Benefits & Salaries

Excellent Benefits and Competitive Salaries

FREE’s package of benefits is particularly strong:

• Full Medical Insurance with Medical Bridge Plan
• Dental Insurance
• Company paid Life Insurance & additional Voluntary Life Insurance
• Worker’s Compensation
• Voluntary Short-term Disability Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer discretionary match
• Company paid pension

Time Off:

• Two weeks vacation after one year of employment
• Vacation leave increases with each year of employment
• 9 paid holidays
• 10 paid sick days

Additional Benefits:

• Employee hiring bonus - $1300 REFERRAL BONUS for eligible current employees who help the agency hire qualified candidates
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Recognition Program for Employees
• Cell Phone Discounts
• Heating Oil Discounts
• Coastal Vision Eyewear Discount
• New York College Savings Program

Salaries – FREE continually evaluates its salaries based on available funding from the State of New York, our own fundraising and the competitive marketplace. Many of our employees have been working at FREE for 20 years or longer. We have many employees who began in entry-level positions and moved up to supervisory roles as they gained training and experience.

“What I have appreciated about working at FREE is the opportunity to improve my skills and advance my career. The organization is large enough to offer new positions all the time. There are training and education opportunities that have really helped me move forward.”

Lynda Foley