Pros
A lot of these reviews discuss “low pay”. The pay is in line with the field and better in most cases. It’s social work, the pay is the pay. The benefits are great in this day and age. Raises are offered frequently and good performance warrants rapid promotion. It might not seem good to those that haven’t had any other jobs. But I can tell you, the benefits are great. The job is easy if you can appropriately communicate with the kids and set some sensible boundaries. I have seen a lot of staff come through with little to no communication skills and they have a hard time interacting with the kids. These kids are smart.
Cons
The field is challenging. There’s no getting around it. The job isn’t for everyone. The main points of stress come from co workers that are lazy and don’t “get it” and don’t buy in to being part of the team. Statewide changes to the way records and data are collected are adding to hurdles that make the human service industry more difficult.