A Step Up Academy reviews

The admin (or "Senior Team" as they call themselves) are AWFUL!!! They are nice to your face, but talk big smack about you behind your back. They constantly increase your workload without consulting you, and if you raise concerns about it, you're basically told to suck it up and deal with it. At one point, I was basically working nonstop for 7.5 hours out of the 8 I was scheduled. I barely had time to eat my lunch some days because they kept increasing my workload. I'll never forget how they treated my one coworker. She would come up with new ideas and activities for the kids and advocate for what she thought was best for them. What did that get her? Bullying from the admin. I can't help but to conclude it was because they were 1) jealous they didn't think of it or 2) didn't like that what they were doing was being "challenged." They were always understaffed when I was there, leading to a lot of burnout among staff. That is probably my biggest annoyance: the lack of care for their employees. We are given (essentially) one PTO day a month for the 11 months we work a year. Did you get COVID? Did a kid give you a concussion? Better think twice about taking a day off, because it'll come out of your PTO. Awful awful AWFUL place to work!!! They're only in it for the social media clout. go to a school that actually cares about the kids!

The bad things about this place are doozies! Some kids were aggressive, leaving staff in unsafe, almost life-threatening, situations, often on your own. Some co-workers were very difficult to deal with personality wise and ESPECIALLY the senior team. They are VERY nitpicky and will look for EVERY excuse to get rid of you. They are not on your side AT ALL. Beware of the wolves in sheep's clothing here. You will be micromanaged, feel unsupported, and especially unhappy coming to work, which is not good when working with kids, they can and will pick up on that. I am not wasting my time asking anyone for a reference from here and looking forward to be able to take this very bad experience off my CV. I would have much rather have been in jail than waste the time I have spent working here. There are also no real opportunities for growth or advancement either at this place. I am not the first person they screwed over this year either- many good co-workers from this place were unfairly treated, let go, or quit for similar situations that I was in. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY HERE! MAYBE this place is better if you are someone they've decided to play a favorite towards. If you are a current or former employee, I feel extremely sorry for you and you have my pity. YOUR EMPLOYEES AND YOUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER!! Please beware and RUN FAR AWAY from this school.