Homes First Society Careers and Employment

Work wellbeing

Results based on 16 responses to Indeed's work wellbeing survey.

Work wellbeing score is Low, 64 out of 100

Happiness

How enjoyable people find their day-to-day life at work

Low

Purpose

How meaningful people find their work

Average

Stress-free

How manageable people find their work stress

Average

Satisfaction

How content people feel with the way things are at work

Low

About the company

Company size
51 to 200
Revenue
$5m to $30m (CAD)
Industry
Non-profit & NGO
Headquarters
Toronto
Link
Homes First Society website

Hundreds live “rough” in ravines, stairwells or on the street. Hundreds more suffer with mental health and addictions issues. This forgotten slice of our population, people who have been street-involved for several years and who have nowhere else to go, is where Homes First comes in. We provide Housing First. We were the first and remain one of the largest providers of homes for people with the fewest options in Toronto....

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Rating overview

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Reviews

Supervisor in Toronto, ON

on 19 May 2023

The best and brightest aren't always the ones promoted.

Social service work which is generally underfunded. Not enough training for management which leads to poor leadership at times and chaotic work environments. This is the luck of the draw - win some lose some. Upper management don't take time to understand the workings of each site and make decisions that aren't necessarily in the best interest of the staff at those sites. Hierarchical work enviro...

Intensive Case Manager in Toronto, ON

on 18 May 2023

Fair pay but poor management

Colleagues and clients are nice. Management are not client-centered, and treat clients like charitable cases with no agency. Very little support from some supervisors, which makes the work very hard.

Community shelter worker in Toronto, ON

on 12 February 2023

Workplace

Ok, management tends to isolate themselves front frontline staff. Lots of overdoses and no mental health check ins. Some sites are relaxed while others can be extremely toxic.

Anonymous in Toronto, ON

on 11 January 2023

Poor management

Management has poor budget skills. Money spent on less important departments and others are underfunded resulting in issues that they complain about about, wonder why genius!?Very two faced. Place is a revolving door of employees. Pay is low no matter your departments. Unless your in management.I really wonder how some people get where they are.

Housing Support Worker in Toronto, ON

on 29 July 2022

Save your mental health and work elsewhere

Homes first is a difficult place to work. Your consistently stressed; they say they are client focused but they are not. The don't train you for the position. The first day I started I was shown my desk and left alone very unwelcoming. The rumor mill is strong at this place....No direction, you have to learn on the go but with no support. And consistently being told you wont make it past probation...

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