CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY Employer Reviews

I felt fortunate to be given an opportunity at CHS as a Intern. This agency offers excellent on the job training that can prepare counselor who is interested in working with at-risk youth.

I was working with a new funded program that is outside the main service delivery zone of the company. As a new program the immediate management was figuring out how to best meet the requirement of the funder. The company as a whole is dedicated to make the children's lives better.

I am funded through CHS of California , however i am considered to be self employed by providing my own facility, transportation etc. for the child care services.

Reviewing case studies
Reviewing child studies
Answering phones
Data Entry

Weekly, bi-weekly and monthly home visits with clients, helping clients with day to day needs and referrals to different resources for family. Taking clients and children to appointments, keeping up with shots for children ,also working with moms using a curriculum to enhance their ability to raise their child.

Coworkers are highly commited to the children as they come and go throughout the day. Plenty of variety in the day speaking with people who have a love of children.

My typical day at work starts at 10pm and I keep a constant monitor and clean the facilty. Working here is a wonderful experience, especially if you like working with people. You learn so much and you have a lot of fun doing so and you build wonderful relationships with clients and staff. The hardest part about this job is working overnights or every – more... weekend. If it was a Mon-Friday it would be the perfect job for me. – less

Great communication with case managers and understanding my position with staff and families. Transports for varies hours and supervising them. Interacting with the children that are in foster care.

crisis intervention and workign hard for the people in the community

Best place to intern. Learn so much. Caring and Giving All for the children

Overall, this job was quite rewarding however, the hours and travel required were stressful. Additionally, you go into some SAD home situations....

Employee turn over is high. further than that I do wish to comment.

People are in supervisory positions who are not licensed. Executive management is unapproachable. There was more of a focus on charting and paperwork than the treatment of the clients. The success of an employee had nothing to do with their education, treatment successes, but rather if they were liked or not. I learned not to trust.

This company has poor management. Many of the employees engage in office gossip and there is no room for advancement.

I enjoy coming in the mornings and being greeted by my peers. Although it does not allow me to click on 5 stars for overall benefits, It does desere a 5 star rating

Assisted Counselor with donations for needy families

• Provided assistance in daily activities for children at shelter

I was brought on to the staff with Children's Home Society as a temporary Event Coordinator and Public Relations specialist for their annual food and wine tasting gala.
My tenure began two months prior to the event, where I was quickly versed in the logistics that remained outstanding and needed to be resolved before the event.
I continued to recruit – more... restaurants, chefs and bar tenders to staff and bring their product to the gala, as well as appearing on local cable access shows to promote the event.
The hardest part of this job was stepping in and taking control of an event that takes 15 months to plan, while I had two months to gain the knowledge and task list needed to make a successful gala.
After the financial wrap-up of the gala and formation of the next year's Board committee, I was released of my temporary role with Children's Home Society. – less

There is not such thing as a typical day at work, but in a week you write reports, enter notes of all of your activities, attend meetings regarding your cases, conduct home visits to assess child safety, contact service providers to ensure services are being rendered, etc. You learn about court procedures involved in dependency cases, child welfare – more... laws and practice, and foster care. The hardest part of the job having 24hr on-call shifts a couple of times in a month. – less

I have been there a year and it is a really great place to work with a solid purpose.

The people that work here are great and help whenever they can. Some of the management expect people to work more then the usual "40" hours and get upset when you don't.