I started working here during COVID and I feel like they were very prepared and took everything very seriously. Each group home I worked at had a lot of cleaning material and masks to make sure everyone was prepared. They gave a couple bonuses too which I really appreciated in the tough times and they let you cash out your PTO so that can be like a whole extra check.
My family member receives services from SCFU and loves them. The main thing to remember with this or any agency providing services for the developmentally disabled is the process takes time. Be patient, persistent and clear on what you or your loved one needs.
Stay FAR away from the organization. They crook the books, cheat, steal, lie, and are unethical. The CIO (Christopher Maass) embezzled 180K and the CEO (Jessica Zufall-Guberman) preforms gross nepotism
I highly recommend people to reconsider applying to this company. This is a Non-Profit organization, they don't have a union. They do not care for the workers, they don't give recognition or appraisal for hard work. Even if you work there over 5 years they will terminate you like you never worked for them ( also terminates over the phone). Once you have a complaint NO one will be there for you and after you complain, they target you to get rid of you. After Terminating you, THEY WON'T APPROVE YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT. Once again please for your time DON'T WASTE your skills or CERTIFICATIONS on this COMPANY!!
If you are looking for somewhere you can grow i would definitely recommend SCFU. There are managers here who started as a DSP and I really like that. They do a lot to show that they appreciate their employees. I ve gotten two raises so far this year!!!
My wife had an accident with one of their drivers, the driver was very careless with all the passengers in her vehicle. It does not look like this company cares about who is driving the passengers since I tried to reach out them to give them a notice but I have never got a call back from anyone.
I've been with Special Citizens for almost 14 years.
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