Making a difference in vulnerable communities, friendly coworkers and people who care about the mission of the organization
Activities for workers, great learning experience
Cons
No pay increases
limited use of PTO time
No overtime pay
Great colleagues, amazing mission, and you make a difference in people's lives.
Cons
Board members involve themselves too much in case manager's jobs and roles. This hinders a case manager's ability to provide equitable care to refugee and asylee clients. It gets to a point where some refugees are prioritized over others who don't have as many resources or community members to support.
If you like helping people, you'll love working here. People come here because they want to be a part of the American dream (or whatever's left of it!). And you are the gatekeeper, as well as their guide. Your co-workers are like-minded caring and hardworking people, who are always ready to lend you a helping hand.
Cons
Sometimes the work piles up and, because you depend on the reliability of your clients, it is sometimes difficult to complete their cases -- and, of course, they blame you, not their own inability to, say, bring you their divorce certificate you told them to get months ago. If you're not a multi-tasker and good time manager, this job is not for you.