Pros
Staff is supportive (NOT the BCBAs) there is always an RBT who is willing to assist and help. They pay for your certification. It's a good starting point. The environment is often fun.
Cons
The pay doesn't equal to everything you do. Even with their "rise program" you still do not make more than 20.00 an hour as the highest level, while other clinics are starting people off at 20.00 plus (a few of THEIR clinics start people at a higher rate as well, which is incredibly unfair to people who have been at other locations for 2+ years). After you hit your highest level, there's no room for increase anymore but yearly. The bcbas are barely in the clinic. They barely pay attention when they are and the programs are never kept up with. Some programs are in the intervention phase for MONTHS when clients are scoring 100% on that skill. Programs are no longer her updated. The same targets remain for months even though they are beyond mastered. LBS' are doing the majority of the supervision and aren't familiar with the clients like the bcbas are. There's little to no support when new clients start now. The HR department is an utter joke and oversteps boundaries. The ceo does not take care of the staff as he claims to. The mental health days you have to plan In advance and lose pay for are a joke. There are ZERO health protocols in place, that are actually followed, when a child is sick. 100 degree temps are accepted to keep in clinic because it's not above 100. Then staff gets sick and we are forced to take pto, making it very hard to build it up. There are rarely breaks offered because sessions are back to back. There is no scheduled time to do session notes, and you often have a client that mouths or engages in behaviors. You're told to do then at the last 15 minutes of your session but it's generally not safe to not be watching and engaging with your client so you're stuck doing them at home. You can bill for them, but who wants to bring work home for the level of pay they give you. In my opinion, they really need to stop saying "take care of the clients, take care of the staff, and the rest will take care of itself" because they stopped caring about both and just the $$$$$