Vantaggi
great teachers, interesting students, lots of autonomy, beautiful campus a good job for those who truly love kids with special needs, can tolerate managerial whims and eccentricities, and never want to be bored
Svantaggi
Staff is expected to be with students 38 hours per week or more, 205 days per year, leaving no time for planning, preparation, and paperwork. You are paid for 40 hours per week, but need at least 50 to do the minimum work expected. Upper management seldom recognizes the hard work of their employees, but instead micromanages about trivial matters. Staff input is seldom welcomed or valued. Consequences for those who fail to conform to managerial expectations can be severe. It is a stressful place to work as one always feels one can never do a satisfactory job in the eyes of the executive director and his protegees. Financial remuneration is based in part on your perceived "overall value" to the program, leaving room for gross inequities in salary.