Achieve together Employee Reviews

Luckily the manager that we have and the staff members are like family. However, the whole system of the company is a joke besides the s..t money they pay you compared to what they are making!

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Awlful company

Senior Support worker. (Former Employee) - Brighton & Hove, East Sussex - 6 December 2023

I got an instant transfer~ was brilliant when I first started but managers left and I was left to run a home with no experience as I was a senior. Nothing is stated in my contract that I have that responsibility. Totally unprofessional and no support at all from the company. RM should be coming into the service for regular audits and to see if staff are okay but they never happened and that’s when mistakes happen. I was expected to run this home without even a raise it’s a joke! I hope things improve not just for the pws but for the staff it ain’t fair to be treated like this.

Cons

Long hours

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Support Worker (Current Employee) - Clacton-on-Sea - 3 December 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Overall I have enjoyed working for Achieve Together, the People we support have been the best part , I have been able to do activities, arts and crafts, and so much more, getting out into the community. It will be hard to say goodbye What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The staff, for the most part, but rise above that and get on always works.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?I have found it to be a diverse and inclusive What is a typical day like for you at the company?A typical day would be to greet the people we support, if waking them with meds we would do this gently.Breakfast would be next then personal care. Then with the person we support, we would plan their day.

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Recruitment Consultant (Current Employee) - Remote - 29 November 2023

Ok place to work, remote so you are able to move round, good commission structure but must be willing to work hard to achieve it. The job is rewarding and the homes we provide staff for are all so lovely.

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I have only been a Manager here for a short time but from day one I was made to feel welcome by everyone in the home

Home Manager (Current Employee) - Epsom, Surrey - 29 November 2023

A typical day for me starts when I am greeted by staff on shift and the people we support, I like to spend some time chatting about the plans for the day. I was made to feel part of the team from the very start but also my role is respected. I have been very well supported by my manager who although is very busy themselves will always take a call or answer an email if I need any help of advice and if they can't help they will signpost me to where I need to go. The most enjoyable part of my job is being involved with the people we support and supporting them to be empowered and independent. I suppose the hardest part of my job is like anyone, there isn't always enough hours in the day.

Pros

A skilled and supportive team

Cons

None as yet

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Insights into Achieve together

Based on 309 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Fair pay for job
Sense of belonging
Trust in colleagues

Minimum wage

Night Support Worker (Current Employee) - Portsmouth - 28 November 2023

Little progression Friendly environment but very clique staff live together with management or are related so can feel unfairHeavy workload for the low rate of pay Able to study nvq Overtime available Flexible working hours for childcare

Cons

Minimum wage

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Was very sad and unsupportive by upper management

Support Worker (Former Employee) - South West - 27 November 2023

It was granted a very difficult job. However the overworking and stress was a lot and there wasn't much support for the team or the manager in the service. It was very sad leaving this place (people supported were so lovely) but had to be done to save my own mental/physical health. I just hope they improve and the individuals living there are being properly taken care of!

Pros

People who needed your support made it fun and worthwhile

Cons

No support, Long hours and crazy shifts.

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Passionate, rewarding but challenging

Home Manager (Current Employee) - Remote - 26 November 2023

Care is an extremely rewarding sector to work in. However, it comes with its challenges for sure, but it is how as a team you deal with them, and I feel extremely lucky to be part of a solid team in which other local services all work closely together to share experience and knowledge. Being part of such a large company there is always going to be hurdles but the company is improving all the time. There are some fantastic things in place such as 'employee rewards system, refer a friend schemes, and there is always some kind of recognition/awards going on throughout the year, with a wonderful network to share everyone's achievements and thanks across the whole company that all employees have access to via our company App.If you're not a passionate, caring natured person then this role would not be for you, but if you know someone looking for a rewarding, hands on job with plenty of progession opportunities then point them in our direction!

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Challenging but rewarding work environment

Support Worker (Former Employee) - South Elmsall and South Kirkby - 24 November 2023

The people we support and work colleagues in the individual homes make up for the higher management of the company, which often makes you feel like just another cog in the machine. But this is the care sector, we’re all used to that right?

