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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(613 total reviews)

Dale Erquiaga

62% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Communities In Schools has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 613 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Communities In Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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613 reviews
5.0
Feb 9, 2015

Wonderful experience!

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Pros

Working with CIS was an amazing experience that I will always treasure. The people who work there are so kind, fun, and genuinely there to help others. As an Americorps member at the schools, I met with a regular caseload of about 20-25 students. A typical day consisted of individual and group meetings with students, meeting with teachers and staff, tutoring, and any other incidents/emergencies that came up (they always did - which makes every day interesting). Through these meetings, you get to build strong relationships with the students and the community and truly build up your students who are so great. CIS also does a lot for the community through service projects, fundraisers, and resources. Great people, great cause. Truly a community!

Cons

Not the best training - kinda got thrown in. But there also is a lot of room to take initiative and implement your own ideas.

4.0
Feb 5, 2015

Case Manager

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Pros

Get to work with kids and being able to figure out what you're made of because there is a lot of work to be done! But once you're done, you get to sit back and go "wow! I did all of that!"

Cons

Lots of work and tons of projects you work on!

5.0
Jan 27, 2015
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Pros

Working with the kids is really a huge plus to the job. You are right on campus with them every day. There is just enough structure that you know what you need to do, but enough flexibility to really make your office and how you run it unique. There is no management on campus with you every day so you have some room to breath and you are not being micromanaged. I have been able to learn of so many different resources offered in my town and this has helped me tremendously at work, but also in my personal life and my ability to help others outside of work. If you have the passion to help kids by more than just tutoring and you are able to think outside of the box to come up with solutions to unique problems the kids present with you will do just fine in the position. I am working at a brand new affiliate, so things are pretty chaotic, but it allows us to really create our affiliate in a way we want it to turn out, rather than going into one that is already established and set in their ways. There is plenty of room for raises and growth in my affiliate because we are new and grow more and more every year.

Cons

The health insurance my affiliate has could be better. $1,500 deductible and then the insurance pays 80% after that. I had much better insurance when I was actually working for the school district, so maybe I was just lucky to have really good insurance before, but really that is it's only downfall. I am just happy they offer insurance at all, though! :)

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