7 Reviews
Rating Distribution
Rewarding but demanding social work role
Role covers phone calls, family consultations, meetings, and community services across several Title 1 schools in south DeKalb County. Caseload spans multiple campuses.
thumb_up Pros
- Meaningful work with families
- Community-based role
thumb_down Cons
- Coverage spread across multiple schools
Good schedule, tough classroom behaviors
Weekends, holidays, and summers off are a major plus, but dealing with unruly and disrespectful students on the route is a daily challenge.
thumb_up Pros
- Weekends/holidays/summers off
thumb_down Cons
- Unruly student behavior on routes
Hostile environment under poor leadership
Student diversity made the work rewarding, but leadership was described as unfair and the overall environment as hostile.
thumb_up Pros
- Diverse student population
thumb_down Cons
- Poor, unfair leadership
- Hostile work environment
Pay doesn't match job demands
Driving a special needs route requires more skill and patience than the district is willing to compensate for.
thumb_up Pros
- Meaningful work with special needs students
thumb_down Cons
- Pay too low for job demands
Low pay, chaotic classrooms, absent leadership
Reviewer cited low compensation, out-of-control classrooms, and a near-total lack of effective school leadership.
thumb_down Cons
- Low pay
- Classroom management issues
- Ineffective leadership
Entrenched top-down management
Described an entrenched, top-down management style and general organizational disorganization at the school-nutrition level.
thumb_down Cons
- Top-down management style
- Organizational disorganization
Toxic leadership structure
Reviewer described a toxic leadership structure creating ongoing workplace dysfunction in central office HR.
thumb_down Cons
- Toxic leadership structure
- Workplace dysfunction