Pros
You get a lot of exposure to working with individuals with trauma backgrounds (namely sexual assault, domestic violence, childhood trauma, co-occurring diagnosis). Co-workers can be really supportive. Salary seems negotiable and as a full time employee you can get medical/dental insurance for a comparable price monthly. As a new employee you get about 2 - 3 weeks of paid vacation that needs to be accrued throughout the year and depending in which department you work in, you get major holidays off or have flex holidays made available to you.
Cons
The whole organization is extremely burnt out, so instead of supportive and compassionate leadership, we receive constant threats to job security by constant scrutinizing of our job performance (ie. are we seeing enough clients throughout the week to match funding goals without support or marketing help to get more people in through the door), passive-aggressive comments, and no opportunity for growth. I don’t feel valued, trusted, or respected by higher management. There is an expectation that you need to put your clients before your mental, emotional, and physical well being and if you are not willing to do that, then you are not seen as a competent employee. There is also no emphasis placed on being anti-oppressive and multi culturally oriented in terms of working with other staff or directly with clients.