CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES Employer Reviews

Nice work environment. Was not my working environment though.

I have learned a lot and it has given me the experience needed to excel in the mental health field.

Unpredictable. I never know where I will be or what I will be doing. I deal with a wide variety of people that need me to be the person that is available to them at any given time. My job is highly stressful and busy. It is necessary to be organized and able to change gears at any moment. Having the abiltiy to communicate on many levels is imparitive. – more... I work with Judges, Lawyers, Medical Specialists, Educators, and a wide range of economic backgrounds.
My co-workers are a great group of people who are compassionate and caring, not only with the clients but with each other.
The hardest part of my job is the constant level of stress.
Oh, and it's VERY important to have a sense of humor!!!! – less

As an employee, Child and Family Services has undergone many changes to their management, which has affected the workers morale. Many managers are negative, egocentric and disrespectful. They do not look at the workers as people- but as products. Counselors who are right out of school seem to quit after 1 year. And counselors with more experience are – more... treated poorly and questioned about their time with their clients. All in all, the management is foregoing the tenants of the company as a not-for profit, which specializes in helping children and their families TO For-Profit, and jam as many clients into your caseload as possible- creating worker burn-out. The clients are suffering, families are suffering, the staff is suffering. Not a good place to work.- Run far away.!~ as fast as you can. – less

I worked part time at Child and Family Services in Buffalo, NY. I worked in my position for about 2 1/2 years. I can honestly say that I enjoyed my experience and I learned a lot about children, families, and community resources. I appreciated the employee awards dinner. It was good to see dedicated people get recognized. I was able to attend trainings, – more... brush up on key case management skills, and work with a diverse group of people. I cannot speak on working there full time but my experience served as a great foundation for my career. – less

A typical day at work would be interacting with the teens and learning about there life and what hardships they went through. I talked and comfort them. We done daily basic skills. I taught them how to cook and prepare meals and the correct way to maintain good personal hygiene. The management was nice and friendly treated employees like family.My co-workers – more... were fun to work with, I learned from them and they learned from me. What I enjoyed most about the job were the teens because I love children. – less

Great co workers. Provides you with the tools to get your work done.

fee for service clinician work did not pay well - I worked there for 8 months and spent too many hours waiting for clients to keep their appointments. Too many no shows and eventually I left to pursue more lucrative source of work in my field.

The C&FS team was cohesive and worked very well together picking up work for each other when necessary, There was a family like feeling at the agency which made it a very pleasant work experience.

A good place to start your career right out of school. They pay for licensure, CEU's, and offer free supervision, but the pay and benefits are terrible. Management is lacking, the work load is immense, and they haven't given raises for years. The atmosphere is very negative and the front line-workers are not respected.

management work as a team. learned alot of techniques from the HR department

A great place to work. Pays for trainings and licenses. The most important part of the job is seeing people cope successfully with mental illness.

I enjoyed working there,was fee for service so I had no reliable hours or set schedule.

This company truly was the best. It couldn't pay much due to contract but there where very nice and they took your side. A lot of this job had to deal with clients and they made sure they protected you and cared about you. This job made me feel like i mattered and that I had decisions to make good judgments towards the client

i explored a different field and i enloywhat are in am in now!!

A very challenging job, but rewarding. The staff was supportive at all levels. The hardest part of job is reaching goals with children with disabilities, but the enjoyable part is reaching their achievements.