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Good line manager and colleagues, poor company

Support Worker (Current Employee) - Cambridgeshire - 22 November 2023

Minimum wage, minimum benefits, hassle getting paid flat rate for the overtime you don’t even want. It’s convenient, talks a good game, step thru job

Pros

Free food, can be fun

Cons

Awkward hours, pestered to do overtime

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Individuals let down

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Wembdon, Somerset - 17 November 2023

Individuals being supported let down by policies based on money pinching and wanting cpc points before important requirements for individuals. Zero planning and very clicky

Pros

Working with individuals and helping them

Cons

Zero planning, organisation, staff support, induction training and poor back up by seniors etc

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Shocking

Practice lead (Current Employee) - Northampton, Northamptonshire - 12 November 2023

Achieve together have to be the worst care company i have ever worked for. Totally focused on profit at the detriment of the people who live at the homes. Management are run to the ground so are unable to give support to their teams. Will be leaving very soon

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Most frustrating company

N/A (Current Employee) - Leeds, West Yorkshire - 8 November 2023

Most frustrating company I've ever worked for. Constantly changing the goal posts, new documents being introduced without any roll out, poor leadership from the directors who all work from home in their ivory towers and have no clue what's going on in the real world

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Terribly run

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Westgate on Sea, Kent - 8 November 2023

When they took over the home things went downhill very fast. Money was suddenly gone and management no longer available. Long term policies changed for the worse and everything became more difficult.

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Care Support Worker (Current Employee) - Amlwch, Anglesey - 7 November 2023

Looking forward to working with my new colleagues at Axhieve Together and promoting positivity and enjoying new challenges . The people who worked there seemed very supportive and friendly

Pros

Flexible working

Cons

None as yet

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Ok if you don’t mind being treated like you don’t matter

CQC Registered Manager (Former Employee) - Eastbourne - 7 November 2023

Company has introduced so many different apps that are poor quality and make life so difficult. Higher management really don’t care about staff, they just care about money. Very little communication from above, poor pay, and goal posts moved almost daily. Don’t do it!

Pros

Non

Cons

Poor pay, lack of respect

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Not a great place to work

Management (Current Employee) - Southampton, Hampshire - 2 November 2023

Poorly paid, which results in staff being new to care and unexperienced. Too many Non-English speaking staff from totally different cultures. Run by incompetent's.

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Do not touch with a barge pole!!

Central Team (Former Employee) - Remote - 2 November 2023

The day to day staff you work with are nice and that creates a nice atmosphere. But you soon see people are not happy - senior management are awful, have no clue what everyone down the ladder is doing or how they feel. Middle management try to keep you happy but sadly have to deliver awful targets or news and when you challenge it or ask questions you are told you are being negative and they fully gas light you.If you ask too many questions or go to management with general concerns they will sack you. Simple as that. Team member spend their days worried for their jobs. You reach out to HR for help and you are told that as you worked there less than 2 years, you have no rights and they don’t have to follow process. Which technically is correct, but morally, do you want to work for such a cut throat organisation?When they sack you, they mess up your paperwork, your pay and they don’t even care.I’m unsure if they genuinely think this is the way to run a business and they’re just naïve, or whether they are so scared that people really have some good points and they don’t know how to handle them! So instead they just put people in a tiny little box and tell them they’re wrong.The amount of people that go off sick with stress is unreal.

Pros

The team around you at the same level.

Cons

Terrible work life balance. Don’t hit figures? Sacked.

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Productive and fun work place

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - 26 October 2023

A very good place to work and terrible at the same time some of the staff does not care about you and some of them are racist But the service users are good to work with And management is not good

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Good Place to Work

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Bromley, Greater London - 22 October 2023

Supportive management, supportive with accessing work place diplomas, regular supervision. Regular team meetings, staff are empowered and trusted to makes decisions, training is good.

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Awful

Support Worker (Current Employee) - Wirral - 21 October 2023

The management don't know their lefts from their rights. The pay is abysmal for the job we're expected to do. The only bonus of working here is the benefit you can make to people's lives.

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