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Alternative Supports, Inc.

Hiring organization · Based in Tyngsboro, MA

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What the day-to-day looks like

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What stands out

  • Experienced nurses

    You would clock in at a 201-to-500-person nonprofit where staff describe the work as energizing and tied to a clear sense of purpose.

    As of 2025 · 2025-09-03Source 1: simplyhired.comSource 2: indeed.com

  • Moving here

    You would be based in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, at a nonprofit listed with 201 to 500 employees.

    As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

  • Experienced nurses

    You would be looking at about $26.50 an hour for support coordinator work, from two reported salaries.

    As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

  • New graduates

    You would see direct support professional pay averaging about $20.75 an hour across five reported salaries.

    As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

More about working here
  • Experienced nurses

    House manager and administrative assistant pay have been reported around $21.00 an hour, from one and two salaries.

    As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

  • Experienced nurses

    A two-review sample reports full pay satisfaction — thin, but that is the number on record.

    As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

Working conditions

Pay and benefits
Direct support professional average from 5 reported salaries

As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

Pay and benefits
Support coordinator average from 2 reported salaries

As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

Pay and benefits
House manager from 1 reported salary

As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

Pay and benefits
Administrative assistant average from 2 reported salaries

As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

Who they are

You would park in Tyngsboro and walk into Alternative Supports, Inc., a nonprofit listed at 201 to 500 employees.

  • Hiring days
More about Alternative Supports, Inc.

The jobs on the board are the community-support kind — direct support professional, support coordinator, house manager — not a med-surg assignment with a named EHR or a posted nurse-to-patient ratio. On a good day the work is the reason people stay: reviewers talk about feeling energized and knowing why they showed up. On a hard day the same reviews mention short staffing, thin communication, and a management score of 2.3 out of 5. Across seven reviews the place sits at 3.4 overall, with work-life and pay at 2.3 and advancement at 2.0. Pay reports cluster near $20.75 an hour for direct support professionals (five salaries) and about $26.50 for support coordinators (two salaries). Tyngsborough is a quiet Greater Lowell town about six miles from Lowell and 37 to 40 miles north of Boston, with Route 3 and the Lowell Line if you commute.

Staff describe a clear sense of purpose in the work.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Staffing and communication
A Support Coordinator described chronic understaffing and weak communication that they felt hurt care quality.

As of 2025-09-03Source: indeed.com

Management respect
Reviewer alleged an Assistant CEO repeatedly treated staff disrespectfully; management scores average 2.3/5.

As of 2025-09-03Source: indeed.com

Purpose and tasks
Aggregated likes include energizing work, a clear sense of purpose, and overall satisfaction.

As of 2025-09-03Source: indeed.com

More review themes
Belonging and appreciation
Improvement areas flagged were personal appreciation, trust in colleagues, and sense of belonging.

As of 2025-09-03Source: indeed.com

Ratings snapshot
Seven reviews average 3.4 overall; work-life and pay 2.3, advancement 2.0, culture 2.8.

As of 2025-09-03Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: simplyhired.com

Pay satisfaction sample
SimplyHired reports 100% pay satisfaction, but that figure rests on only two reviews.

As of 2025Source: simplyhired.com

What to weigh

A Support Coordinator described chronic understaffing and weak communication that they felt hurt care quality, and management scores average 2.3 out of 5.

As of 2025-09-03Source: indeed.com

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