Pros
Full Time Counselors work closely as a team, which provides great opportunities to learn and grow in the profession. Benefits are great, with plenty of time off to help offset the demanding schedule and, at times, draining work. Meaningful, important work, to support clients in getting their lives back.
Cons
Mandatory overnight shifts for counselors are difficult. Policies are one-size-fits-all across the many different programs, and as such don't always reflect the realities faced by counselors. There is a bit of a bottleneck organizationally, which causes a disconnect between line staff and central office. To the organizations credit this is because counselor jobs have always been protected, with admin jobs the first to be cut, however this has had some negative consequences.