Pros
There is so much support from director supervisors and peers. The program I am in is extremely supportive of each other and truly compassionate for the work we do to support our families.
Cons
You don’t get into this field to make money, but you do expect to be paid enough to make ends meet. Unfortunately, this is not the case if you are in a position that directly provides services to clients. In a lot of situations the population we are assisting is making more money than us without holding a position that requires a college degree and without needing to cover the cost of health care and college debts. We have lost money in our pay the past two years due to increase in tax deductions. There is no room to move up at a bachelors level and no way to financially support career growth at this pay grade. There are no programs offered to financially assist with career growth through this company. There are high turnover rates in the most demanding lowest paid positions and we are required to take on this extra work with the only incentive being we don’t want to see our clients negatively impacted. Open positions are not posted in a timely matter we have gone a year without filling open positions because of this.