Is AmeriCorps a good company to work for?

AmeriCorps has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,118 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at AmeriCorps to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AmeriCorps have been left by employees working as Intern , AmeriCorps Member Volunteer and Summer Associate .

Does AmeriCorps pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AmeriCorps employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AmeriCorps. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AmeriCorps?

69% of AmeriCorps employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AmeriCorps 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AmeriCorps?

Team Leader (102) , Corps Member (97) , Americorps*VISTA (62) , Volunteer (53) , Volunteer Coordinator (37) , Service Member (27) , Tutor (22) , Math Tutor (20) , Member (19) , Literacy Tutor (18) , Reading Tutor (18) , AmeriCorps Member Volunteer (17) , Crew Member (17) , Fellow (16) , Program Coordinator (16)

What are the pros of working at AmeriCorps according to real employee reviews?

"I was able to get professional experience doing meaningful work with some really great people." ((in 130 reviews)); "Great opportunity to get out in the community and work directly with individuals living in the neighborhood." ((in 81 reviews)); "Had a positive experience at the organization that I worked for and learned a lot about the non" ((in 51 reviews)); "Great training and learning opportunities" ((in 45 reviews)); "Great coworkers and getting to help people is very fullfilling" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AmeriCorps according to real employee reviews?

"Obviously pay is low but necessary to experience and empathize with those you wish to help" ((in 601 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work." ((in 71 reviews)); "The end payout is so small and they expect you to be able to work 40 hours a week for less than minimum wage." ((in 55 reviews)); "No benefits because it's pretty much volunteer." ((in 52 reviews)); "Low salary and many hours" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the top reviewed AmeriCorps locations?

Washington , Sacramento , Chicago , New York , Denver , Boston , Philadelphia , Vinton , Seattle , Vicksburg , Los Angeles , Austin , Atlanta , Dallas , Baltimore , Detroit , Minneapolis , San Francisco , Houston , Saint Paul , Columbus , Pittsburgh , Saint Louis , Aurora , Indianapolis , Buffalo , San Diego , Oakland , New Orleans , Salt Lake City

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AmeriCorps reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,496 total reviews)

Michael D. Smith

75% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

AmeriCorps has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,496 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AmeriCorps employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jul 13, 2010

Burned out

Jumpstart corps member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- I loved working with the preschool children and my team members. It was fun and I felt proud of how much progress the children made - Great experience for college students looking for teaching experience

Cons

- A lot of time-consuming training and paperwork that often felt unnecessary but needed to fufill the 300 hour requirement for the Education award; sometimes scheduled at awkward times during the academic year (for college students) - Long commute from Emory to the preschool for those without a car, especially with MARTA's unreliability - The site manager strictly stressed using methods of teaching and dealing with the children that many of us felt were ineffective and difficult to implement -This is minor

3.0

Jun 15, 2010

My Time with Americorps

Volunteer teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Serve your country for a year!

Cons

Make no money for a year!

3.0

May 31, 2010

AmeriCorps VISTA Member

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Healthcare, Looks Good on a Resume, Get a lot of experience doing a variety of tasks, Members have to attend at least one professional development training, 10 sick days and 10 personal days for the year, Members gain a lot of insight into how nonprofits operate

Cons

Your experience with any AmeriCorps program depends on your supervisor. If you have a bad supervisor, then your experience will not be good and there is not much you can do about it. Stipend is really and the organization encourages you to low take advantage of government benefits (stipend is below the poverty line for whatever city you are serving in), a lot of organizations get VISTA members and use them as a free labor source and then disregard their Vista Assignment Descriptions,

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