Strive Living Society Employee Reviews

I worked for Strive for almost 4 years, and it was an incredible learning experience. Everyone is super friendly and supportive. The HR team is fantastic. If you are looking for a place to grow while working with smart and fun coworkers, Strive is the perfect organization.

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Was hired, went through training and then was not given any hours.

Community Support Worker (Current Employee) - Powell River, BC - 30 September 2023

Horrible horrible horrible Management and HRThey hire you, put you through training and then give you no hours and will let you go.Don’t bother with this company. Under paid for what you do too.

Cons

Everything

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Official response from Strive Living Society

4 October 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience, but it's important to clarify a few points. We have robust workflows and systems in place so that all employees, once trained, are assigned hours based on the availability they provided during the hiring process. We provide orientation and shadow shifts to determine fit and comfortability for both the employee and the individuals served. Additionally, our compensation structure is competitive within our industry, and we regularly review and adjust wages to ensure fairness. Lastly, our HR and Management teams work diligently to support all team members, and we always encourage open communication to address any concerns. We take all feedback seriously and continually strive to improve our processes and work environment.

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Don't even bother

Support Worker (Former Employee) - kelowna - 26 July 2023

The only thing good about Strive is the benefits package. The onboarding process takes forever and HR is disorganized. Strive seems like a good Idea and place to work but once you work for them the truth comes. Save yourself the time and effort in the long you will be better of.

Pros

benefits

Cons

list to long to describe

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Official response from Strive Living Society

4 October 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're pleased to hear that you appreciated our benefits package, but we regret to hear about your challenges with the onboarding process and perceptions about HR. Our onboarding phase is comprehensive and can take 2-4 weeks depending on the Record Checks that are mandated by our Funding Bodies and other criteria that ensures our workers are vetted to work with the vulnerable population that we support.We continually aim to streamline our procedures and value feedback that helps us improve. Our primary goal is to provide a supportive and efficient work environment for all our employees. We encourage each of our staff with concerns to reach out directly to HR or Management so that we can address specific issues and ensure everyone has a positive experience with Strive.

Excessive Micromanagement

Case Manager (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 29 May 2023

Meeting and supporting clients is both challenging and fulfilling work. However, the administration in AIL is very involved in all aspects of the decision making for your caseload. It becomes discouraged to report challenges as management creates more hurdles and stress in response. Simultaneously reducing your autonomy as a case manager, while not providing clear directions or support.

Pros

Supporting clients, managing mental health needs.

Cons

Micromanagement, lack of support, management style lacks praise.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

8 June 2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback regarding your experience as a former Case Manager at Strive Living Society. We value all comments and take them into consideration as we continually strive to improve our work environment and practices.We're glad to hear that you found the work of meeting and supporting clients fulfilling. It's encouraging to know that our goal of making a positive impact on our client's lives aligns with your personal values.On the other hand, we regret to hear about your experience with what you perceived as micromanagement, as well as the challenges you faced when interacting with our administration. We strive to foster a supportive and empowering environment for our employees.Your concerns will be reviewed by our management team, and we will review our processes to ensure we are supporting our staff in the most effective manner possible. We believe that feedback such as yours will allow us to identify and rectify any issues that might be affecting the work environment negatively.We appreciate your contribution to Strive Living Society and we're sorry that your experience didn't match your expectations. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours and thank you once again for your feedback.

Amazing place to work

Assisted Living Worker (Current Employee) - British Columbia - 21 April 2023

I really enjoy working with Strive. I have been able to utilize my skills learned in school and feel appreciated as an employee. Management and coworkers are great and very supportive

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Official response from Strive Living Society

24 April 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at Strive. We're glad to hear that you've been able to apply the skills you learned in school and feel appreciated by both management and coworkers.Your positive feedback regarding our supportive work environment encourages us to continue fostering a collaborative atmosphere for all our employees. It's wonderful to know that you find your colleagues and management to be helpful and supportive.

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Neglectful of staff and client safety

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Kelowna, BC - 9 April 2023

Management neglectful of other staff, being on time, food safety, building safety concerning both clients and workers. Definitely a place to stay away from despite what may be positive reviews from other people (which is quite amazing, considering the high staff turnover of over 17 staff members in a three month period). This is definitely not a good company to work for who is only concerned about the bottom line and nothing else and management openly admits this

Pros

Staff meals. Good location. Very rewarding clients to work with.

