ in age Catholic Nuns still operating on Windows/Microsoft 98
I built more relationships externally than internally.

I worked at Catholic Chatrities as a part-time intern and it was an excellent environment to learn clinical skills.

Provided the tools needed for effective, client-centered work.

Loved going to work everyday. Best job I ever had and people were great to work with.

review materials from charity centers
Assigning new materials to needy people
Communications with other centers

Accounts Payable Clerk
• Oversaw billing of payment and printing of stipend checks.
• Reconciled bank accounts and enter A/P invoices.
• Oversaw monetary aspects of Grants.
• Produced monthly reports for the Board of Directors.
• Created and maintained computerized files of clients.
• Partnered with Social Workers in obtaining client data for their – more... clients. – less