Last month, CEO Carey Harris and Marketing and Communications Director Maria Polinsky attended the Best Places to Work celebration at PNC Park hosted by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
This is the third time that our staff has earned Literacy Pittsburgh a Best Place to Work designation! Staff complete a survey about organizational culture and working environment. While we are proud of this honor, the Best Places to Work Survey is a valuable tool for benchmarking our strengths and identifying areas for improvement year over year.
Our staff members are inspired by the work we do and take pride in being part of our team. They feel that people treat each other with respect, and they understand how their job helps Literacy Pittsburgh (and our students) achieve success.
Staff expressed a desire for more opportunities for advancement and promotion, while compensation and benefits remain among our lowest scores. Staff also indicate a desire to be more involved in decisions that affect their work.
At our last staff meeting we brainstormed ways to create opportunities to grow professionally and contribute to decision-making. In the coming months, we will seek to incorporate some of these ideas.
This past summer, in response to previous survey findings, we rolled out professional development plans for all staff with a variety of opportunities for learning.
This honor belongs to our amazing staff members who make Literacy Pittsburgh a Best Place to Work!
Literacy Pittsburgh (formerly Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council) helps create better lives through learning. Recognized as a national leader in adult and family literacy, Literacy Pittsburgh is the largest provider of adult basic education in Allegheny and Beaver Counties. Last year, Literacy Pittsburgh helped more than 4,000 individuals acquire the skills needed to reach their fullest potential in life and participate productively in their communities. Literacy Pittsburgh provides free, personalized instruction in workforce readiness, high school diploma test preparation, digital literacy, English language learning, math, reading, and family literacy through one-to-one and small class instruction. Founded in 1982, it serves local adults through numerous neighborhood locations and its Downtown Pittsburgh Learning Center.
