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

4.0

Dec 16, 2019

Focused on employees and maintaining company values

Center staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The administration cares deeply about improving employee satisfaction. They have improved 10-fold on their willingness to hear constructive feedback and they welcome suggestions from staff members. - Training for ABAT therapist and CSs is good and is only improving. The company also cares deeply about training new staff members and continues to strive for ways to make it more effective. - Free CEU events - Leadership trainings for all supervisors - The pay is good.

Cons

- Sometimes communication breaks down, but the company values teaching core Leadership skills to target barrier removals to improve communication from the top down. - Health care could be better- HR is currently working on this - Do not match 401ks.

Verbal Beginnings Response

6y

Thank you so much for your feedback and glad to hear are having a positive experience. We have heard the feedback regarding communications and have recently added field and center town halls, blogs and additional employee communications to ensure we are disseminating important information about the company and our industry. We are also continue to reevaluate our benefits to provide the most cost effective options to our employees. Thank you for all you do for the company and the children we support!

5.0

Dec 15, 2019

Great experience

Bcba

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Help paying for graduate school Continuing education monthly for free/have had a couple prominent researchers in the field come into our center Lots of help starting out as a BCBA with competency based feedback Company events Mentorship program

Cons

Field-work can be a little lonely Not much PTO, but flexible hours on a month to month basis

Verbal Beginnings Response

6y

We truly appreciate your wonderful feedback and appreciate all your hard work! You and your co-workers are what makes Verbal Beginnings an amazing company.

4.0

Oct 19, 2016

Pros and Cons

Registered behavior technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Usually have a lot of free time during the day on weekdays. Workshops for on the job training. Room for growth. Competitive pay and possibility to make more if willing for study and become a RBT, BCaBA, BCBA or enter management. There is always ways to expand on your knowledge. 401K and health insurance offered. You build your own schedule.

Cons

Hours are mainly available in the weekday evenings and weekends. No paid sick or vacation time. All mileage cost are on you. The work can be stressful. You have to be willing to handle aggressive children at times and interact will with families/supervisors.

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