Cons

Relief frequently late, Management non responsive and neglectful of responsibilities And safety of staff and residents.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

10 April 2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback regarding your experience working at our company. We are sorry to hear that it did not meet your expectations.Strive Living Society is committed to ensuring that our employees have a safe and supportive work environment, and we will take the necessary steps to refine our approach in order to support our personnel, including targeted trainings and orientations for both front line support workers and Management Training. Our management team works diligently to ensure that all personnel receive the attention and support they need to excel in their roles. We have regular team meetings, open-door policies, and performance evaluations to maintain transparent communication and address any concerns. We apologize if you felt neglected, and we encourage our employees to bring any issues to our attention so that we can address them promptly.Strive takes food and building safety very seriously and adhere to strict guidelines to ensure the well-being of our personnel and Persons Served. We have dietary plans and require all front-line workers to undergo Foodsafe training during their onboarding, and consultations with various Health and Safety advocates to maintain the highest safety standards. We have forms to collect information on any hazards that may be evident in the workplace in place if any personnel have observed any instances where these standards were not met, in order to investigate further to resolve any issues.We understand that punctuality is crucial for maintaining a smooth operation. We have stringent policies -

No structure

Specialized Youth Support Worker (Former Employee) - Coquitlam, BC - 3 January 2023

They only wanted to keep the funds coming in, not interested in actually making a difference for the clients. Wasted a lot of funds and staff moral is always dwindled.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

9 January 2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Strive has a long history of providing supports to people with diverse abilities, and each of the individuals we serve are unique in their care planning and implementation of care. We take annual satisfaction surveys from not only our staff, but also from the individuals served as well as stakeholders to make improvements. We will continue putting effort into building rapport and trust with our staff in each of our programs.

Strive was a great place to work at

Residential Support Worker (Former Employee) - Kelowna, BC - 7 December 2022

I loved working for Strive specially i was glad to be a part of this team on their initial stage of service at Kelowna. They have a great team to work with.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

4 October 2023

Thank you so much for your sentiments, we're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time working with Strive, especially during our initial stages in Kelowna. Our team values the dedication and contributions of employees like you, and we're grateful for the positive impact you had. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

Tough job/exciting

Residential care at nihht (Former Employee) - Maple Ridge, BC - 19 September 2022

The company is excellent management and the jobsite was mix of challenges and sometimes exciting and sometimes emotional.Salary was ok and the security depends on you.The overall managent was good including job culture.The salary need to be increase due to live has increased too much.

Pros

No lunches

Cons

Normal

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on your experience, we will take them into consideration.

fun working

Group Home Worker (Current Employee) - Maple Ridge, BC - 6 September 2022

attend the client needs and follow what is required there .I learned a lot about how to go about daily duties and also about working as a team. managing your time between the client and reports. work place was to have a communication with others. The hardest part was when the client escalate and turn violent and you have to give the client time to come down. The most enjoyable time was when the client has not used substances can chat together and enjoy the day.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

4 October 2023

Thank you for sharing your experience working with us. We're pleased to know that you've found value in learning about daily duties, teamwork, and time management during your tenure. Addressing challenging situations, like those you mentioned, is indeed a testament to the resilience and dedication our employees showcase. We're especially glad to hear about the moments of connection and joy you've experienced with clients on their good days. Your commitment to our mission and the clients is truly appreciated.

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Don't work here

Case Manager (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 21 June 2022

Save yourselves the trouble and don't work here. Staff (especially in AIL) are not valued or appreciated. Managers will micro manage everything you do. Work is fast paced, managers place unrealistic deadlines and are unorganized.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for your review. We’re sorry your experience at Strive was not more positive. We try to support our team members the best we can. We will make sure to listen to your feedback and improve for our existing and new staff alike.

Okay

Support Worker (Former Employee) - North Vancouver, BC - 16 May 2022

Okay place to work. No concerns not really much to say. People where nice and I made great friends. The residents where nice and made the job worth it.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for leaving your comments. We hope to continue to highlight the importance of the residents and individuals we serve, and to partner with people who may want to contribute to the betterment of those who may need/want the support services we provide.

