Syntero recently participated in a survey and focus group from Mental Health America of Ohio in an effort to identify organization strengths and weaknesses and increase employee retention and overall job satisfaction. Syntero employees reported the following motivational factors presented by the agency:

• Positive workplace culture
• Supportive supervisors and leadership staff
• Supportive colleagues
• Autonomy and trust
• Opportunities to grow professionally
• Being a part of an organization that values ideas
• Feeling cared for throughout the pandemic

This spring, Syntero began a collaborative partnership with Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) to provide virtual workshops for OHVA parents and caregivers that focus on fostering resiliency and developing coping and self-regulation strategies for students. OHVA is a full-time online public school for K–12 students that serves more than 22,000 students annually. The partnership significantly increases Syntero’s reach and impact on the lives of youth and families throughout the State of Ohio, as Syntero will provide virtual workshops throughout the 2021-22 school year. In addition to the OHVA workshops, Syntero’s Masters level, licensed school-based clinicians provide workshops for parents and caregivers of students in 111 schools in Franklin, Delaware and Morrow Counties.

Syntero has been named a Top Workplace in the Central Ohio region by Columbus CEO! Syntero was the top ranked nonprofit organization and third highest ranked mid-size organization to receive the honor. The prestigious recognition is bestowed upon workplaces based on the results of a survey from Columbus CEO and Energage, an employee engagement platform. The survey focuses on employee satisfaction levels and work culture. Syntero also received a special “Management” acknowledgement for “standout scores for employee responses to specific survey statements” regarding the agency’s leadership.

In addition to this award, Syntero was named a regional Top Workplace by Columbus CEO in 2020 and 2018 and was also recognized as a Top Workplace in the nation out of more than 1,100 employers in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam earlier this year.