Penn-Mar reviews

3.0

56% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Greg Miller

58% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Penn-Mar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Penn-Mar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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49 reviews
4.0
Jan 3, 2021
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Pros

Decent compensation for the area and field Performance-based raises Great potential for overtime Reasonable dress code in direct care Milestone recognition for length of service Occasional gift incentives The ability to easily transfer to different locations Great entry level job for anyone patient and level-headed that can pass a background check and get a Childline clearance Choice of scheduled or flexible hours based on position Thorough training and periodic recertifications Good vision, dental, HSA and other secondary benefits Optional additional certifications can be completed through the Career Ladders program Job security is great if you work in direct care

Cons

Supervisory positions are not compensated enough for being on-call Counterintuitive technology and timekeeping choices can make getting computer work done a little difficult You may be pulled to work in unfamiliar locations if a house desperately needs staffing Depending on staff reliability, hire rates and staff retention, there's potential for being under-staffed Health insurance providers change semi-frequently and current benefits aren't great if you cannot easily meet four-digit deductibles PTO recently changed to earn as you go instead of the old hire date anniversary payout, making it harder to plan time off

3.0
Dec 3, 2020

Experience Dependent on House/Department

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you have a good house with good staff, you will enjoy the job. My first few homes weren’t very good. My supervisors at those places treated me poorly. However the house where I am now is wonderful. I absolutely love my supervisor and the other staff that I work with. The individuals are wonderful too.

Cons

Upper management doesn’t communicate very well with you sometimes.

1.0
Nov 21, 2019

My Personal Opinion

Recommend
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Pros

Lots of opportunities for overtime

Cons

Penn-Mar Human Services Maryland Day Program is where I currently work. There is little direction and lots of confusion on a daily. You can easily get 3 very different even contradictory responses from the Day Program Managers who are under trained and lack the simple capabilities to remove their personal feeljngs/situations from the professional setting. Penn-Mar Day program is currently out of compliance per DDA guidelines. In fact they have not been in compliance since I began working here. I would not recommend working here, the managers are unprofessional and feel as though they don't even have to acknowledge the DSP's. Often when help is requested or required mangers ignore the needs of staff leaving staff feeling unsupported. If you are someone who has a passion for working with adults with disabilities please take your passion to an organization that will truly value you. Penn-Mar over works and burns people out. The turn over rate is extremely high and the day program is always short staffed. When concerns are brought to upper management nothing is done accept once making upper management aware the staff members are then targeted. Don't work here it was the worst professional decision I could have ever made.

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