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Community Living Alternative Services Careers and Employment

About the company

  • Founded
    1979
  • Company size
    201 to 500
  • Industry
    Civic, Welfare & Social Services
  • Headquarters
    2936 Radcliffe Dr SE #16,...

Community Living Alternative Services (CLAS) is a private social service agency. Our commitment is to promote the development and well being of individuals with developmental disabilities, to strengthen positive relationships between individuals and their communities, and to promote independent living.

Our objective is to maintain individuals in their community through practical supports, to increase individual’s skills towards greater self-reliance, and to increase individual’s access to for...

Community Living Alternative Services (CLAS) is a private social service agency. Our commitment is to promote the development and well being of individuals with developmental disabilities, to strengthen positive relationships between individuals and their communities, and to promote independent living.

Our objective is to maintain individuals in their community through practical supports, to increase individual’s skills towards greater self-reliance, and to increase individual’s access to formal and informal resources within the community.

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Rating overview

Rating is calculated based on 48 reviews and is evolving.

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Residential Support Worker in Calgary, AB
on 23 November 2021
Difficult days, definitely need some caring people to work here
Working at CLAS provided for an interesting environment. The benefit was that I worked 48 hours in a row and I had 5 days off. Although they wanted me to work as many hours as I could but I did not want to. It was great being able to sleep at night, but some houses you could possibly not get a great sleep. It is sad to see how minimal you are paid, especially for the clientele that you had. I get ...
Residential Support Worker in Calgary, AB
on 1 February 2023
You can use the job to afford a decent lifestyle
It is what it is. Nothing really to say about this place besides it is a paycheck, paycheck while you look for another job that has proper management.
Human Resources Administrator in Calgary, AB
on 15 July 2022
I enjoyed working here, the management and the owner really care about people with disabilities.
I genuinely believe that the leadership team and the owner very much care about the individuals with disabilities and they are their number one priority always. I was part of the HR team and worked closely with them. The environment was very pleasant, my supervisor was very supportive and helpful and helped me grow in my role. I found the benefits being expensive, but this is probably because I am...
Day program frontline in Calgary, AB
on 20 January 2022
Management does not care about staff, their only concerned with funding
The overseers did not care about day program staff's mental health or well-being throughout the pandemic, only concerned with funding. Thus they would force staff to go into the community with individuals in their personal vehicles without providing proper PPE for the staff and their vehicles. They would threaten the staff's job security, to compel us not to complain, and if we did, we would get f...
Day support worker in 2936 Radcliffe Drive SE Calgary , AB
on 11 October 2021
Friendly and safe environment
Effective and safety environment, flexible staff always behind you, enjoying morning routine singing welcome song for everybody while playing my guitar , on special occasions like birthdays we never fail to sing together birthday song, also had fun on doing morning exercise or stretching for those able to, entertained challenging but interesting individual's issues or concern about. Glad on our mo...

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  • Support Worker2.8 out of 5 stars.
  • Youth Worker4.0 out of 5 stars.
  • Disability Support Worker1.0 out of 5 stars.
  • Facilitator3.0 out of 5 stars.

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