Pros
Youth villages has an excellent mission statement. The means by which they attempt to accomplish these ideas is illogical and entirely flawed. As a residential councilor I was assaulted at least once a shift. Punched, kicked, stabbed, visously bitten, urinated on, spit on, you name it, it happened. The clients have little to no consequences for their actions. I have witnessed numerous staff taken away bg ambulance. This is quite possiby the most unsafe, hositle environment to work in. Staff do not receive breaks and the pay is small for the risk you must take with these extremely violent individuals. I write all of this in pros as a warning to you all. This is a money making scene run by a bunch of monkies in suits. There is no organization and kids receive little to no treatment. Their orientation is propaganda that attempts to get you to believe that what they are doing is therapy. It's not. They teach buzz words to developmentally delayed and traumatized children. It's a holding cell with no therapeutic value.
Cons
Everything about this place is a con. It's unsafe, they pay poorly with unfair benefits packages. They value their employees little. They will lie to you every chance they get. Just run. Run as fast as you can.