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Trillium Family Services

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low pay - Skills Trainer Trillium Family Services Employee Review

2.0
Dec 4, 2014
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Pros

The kids are great to work with. Generally people who work here are not looking to get rich, they are looking to make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents. Trillium has a wonderful trauma informed culture with great values. It has an atmosphere of hope and healing and is working hard on becoming sanctuary certified. Trillium family services is doing a great job practicing the latest evidence-based treatments and philosophies of care. I've never had such good supervisors at any other job. The staff here a special set of people.

Cons

If you are a recent graduate you will not be able to afford to survive on the pay they offer you as a skills trainer. You will not be able to make rent, student loan payments and afford to feed and clothe yourself. You cannot support a family on this wage. If you have 1 child the pay is not a living wage and you will be below the poverty line and will qualify for welfare benefits. The required annual income for survival for just 1 adult and 1 child in Benton County is $39,848. Many staff get badly injured from working here and they need to be getting paid more for the sacrifice.

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5.0
Oct 10, 2025
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Pros

Flexibility Independence Supportive team School based work is tough but rewarding Exposure to a wide variety of different clinical situations Access to a ton of resources Collaborations with a lot of different community supports/agencies Great healthcare

Cons

It's agency work, so despite being independent as a school-based therapist there are sometimes extra trainings or paperwork expectations that we have to do for insurance or accreditation requirements. You also have to speak up to make your voice heard if you have a thought/issue, but there are good people who do listen. They're trauma informed in relation to not only the clients, but the organization as a whole and try to leave pathways for information and communication to travel effectively.

1.0
Jul 20, 2026
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Pros

There really weren’t many. I met some people involved in the same field of study as me.

Cons

Unsafe conditions for both staff and residents. The wage offered was insulting compared to the work we were asked to do (basically performing caretaker duties for suicidal and homicidal teens). My training was cut short due to a scheduling mishap and when I asked if I’d receive makeup training sessions I was told, “You’ll be fine” (I was NOT “fine,” nor were the children under my care).

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