Volunteers of America Employer Reviews

I like helping veterans get back on there feet. Just want to find a place closer to home and school.

Great experience working with individuals with disabilities. The pay could be considerably more based on the required cognitive and physical skills required to yield successful outcomes on the job.

Volunteers of america Next Step program is a fast pace enviorment wich requires a lot of patience and dedication. This program consist of clients with mental health issues,chemical abusers. I provide services daily for all clients in this program. The hardest part of this job is to deal with clients with Mental/Chemical issues. The most enjoyable part – more... of this job can be when clients issues are met and solved in a timely fashion. – less

Very beneficial for residents coming into the community for the first time.

My day at work started off getting the clients up in the morning assisting with baths and grooming,cooking,cleaning rooms,washing clothes, and daily living activites. My co-workers were easy to get along with. The hardest part of my job was dealing with my boss due to some odd behavior she had and things she enforced that were not company policy. She – more... is no longer the supervisor if that kind of sums that part up for you. The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with the clients. They were very sweet and enjoyable. – less

This was a good company to work for. They were fair to their employees and advancements were possible as long as you were a good worker.

Love the company. Great bosses. They are always willing to help.

A typical day on my job is making sure that my client are safe and living well in the community. Every day during team meeting, we meet and discuss each client in detail. After each meeting if there are any concerns that we need to address as a team, we take top priority to handle that client first. My co-workers. It is a joy to go to work in the morning. – more... My co-worker and I work as a team. if you have any question are don't understand something, someone from the team will help assist you. The hardest part of my job is knowing that you can't help every one. Most of the client you can give them the tools to mover forward and educate them but they continue to not listen to you and they start to decline. The most enjoyable part of my job is my co-worker. We work as a team. – less

Monitored hourly smoke break, and room checks of individuals in halfway house. Prepared and cooked lunch and dinner for all 14 residents. Monitored & recorded all traffic of individuals entering and leaving the building. Supervised self-medication process of residents at scheduled times. Provided transportation to and from the gym, community events, – more... and movies. – less

This was a great first job from College. I enjoyed working with the residents and helping them integrate from correctional facilities back into society.

Typical day included data entry for new residents entering into the program and sitting in on meetings with differnet residents and staff members. Working here improved my skills with microsoft word and excel. The hardest part of the job was time management since the place seemed understaffed. Most enjoyable part was friendly coworkers and time went – more... by fast since there was always something going on. – less

I loved the opportunity to meet veterans and help them out. I learned valuable counseling skills, motivation skills and organization skills.
I was responsible for outreach and job development in 8-9 counties.
Becoming familiar with all social service agencies in the county and the resources available to the public was a great educational experience.

Administer medicine, prepare meals, clean and provide transportation for clients to appointments

A typical day depending on your shift could be picking the clients up from or dropping them off at a day program, preparing meals, giving baths, helping the client with their daily activities of life. I learned that every one is differently able. The management was not that great, they bullied more than managed, co-workers were always in fear of loosing – more... their jobs so it was not a nice environment to work in. The hardest part of my job was getting too attached to the clients. The most enjoyable part was seeing someone achieve something that you didn't think was possible for that individual. – less

I have never in my life seen a place where fighting and throwing chairs happens. This whole place disfunctional. I feared for my life. I walked out.

Completing intake referral forms for clients of the clinic
Hands on involvement with Clients, verifying insurance eligibility
Friendly co-workers and work environment

you do work of 3 people, unreasonable deadlines, No teacher training's, CPR & first aid, or education split pay.

I got hired as a truck driver which I accepted the job based on getting benefits and working full time. After I started I was told I was part time and that it would take 90-120 days before I went full time, and I would get a raise at that time since they only pay $10.00 an hour. Im not sure how they expect to keep employees with that rate of pay and – more... the hours they give you. Pay is every two weeks and I averaged 45 hours for two weeks. Any ways I dont work there anymore. – less

VOA Greater OH is a VERY hard business to work for. The management team stick together and fire at the drop of the hat.

Learned how to care for patient with mental disability. Worked with good and dependable co-workers. Most of all I enjoyed working with my clients.