Jumpstart Reviews

Two massive layoffs in 2 years and constantly shifting priorities, duties, staff, and supervisors make for a very stressful work environment. Each year the funding is less and less. Every 9 months, employees have to wonder if their position/site will be funded for the next year. Supervisors either dodge working at all or control all information to give themselves a sense of importance and job security. This is not that way organizations should be run.

The Site Manager position is the programmatic position most responsible for supporting day-to-day implementation of the Jumpstart program, but it requires an unrealistically wide breadth of work with often inadequate technical support from Jumpstart; pay was not aligned with amount of work, was not adjusted based on cost of living, and is inconsistent across sites; inconsistency in terms of prioritizing/supporting Site Managers with professional development; lack of diversity (majority of staff in management positions are white cis-women) and occasional culturally insensitive marketing (internally and externally) despite the majority of targeted population being POC