Is FirstSteps for Kids a good company to work for?

FirstSteps for Kids has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 197 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at FirstSteps for Kids to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FirstSteps for Kids have been left by employees working as Lead Instructor , Instructor and RBT - Registered Behavior Technician .

Does FirstSteps for Kids pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FirstSteps for Kids employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FirstSteps for Kids. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FirstSteps for Kids?

78% of FirstSteps for Kids employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FirstSteps for Kids 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FirstSteps for Kids?

RBT - Registered Behavior Technician (41) , Instructor (18) , Lead Instructor (16) , Behavior Therapist (9) , Program Director (8) , Registered Behavior Technician (7) , Behavior Technician (5) , Behavioral Therapist (4) , Behavior Analyst (3) , Instructor/Lead Instructor (3) , RBT (3) , Behavioral Instructor (2) , Occupational Therapist (2) , People Experience Manager (2) , Teacher (2)

What are the pros of working at FirstSteps for Kids according to real employee reviews?

"They have great training !" ((in 28 reviews)); "Everyone was very friendly and welcoming and wanted to see their employees grow and flourish." ((in 9 reviews)); "Great staff training." ((in 8 reviews)); "I always felt like I had a team to turn to and consult with." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great supervisors and scheduling team" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FirstSteps for Kids according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay rate for amount of work and responsibility." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed FirstSteps for Kids locations?

Walnut Creek , Los Angeles , Hermosa Beach , Redondo Beach , Calabasas , Alhambra , East Los Angeles , West Los Angeles , Culver City , Los Alamitos , Westlake Village , Brooklyn , New York , Louisville , Nashville , Kokomo , Sherman Oaks , Walnut , Thousand Oaks , Concord , San Jose , Kingston , Manhattan Beach , Coney Island

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(191 total reviews)

Jennifer Harris, PH.D., LMFT, BCBA-D

99% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.2

Senior management

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

FirstSteps for Kids has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FirstSteps for Kids employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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191 reviews

2.0

Apr 11, 2017

Anonymous

Instructor

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Pros

The positive and meaningful impact you have on the kids and families you work with. Program directors are usually pretty great at answering questions and addressing issues related to the caseload immediately.

Cons

Administrative staff can often be condescending and unthoughtful of instructors. There are a lot of last minute covers where you're sent to random cases that are often a recipe for disaster because you're not familiar with the client. It's not a good feeling to have you're schedule in place but then to have it changed at the last minute through an abrupt message. Also, a con is to have to drive so much all over Los Angeles.

5.0

Apr 7, 2017

Great company to work for! Excellent Training!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Excellent training really prepares you for working in the field.

Cons

None at this time.

3.0

Mar 25, 2017

Many pros, more cons

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The training team was very knowledgeable and prepared me for everything I needed to know in ABA. The staff was extremely friendly and I formed many friendships there. The kids were wonderful to work with.

Cons

You are trained on every type of therapy, but your overlaps and reviews to become a therapist after the training period aren't comprehensive. I only trained DTT, and my first client was NET, so I felt lost. The program directors "play favorites" on which cases they visit the most. With some clients, you see them weekly, with others, they're hardly out to observe unless to fulfill necessary hours. This company is vastly underpaying. They also led several coworkers on saying they would be promoted "soon" with exceptional quarterly reviews, and did not end up promoting them because of financials. They are not always fair with sending therapists on cover sessions in timely manners, and have no backup system for paying a therapist when a client cancelled, which is hard if this is your primary mean of income. There is no parent consultant position, so parents hardly follow through with intervention programs.

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Los Alamitos, CA

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Downey, CA

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