Wayside Youth & Family Support Network named 2023 TopWorkplaces in Nonprofits & Culture
We are thrilled to announce that Wayside has won three Top Workplace awards from Energage!
Our annual Staff Satisfaction Survey has earned us the Top Workplace award in three categories:
- Top Workplace – Nonprofit Organizations
- Top Workplace Culture – Purpose & Values
- Top Workplace Culture – Innovation
Energage benchmarks our scores against other agencies like ours to determine which agencies are considered Top Workplaces. We are proud to be recognized for our commitment for creating a positive and innovative workplace culture that is aligned with our mission and values.
The areas in which we scored well above the benchmark include:
• 94th percentile in “My benefits package is good compared to others in this industry”
• 93rd percentile in “I would highly recommend working at Wayside”
• 93% agree “My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful”
• 93% agree “Wayside operates by strong values”
• 87% agree “New ideas are encouraged at Wayside”
“This is a long standing commitment we have had for our employees and rest assured that it will continue,” said Sara McCabe, Wayside President & CEO. “We can celebrate these positive scores and also stay focused on making Wayside an even better workplace for all.”
About Wayside
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network provides a wide variety of mental health counseling and family support services to children, young adults and families in Massachusetts.
Values
Strength
Wayside believes in a strength-based approach, focusing on affirmative and inspirational strategies that promote sustainable change. Wayside honors the power of families, as they possess a wealth of knowledge and strength and are key drivers in the change process.
Hope
We believe in the power of hope as a central factor in providing the motivational resources necessary for change. Shared hope for a positive future is the underpinning of all that we do. Our staff tenaciously “do what it takes” to help our clients and families fulfill their hopes for the future. Positive expectations promote psychological and physical well-being. Our staff focus on developing hope-inspiring strategies that mobilize internal and external resources for sustaining healthy change.
Resiliency
We firmly believe all people have the inherent ability to rebound, learn and grow from life’s difficult experiences, and we are supportive partners with people as they engage in the process of personal change. We join with them to build the resilience that will see them through adversity.
