Instructor - Instructor FirstSteps for Kids Employee Review

3.0
Jun 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You interact with other instructors who love their job and want to progress in the field; Training is intensive, which clinically prepares you for starting out in the field; The scheduling team is amazing and really does work with you (especially if you are an instructor that is willing to work with them); Some directors are amazing and their job and continuously assist you professionally and emotionally; Great communication within the office and between staff; Lots of opportunity for upward mobility

Cons

Some directors are not great at their job and do the bare minimum; Very difficult to follow through and be good at your job when you are not receiving support on all sides; When starting this job, you will most likely not be working full time and you are not told that there will be holes in your schedule where you are not assigned to a client (if you stick it out past the first 6 months, this gets way better); You do not receive the evaluations that you are promised, which makes it difficult to argue for a raise

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Pros

Wonderful clinical support from industry leaders. Fellow BCBAs and mid levels are collaborative and supportive

Cons

Lower end of pay scale

3.0
Nov 14, 2025
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CEO approval
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Pros

Training staff-very compassionate trainer, always provides consistent support and knowledge. Leads (most of them) are the backbone of the company, one of the leads is absolutely excellent and goes out of her way consistently to support and offer direction/advice etc. -Bcba’s that have been there for a while are great advocates and helpful

Cons

SCHEDULING. So many people leave due to consistent issues with the scheduler. Lack of communication with schedule changes, pushing cover sessions on instructors who aren’t comfortable working with kids, unprofessional communication, forgets to schedule breaks and lunches, wrong locations tagged on sessions etc. Although moving up levels is easily attainable, the pay rate is low for expectations. -kids come in sick and aren’t sent home -parking pass required but isn’t factored into the schedule unless you request it

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