Pros
* Valuable experience working with children and families in vulnerable situations.
* Opportunity to develop crisis intervention, case management, and advocacy skills.
* Meaningful work that can be rewarding when clients make progress.
Cons
* High-stress work environment with consistently heavy demands.
* Expectations regarding availability can create challenges with maintaining work-life balance, often feeling as though staff are expected to be on call at all times.
* Unrealistic workload expectations and limited support for the volume of responsibilities assigned.
* Leadership can be inconsistent, and some supervisors foster a negative workplace culture that impacts morale and employee retention.