Pressley Ridge reviews about "training"

Can be very stressful and challenging

Little to no training - you just get thrown into the fire. No substitute teachers if main teacher calls off - the other classrooms staff and aides have to cover.

overworked stressful NO ADVANCMENT-YOU WILL BE STUCK THERE, NO ONE UP TOP IS LEAVING poor pay, been with the agency for awhile-making less than new hires cant advance with anything without masters

Poor leadership at director and executive director levels, mixed messages about expectations, lack of transparency, compensation well below industry standards, top-down command-and-control leadership approaches that are presented as "helping" staff, no autonomy surrounding scheduling or case load management, high pressure and focus on meeting productivity standards which are not based on industry standard measures - overwhelming, burnout and turnover high, morale low, always cutting corners that sacrifice quality care, poor reputation in the community both organizationally and specifically directors, tattling among support staff is encouraged, lots of passive aggression, manipulation and enmeshment within directorships, no supervision for licensure, rigid adherence to outdated, silly policies, capricious decision-making with no effort given to collaborating with supervisors or direct care staff.

Management- lots of turn over and little training, told “look at packet” when asked a question- trained myself. Director unreachable, favoritism is HIGH. Will express it’s a safe place to express your concerns, and you will be turned on and thrown under the bus. Does not follow their own policies- they are not sure what their policies are. Set unrealistic expectations and reprimanding you for not achieving them- have case load of 40 clients and see them weekly Unethical practices, such as backdating, predating, and presigning clinical documents are typical, supported and expected. EXTREMELY toxic atmosphere if you do not follow through with unethical practices.

Supervision is lacking in the sense that you are more updating your supervisor on your case load rather then getting any real substance from the meeting. Where a supervisor may have dropped the ball on a responsibility the blame is often pushed onto those below them. Communication from upper management and supervisors to the worker bees is extremely lacking. There is no job training. You are thrown into the job with a manual and often asked to refer to your manual or ask colleges when needing assistance . This could be due to a lack of training of supervisors as well. Support from supervisors and upper management is lacking. No training on how to use car seats or proper baby/child transportation. Many individuals have never held a child prior to this job far yet installed a car seat.

Terrible communication between team, team leaders, and supervisors. Breaks required by law are rarely given, resulting in you working 16 straight hours. Little to no sleep during residential (overnight) shifts. ZERO training on procedures (paper work, case notes, transporting youth, etc). Schedule can permanently change without your authorization or notification. The sales pitch by staff made the job seem better than what it really is. Understaffed, little support from MTCs (supervisors), inconsistency with adherence to policy and procedure, and the clients (troubled teenagers) are there not to work on bettering themselves but solely because of a court order and agreed to terms so they don't go to higher level detentions.

My time at Pressley Ridge was fairly toxic. I worked in residential. The employees and management struggled to see eye-to-eye and the tension was palpable at times. I'm grateful I got out when I did.