Kerry's Place Autism Services Employee Reviews

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4.0

I enjoy my experience

Autism Support Associate (Current Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 22 November 2018

Being a current employee i love my job. I choose my own hrs according to my clients availability and they are flexible for most part. Benefits are good. Pay is good. On my 4th raise so far. Managers are great (i enjoy mines) only down fall is they tend to fire managers pretty fast. They try to say ppl like to move on but through gossip u find out what happens. Im on my 4th manager and this is my 3rd year but she is great. Since ive been hired 9 managers had been fired which sucks because they knew the clients and the way certain sites were set up (protocols ect..) new managers have so much to learn and due to no knowledge of the clients, im constantly in meetings to explain there needs ect.. overall aside from management, great company, co workers, so far this is my favourite organization. Lots of room to grow and managers really help you achieve your goals personally. Very supportive managers when u need any type of support. Paper work wise theres so much expectations and most the documents are very repetitive so its like constantly repeating yourself.

Pros

Benefits, pay, vacation, flexibility

Cons

To much admin work and turn overs with managers.

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5.0

Great management and Co workers.

Autism Support Worker (Current Employee) – Brampton, ON – 6 February 2019

All experiences at Kerrys Place will be different due to the different areas for the residential program. The two houses I worked in have a great management team and great workers to support you during crisis. You are never alone and there is continuous support around learning new ways and techniques that will help you to be a better support worker for the supported individuals changing needs.

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5.0

Collaborative, inclusive and enjoyable environment and work life

PLACEMENT STUDENT (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 17 January 2019

Working at Kerrys Place was an extraordinary experience. From the clients, to the colleagues, the receptionist and the parents, everyone was fabulous to work with.

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3.0

Good for some things but not all

Autism Support Assistant (Current Employee) – Orangeville, ON – 19 November 2018

Hearts are in the right place; however, there seems to be a disconnect between management (Not all manager, but the majority) and the front line staff. Pay is poor. But personal rewards and experience are there. Good starting point, always looking for staff. Love the clients I work with.

Pros

great experience, make your own schedule, overnights can be sleep

Cons

poor pay, poor management

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4.0

Room to grow with great benefits

Behaviour Therapist (Current Employee) – Whitby and Newmarket – 4 September 2018

Hires internal candidates first before looking at external;
Various locations to choose from;
Great opportunity to have experience working with adults with developmental disabilities and autism living in group homes;

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2.0

"managers have the right to manage"

Autism Support Worker (Former Employee) – Tweed, ON – 26 July 2018

if your looking to grow this is not the job for you. you are moved around to different houses especially once you have developed a good rapport with staff and individuals. managers "have the right to manage" even if you feel like it is an unsafe/unfair situation.

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4.0

Supportive to persons with Autism and supporting with the best possible quality of life

Autism Consultant (Former Employee) – Aurora, ON – 20 June 2018

Fun happy work place
Ability to learn and training provided
work and life balance recognized
good benefits and vacation time
Travel required at times between locations
Access to technology (lap top, cell phone, pager)

Pros

Great staff to work with

Cons

none

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2.0

The intentions are great but support and service are lacking.

Manager Service & Support (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 18 June 2018

The persons supported are awesome and they are deserving so much more from management and direct support staff alike. The mission, vision, values and philosophy of the organization is unfortunately not evident in the organization's culture, workmanship of the direct support staff or the commitment from the management team. There are some great staff at KPAS, but far too many fail to buy in and get the job done. These staff (management and front line) lack morale and true compassion. They are are self serving and lack vision, the well being of the persons supported is not their priority. I remain optimistic however, that positive change will happen and those working earnestly to make a difference in the lives of the supported persons will reap the benefits of their hard work. If you are truly passionate about helping others and willing to work, give KPAS a try.

Pros

Good benefit package

Cons

No work/life balance, support for friends only

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2.0

Top heavy management with little to no knowledge of what front line staff do every day.

Autism Support Assistant (Former Employee) – Tweed, ON – 8 May 2018

Culture is overworked and underpaid, which produces burnt out/ angry employees. Benefit package is poor. Pay is very poor when compared to other agencies doing easier work (CL). High turnover rate due to aggression from supported individuals and assaults occurring in the workplace daily, and not getting to go home at the end of your shift. Poor support to staff getting hurt on the job.

Best part of the job : the individuals supported, and seeing them succeed in life skill building.
Worst part of the job : Defending yourself from aggression, and trying to get fair compensation from employers for the job skills required.

Pros

some great staff, comfortable home based setting

Cons

long hours, no predictability on when you will be able to leave for the day.

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1.0

Stay away from this place

Autism Support Assistant (Former Employee) – Dufferin, ON – 7 May 2018

Kerrys Place is very unorganised, the front line staff are treated like they are worthless and the pay sucks. The management cannot do their jobs to save their life. Managers are toxic- as they feed off of gossip about employees. The management has no accountability and they do not care about their employees in the least. No time management or efficiency.

The only good thing here was the flexibility ... but that could also work against you if you want a set schedule.

