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3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(239 total reviews)

Gary Ivory

63% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Youth Advocate Programs has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 239 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Youth Advocate Programs 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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239 reviews
2.0
Sep 8, 2018
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the variety of young people, great IT system, some very hard working and caring team members and advocates.

Cons

Bad management. No regard for staff or for the overall goal of the programme. Hated the pretence that the young people were at the focus of the decision making. Lack of quailified senior management. Baltant bullying taking place with no intervention from senior management.

3.0
Jun 9, 2017

Team Leader

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It has a substantial amount of variance in the work. It has talented staff that are ambitious and genuinely care about the work they do. They are flexible with work/life balance and this is greatly appreciated. The ability to see tangible progress and impact in the client group and communities.

Cons

Really poor set salary with no scale or increment policy for those who are looking to progress in their time at the organisation. High staff turnover due to poorly qualified and tokenistic management structures. Say all the right things, but deliver little to full-time employees. One particular director is invisible in the organisation and serves little in assisting in the smooth relations in the organisation. Senior management are afraid of change and staff members regularly report and suggest more efficient work processes, which are then inevitably turned down and eventually employed years down the line. No trust in the skill sets, qualifications and experience of team members to effect positive change, presumably running the risk of compromising their own competence in senior management. Some support services staff are overly qualified and have very specific role responsibilities, yet treated as PA's to some management.

4.0
Aug 22, 2012

Great work, failed system.

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fulfilling and rewarding work with children and families through therapeutic services.

Cons

Systemic pitfalls, inconsistent working hours, resistant parents and governing systems, i.e. schools, day cares, etc.

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