Pays less than living wage in Asheville NC for a job that can be incredibly mentally and physically taxing at times. They are the lowest paying ABA establishment in the area, as a result many employees only stay a few months to become trained and then transfer to a higher paying company. This results in understaffing and patients having different RBTs frequently which is not good for their progress. In addition to this, it is rare to be given a break, because they are not legally mandated in North Carolina Hopebridge will not require employees to get any break. When there are extra staff members it is possible to get breaks but this is rare.
There is a limiting attendance policy which is unfair for the amount of times you will get sick especially if you have not worked with kids before. They do not accept doctor's notes to remove points, even if you have a documented illness for every absence you will still be immediately terminated at 9 points and there is no way to avoid this.
We do not go by the same weather closing schedule as schools or daycares, in fact, it isn't even up to center management to close during inclement weather. It is up to regional management (who does not live here) to decide on inclement weather closings and they almost never do. You will be given attendance points for not coming in to work even if it is incredibly dangerous to do so. Reminder that 9 points in six months will result in immediate termination even though we are already understaffed.