Pros
Rewarding working with kids and making a positive change in their lives in a safe environment Pretty good benefits Friendly coworkers
Kontras
Originally took the job even though it pays less due to them stressing in the initial interview how much they value work life balance. In my time being here however I have not found that to be the case. I have consistently worked long hours including whole weeks of 12 hour shifts. I'm often expected to take my work home with me as well as work on weekends with no increase to compensation. There is minor favoritism with senior Therapist having a smaller case load and being able to leave work early but newer Therapist being overloaded with work. In my time there I think I was only able to leave early maybe 3 times. Most nights I'm there for 2 hours past my shift. Worker retention is terrible and we are short staffed. There doesn't appear to be any real attempt to remedy this. Therapist are expected to handle too many tasks for the limited amount of time we have. The kids are sweet if a bit frustrating at times but many parents expect you to just "fix" there kid with no work on their part. Upper management and HR are pretty much non-existent and ignored issues brought up by supervisors and employees. They messed up my benefits for months before resolving the issue. Documentation is a mess and you will often get contradictory corrections on notes. Feels like the company values maximizing profit more than client outcomes.