Pros

Other front line staff are great

Cons

Management; Toxic Environment; Lack of resources; Lazy

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3.0

contract work

contract worker/ co op (Former Employee) – thomasburg ontario – 19 April 2018

was a great place to work for but contract work does not give much room for advancement and at that time transportation was an issue and management wasn't the greatest with organization of renovations added stress to the job that was un neccessary

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3.0

Downward spiral

Autism Support Associate (Current Employee) – Orangeville, ON – 8 April 2018

Unfortunately the company is on a downward spiral, poor management, ridiculously intense interviews, and horrible pay for front line for the "leading organization for Autism".

Only plus is they have a pretty good benefits package and vacation days.

Pros

good benefits

Cons

lowest pay in the field, poor management

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1.0

Treated like dogs and paid worse

Autism Associate (Former Employee) – Orangeville, ON – 26 February 2018

Front-line staff are not treated fairly. We are told we are the "back bone" of the company but we are paid the lowest in the field, management does not care if personal emergencies come up, no regard for our own families. They expect us to go above and beyond and not be compensated for it, not even a thank you. When staff give other staff "awards" they are not given out.
The people we support do not have the resources to build better quality of lives, no programs, behaviour therapists who are absent. Staff are reprimanded for bringing someone to the hospital as a precaution.
Too many managers, directors, HR, etc.

Pros

It's a job, Good vacation time

Cons

Expected to be a robot, not a person

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1.0

Keep Looking

Autism Support Worker (Current Employee) – Orangeville, ON – 31 January 2018

Management is bloated. Frontline have no staff due to treatment from higher ups. Schedulers can't schedule, managers can't manage. Pay is at the bottom for this field. More HR 'managers' than needed. Upper management keeps expanding, this leads to nothing for the people who are living at the homes. Kerry's Place like to look good to the community and have a nice facade, yet they don't run any programs or have centres to serve the people they support.

Pros

It's a job, unionized

Cons

Everything

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4.0

Okay company to work for

Autism Support Assistant (Current Employee) – Brampton, ON – 15 January 2018

Pay could be better. Otherwise very good place to work. I have a good manager so that helps.

There seems to be a room to advance. Would recommend to new graduates.

Pros

Flexible, low stress

Cons

Non-Competitive pay

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2.0

Loved working here when young and a workaholic

ASD Support (Former Employee) – Thomasburg, ON – 21 December 2017

Then when I wanted to spend time with my kids, it was clear that to keep management happy you had to stay late and work without pay. Management either doesn't know or care about ESA. People are burnt out and that impacts the people living there.

Pros

Know how good I've got it at my new job in comparison

Cons

i would never want to be treated like the way people with autism are treated

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5.0

Wonderful work environment

Autism Support Associate (Current Employee) – Scarborough, ON – 19 December 2017

A typical day at work consist of:
Assisting with hygiene
Meal preparation
Administering medication
Liaising with families, medical team, management, etc;
Household duties
Looking for activities or day programs
Banking

I have had so much self growth since working at Kerry's Place. Over the years I have learned to be more assertive... Working among the team have surely made be able to identify my strengths and my weaknesses

Pros

Flexible

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3.0

a day in the life

Austism support worker (Current Employee) – Tweed, ON – 13 December 2017

This job is very busy, and fulfilling. You get the opportunity to support people with Autism and Dual Diagnosis with their daily lives and help give them opportunities to benefit the good things in life.

You are able to implement ideas that the people you support would enjoy and being to take them on outings, trips, classes and so on.

You work with a staff who are just as dedicated as you are and are able to grow with the team.

there are several sites to work at, and its quite easy to get more hours if you get orientated within other homes.

benefits are available for certain positions, and family is very important for the company.

Pros

amazing people

Cons

difficult behaviours

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4.0

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Interim Chief Financial Officer (Former Employee) – Aurora, ON – 9 December 2017

Kerry's Place provides an important service to clients with Autism. they are the go-to people with the resources for quality care in Southern Ontario.
My contribution there was to support senior management during a period of transition.
As with most government funded organisations, it has had to live within the means provided - often matching a legacy of long term commitments to clients against relatively shorter term funding commitments.
If your passion is the care for people in need, I encourage you to look to Kerry's Place.

Pros

Care oriented, they are service focused, good character people.

Cons

In Aurora, far outside of the GTA

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2.0

Contract Job

Technical Support Analyst/Interim Manager (Former Employee) – GTA, ON – 9 December 2017

It was a contract base position where they only wanted to extend my contract an additional 2 months with no team except for myself and the director...

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2.0

AUTISM CONSULTANT (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 26 October 2017

It’s the kind of company people are proud to call their own. Here you’ll find a collaborative and caring workplace, where an innate drive to excel is matched by a sense of responsibility to the communities where we live and work.

At the same time, we never lose sight of the importance of our own people. This is a place of inclusion, where every day unique cultural and intellectual perspectives empower us to build a better business and a better workplace. And – above all – have fun while we do it.

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