Disorganized and Isolating

One to One Worker (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 17 April 2022

This company is desperate for workers due to the high turnover rate. Management changes constantly, it started off with a yearly change but then it became almost every 6 months. Contacting managers becomes very difficult and confusing. There are barely any meetings or ways to feel connected to your co workers. The only time you will meet a co worker is either by training new staff, or if a manager visits for an equipment check. The children are absolutely the highlight of this job, they're wonderful and are in need of help but due to lack of training as well as management not always being familiar with different children, as the one to one worker you will be thrown into the fire many times. This job can be very stressful at times due to this. In shortNegatives: - Management is in disarray- Managers also are not familiar with the actual kids as they are randomly hired from different organizations- Isolating: there is no sense of community and you barely see your co workers- Stressful: due to lack of knowledge regarding clients from management, you are not trained very well for each client thus creating a sink or swim situation for the worker- Positives:- You get to work with incredible youth and the job is very rewarding - Pay: you are compensated very well but it is hard to get a full 40 hour week unless you're in residential care. Overall my rating is a 2-2.5. If you want to gain work experience in this field as a student I recommend it but I warn you to not get taken advantage of by this company. You will be asked to do many things that are beyond your duties. -

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, we wish your experience with us was better. Strive works in a very demanding social services/community living sector, and we are doing our best to address the worker shortages that we've seen, especially since COVID-19 began. We will take your thoughts into consideration in efforts to improve on the delivery of our services and the management and recognition of our staff.

Overall good!

(Permanent) Support Worker (Current Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 29 December 2021

Not all managers are supportive, less organized. Good environment work place. Sometimes stressful and challenging. Good professional development. Benefits better.

Pros

Benefits, unionized

Cons

Less organized

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Official response from Strive Living Society

26 September 2022

Thank you for leaving your comments. We hope that we can improve your experience with Strive in the near future.

Great Environment

Casual Worker (Former Employee) - North Vancouver, BC - 24 November 2021

Wonderful place to work! Helpful team members and great opportunities. Lots of shift availability for a casual employee as well. Overall good experience

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Official response from Strive Living Society

30 November 2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Strive. We’re glad you had a good experience with us! We’re sorry you’re no longer part of our team, but please contact us if you ever want to return. All the best!

Great place to work and learn

CYS Support Worker, CYS residence worker, Adult 1-1 worker (Former Employee) - Lower Mainland, BC - 18 June 2020

During my time with Strive I worked in the Children's Program as well as in the Adult 1-1 program. Both programs were very organized, supportive, team oriented and most importantly client focused. Management was professional and approachable. If you want to learn and grow your skills I highly recommend this company.

Pros

great team, great management, supportive, client focused, family centred

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience here and recommending Strive as a place to work. We try our best to keep the people we serve as the focus of our work.

stressful and fast-paced

Case Manager (Current Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 11 June 2020

generally a stressful position but pay is good. Expectations kept on adding (sometimes unreasonable considering the time we have). Job requires to be creative in problem solving skill. co-workers are amazing. management is not. Job is definitely secure but career advancement is a bit limited.

Pros

everyone is getting along. pays well

Cons

micromanaging and stressful

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

Thank you for your review. We’re sorry your experience at Strive isn’t more positive. We’re aware that the nature of the job can be “stressful and fast-paced” and we try to support our team members the best we can by offering flexibility, training, time off, and EAP. We encourage and welcome staff to reach out if additional support is needed.

Needs Improvement

Navigated employment and volunteer opportunities (Former Employee) - Burnaby, BC - 18 May 2020

Many workers just there for the pay check and could be quite neglectful or unmotivated with clients. High stress and burn out of workers causing tension, irritability and chaos.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We totally agree that improvement is needed as we never stop striving for perfection in quality service delivery. Feedback such as yours is helpful in letting us know where to focus more of our attention.

Always Adapting

Manager (Current Employee) - 4370 Dominion Street - 13 May 2020

Strive is always trying to adapt and better its services to benefit the clients and staff! Great benefits package and a friendly group of staff at head office.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

Thank you for your five star review! Yes, adapting and changing are essential to meet the needs of the people we serve and employ. We’re so happy you’re happy with the benefits and your coworkers. We’re glad to have you as part of the Strive team.

productive fun work place with table tennis

Child & Youth Support Worker (Former Employee) - Vancouver, BC - 11 March 2020

There were many transitions at work depend on the work site managers. It was very challenging to work with high risk youth It is good to have medical and dental extended benefits

Pros

many options to choose for work sites

Cons

high risk to get harmed

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

We really appreciate you taking the time to review your experience at Strive. We’re glad you had fun during your time here and we hope you’ll consider working for us again in the future.

Decent for a starter job in the field

Youth Support Worker (Former Employee) - Richmond, BC - 23 February 2020

This place was very wishy washy. Great experience to learn from. However it’s very hard to work in an environment and industry where u have a o care for Kids but your not allowed in anyway to care about them.

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Official response from Strive Living Society

16 November 2021

Thanks for your review. We’re a bit confused by the comment of not being allowed to care about the kids. We hope that everyone who works for Strive is caring and given an opportunity to show it. We apologize for any miscommunication, and we hope that you’ll give us another chance if you’re ever looking for work again.