Does Verbal Beginnings pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Verbal Beginnings employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Verbal Beginnings. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Verbal Beginnings?

57% of Verbal Beginnings employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Verbal Beginnings 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Verbal Beginnings?

RBT - Registered Behavior Technician (25) , ABA Therapist (22) , Clinical Supervisor (13) , BCBA Clinical Supervisor (8) , RBT (8) , Behavior Technician (7) , Lead Therapist (7) , RBT/ABA Therapist (7) , Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) (6) , Junior Therapist (5) , Team Coordinator (5) , BCBA (4) , Registered Behavior Technician (3) , Behavioral Therapist (2) , Registered Behavior Technician/ABA Therapist (2)

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

"The pay is good." ((in 24 reviews)); "There are free trainings offered and a lot of encouragement to move up and seek a masters." ((in 8 reviews)); "The kiddos and great supervisors that are super helpful/available" ((in 8 reviews)); "passionate and educated team" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great People" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"the management only cares about numbers!!" ((in 10 reviews)); "There is no work life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "Sometimes feels like upper management does not acknowledge the high rates of burnout in this field or work to remedy it effectively" ((in 5 reviews)); "Few vacation days with expectation of making up hours for time off" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Verbal Beginnings locations?

Columbia , Pittsburgh , Baltimore , Millersville , Silver Spring , Salisbury , Rockville , Fairfax , Washington , Frederick , Aldie , Arlington , Falls Church , Columbia , Elkton , Bethesda , Bowie , Germantown , Upper Marlboro , Newark

Verbal Beginnings reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(191 total reviews)

Diana Wolf

54% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Verbal Beginnings has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 191 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Verbal Beginnings 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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Reviews by job title

191 reviews

5.0

May 2, 2018

Investment in Employees is on point

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The reason I joined the company was because of the evidence I saw that Verbal Beginnings is growing quickly and invests heavily in its employees. No company is perfect, and there are challenges to the field that I think you'll see in every ABA org, but overall the management really cares and wants to help its employees grow. -Offers scholarships, extensive and ongoing training for Technicians/RBTs and BCBAs, promotes from within -Constantly looking to improve things -Great standard of treatment and ethics for the kiddos; solid parent training with clear expectations to keep field techs from walking into bad situations -Professional growth for techs including lead positions and supervisory positions -Good support system for BCBAs -Very good pay, lots of raise opportunities

Cons

Fast growth has led to some bottlenecks in communication. They seem to be working them out, but sometimes it takes a while to get new systems in place. Growing pains, but ultimately good ones. Scheduling gets confusing in the field.

Verbal Beginnings Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your feedback! In the last 6 months we have hired a VP of Field Operations, a Clinical Director, and additional Clinical Coordinators to improve communication between supervisors and clinicians. We are glad you enjoy being on the team, and look forward to continuing to support your goals in ABA. Sincerely, Nick Chapell, co-CEO

2.0

Apr 26, 2018

Good intentions, but poor leadership and organization makes it unpleasant to work

Rbt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most employees where positive and are motivated, works hard to train staff, and pay is competitive.

Cons

Dishonest about hours and job placements. Scheduling is unprofessional and very unorganized, often showed up to appointments to find that that the family had canceled and called my supervisor who "forgot" to contact me. Shifts are always changing, and it's not well communicated, so you often drive out to a home only to find the family canceled. I even showed up for a shift once and found another staff person working my shift.

Verbal Beginnings Response

7y

We’re sorry to hear your experience at Verbal Beginnings felt disorganized. Thanks to employee feedback about scheduling, we created a new position (promoting from within) to oversee everything schedule and attendance-related. We also made changes to scheduling for both clients and clinicians to prevent the kind of problems you mentioned. Please feel free to contact us to hear more about how we have improved our systems for Therapists and BCBAs, and thank you for your feedback. Sincerely, Nick Chappell, co-CEO

1.0

Feb 27, 2018

Disorganized Company

Billing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none none none none none

Cons

Dishonest, disorganized CEO and management with sneaky tactics

Verbal Beginnings Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry that your experience was negative and we take that seriously. The foundation of our company is built on the passion of two BCBAs to build a balanced service that offers ethical ABA, and our #1 priority has always been and will always be our clients. We pride ourselves on the positive and supportive environment established for the enthusiastic, committed staff that serve our clients. Sincerely, Nick Chappell, co-CEO

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