Good First Job - Family Preservation Therapist KVC Health Systems Employee Review

3.0
Mar 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Flexible scheduling - Great coworkers - Technology (software made by the company for record keeping and documentation) - Great values and culture - Opportunity to make a difference - Great benefits and pay (compared to other social service agencies)

Cons

- Being overworked and underpaid (which is a reality in this field regardless of company) - Long hours with lots of driving involved (and they don’t always reimburse for mileage depending on budget) - Undervalued staff (especially if you’re in family preservation) - Inadequate middle management choices (my reason for leaving)

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KVC Health Systems Response
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Thank you for your very thoughtful review. KVC is proud to offer many wonderful benefits, as you pointed out. While social work is a heart-centered career, not a dollar-centric career, KVC salaries are on the more generous side of the industry average. To clarify though, KVC always reimburses our employees, regardless of budgetary constraints, as long as those requests for reimbursement are made within 60 days of the event, as clearly stated in our policies. With regard to promotions, it is understandably challenging to process when one person is selected over another for promotion, when both applicants have differing strengths and areas for growth. Co-workers rarely have all the available information on which such decisions are made. At KVC, we value all our hard-working employees for the difficult and vital work they do helping families. Each team celebrates triumphs in different, often creative ways. Perhaps you would be interested in the many ways the KVC Communications team helps spread the word about the amazing work our Family Preservation teams are doing specifically. KVC produces numerous blog articles on the subject of keeping families safely together, which are shared through social media, email and on our website here [https://kansas.kvc.org/category/keeping-families-safely-together/]. Our most recent article, in fact, details the many ways the Family First Act will positively affect the nation’s Family Preservation efforts. You can access that article here. [https://www.kvc.org/blog/the-family-first-act-and-help-thousands-of-children/]

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Culture has transformed dramatically from toxic to accountable, clear, and kind over a decade Strong leadership development (Gallup, Dare to Lead frameworks) Weekly 1:1 supervision means employees know their supervisors well Real internal mobility entry level to director is achievable based on work ethic Mission-driven workforce, people genuinely care about the kids and families they serve High retention most people want to stay and grow within, even when their current role isn't ideal, they will move positions to stay Respectful, psychologically safe environment all opinions welcome Excellent medical/dental/vision benefits; decent 403b match Positive social environment with systems that naturally filter out toxic behavior over time Competitive pay within the nonprofit/mental health sector

Cons

Pay is significantly below for-profit market rates. nonprofit pay scale is a real tradeoff Director role is highly unstructured can feel chaotic, especially in 24/7 locations requiring after-hours work Toxic employees can linger too long the kindness and grace extended to everyone delays removal Some employees stay in roles that aren't a good long-term fit simply because they love the culture Heavy meeting load at director level can crowd out focused, strategic work

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