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My biggest complaint was that we were not supplied materials for groups. I was inexperienced and there was no guidance for conducting groups. I worked second shift and rarely ever saw management. Always understaffed. They tried to fill in all the time with per diem employees who would not work a full shift so that left full timers working alone quite often. The building was filthy, peeling paint and wall paper, missing and stained ceiling tiles, most of the furnishings were broken. They did make some attempt to clean the place up. Would not recommend eating their food, I got sick and vomited a few times within an hour or so of eating dinner. Brought my own after. High staff turnover, management insensitive to employee needs. There tended to be conflict among staff that I would say was caused by overall lack of leadership by management and certain employees would overstep their bounds because no one was watching them. The other problem was that this field tends to attract those that are in recovery themselves and are not exactly healthy. There were quite often patients who were disruptive and probably should have been removed but clinical management overlooked it. It was unfortunate because a few ruined the treatment experience for others. Patients often arrived with nothing and the facility made no effort to help provide basics like soap, toothbrush and shampoo. I ended up digging into my own pocket to provide some of these things. The facility actually charged for use of washer and dryer. This place has a lot of problems and they never seem to learn from their mistakes.

Some of the employees at Conifer Park are wonderful and do really care about one another and the patients. However, most are nasty towards you as a staff member and many actually talk down to you, as if they are "better" than you (a few specific case managers). It is incredibly debilitating for your self confidence as you are trying to figure out your way in the field. They are extremely unhelpful and respond to you as if you're inadequate and below them in many ways. A select few case managers even talk to the patients this way, it is disgusting. Some of the managers there were not concerned about their staff or their patients. When asked for help, myself and my coworkers were continuously ignored until the situation escalated to a  psychical altercation leading to patients being kicked out of the program. There was several situations in which this could have been avoided if case managers and managers would listen to the TA's. TA's are treated as babysitters that do not know what they are talking about and are consistently talked down to. While I worked here I left crying frequently and dreaded going in each day. It was horrible. All aspects were horrible. There was absolutely no support, at all, when dealing with any situations and this made it extremely difficult to work.

Conifer park is by far one of the worst places I have seen. Management is very non understanding they don't have great leadership experience and the Director of operations puts relationships before her job. They are very dismissive they are very manipulative. If you are a person of color I do not recommend choosing this organization to work at. When it comes to communicating  They tend to use micro aggressions and their extremely dismissive. The clinical director is very inexperienced in that role leadership training needs to be given she has to learn how to speak to people treat people with respect and dignity. They do not handle crisis within the clinic appropritaly and they are micro managers. I do not recommend any person of color work for an organization like conifer park within the North country because they do not have the life experience to be able to work with different types of people that do not look like them. It is by far one of the most toxic working  Environment that I have ever been in. If you do choose to work for this organization be prepared for your mental health to be pushed to a different point of view. You will also not receive the training to be supported in the role in which you need.

I worked for Conifer Park for almost 2 years.  The team of employees that I worked with were amazing, and I think there are many staff members that truly do care about the patients and what they do there.  
Management, however, does not.  There have been many times when I would report to my manager about issues within my building that needed to be corrected, and they were never even addressed.  Myself, along with several other co-workers, had also asked to be supplied with updated education material because the materials we had been using were very outdated.  Although we were told we would receive newer issues, we never did.  
Certain members of management absolutely should not be in a position of authority and do not have the ability to conduct themselves as such.  There are times when individuals will be understaffed, and management will not provide any assistance to find coverage or assist the staff member.  

Also, advancement opportunities are far and few, and getting ahold of HR to advance yourself is a joke.  Also, it is important to document everything you hand to HR, because they have a tendency of losing the documents as well as lying as to when you are able to use paid time off and which kind of time you can use.

As a Tech on a unit you have be able to network with patients and different departments around the building in order to have a successful shift. Experience and timing is key because you need to be able multi task and adapt to any situation that may occur. You definitely learn a lot and can't make stuff up with the different situations. Management is poor because they have no control over any decision themselves because they're told what they can and not do. There is no culture, you run your unit based off your own skill and creatively, if you can't figure out what works for you then your out of luck. Female staff have it the worst with harassment. The hardest part of the job is seeking guidance for someone or something you have no control over because patience is key and a patient has no patience. The most enjoyable part of the job is clocking out of your shift knowing that it's over or watching another co - worker freak out over something because it wasn't communicated to them because they were put at risk. Seriously... the lack of communication and staff is just a joke at this point. Only the strong will survive at Conifer Park.

I currently work here, but I do not work with clients directly so I cannot speak to that. Conifer Park is very inclusive,  they do give you plenty of time off (planned or unplanned). I think the benefits are good in comparison to other facilities. My specific manager is great if any of us need help or have an emergency. The hours are great, they are empathetic to families which helps tremendously. They also do company wide pop ups or events to show staff appreciation which is nice. My one criticism would be the training. I wish they had a different training policy or system. My suggestion would be any new employee get two weeks training before even starting live. The first week being system training, learning the computers and how to navigate all the functions as a test. The second week, training specific to you role so by the time you’re with clients or going live, you will be comfortable and more confident in what you’re doing. Otherwise, I enjoy working here. 

I would have to say I am supported at my work. I have had health issues come up, life stuff come up and have been late several times and the people at my job have been more than understanding. Management got an uber for me when my car broke down. And never asked for a dime. I would like to see more opportunities for growth however this is really not a bad place to work. Management is great. I love the patients. They can be difficult at times however who isn't when they are first coming off substances? I did not really feel the love from coworkers from the start however I feel management has done an excellent job at weeding out the old school negative people. I have worked in this field for over 10 years i have seen a lot of crazy that I don't have to deal with here. Breaks can be hard to get as its qa busy place with sometimes limited staffing but over all I give it 4 starts. Comp and pay could be better but is mediocre. 

A typical day here for me revolved around coming in at 8 am and seeing work orders piled up and phone messages ignored while 2/3 of the guys who come in at 7 am dilly dally and screw around and just waste time gossiping. I learned working there that doing a good job and working hard results in getting more hard work dumped into your lap so the "Master tech" can blab to people and go suck up to upper management each chance they got. The workplace culture was a joke. Half the guys did 90% while the other half either ignored work or lacked the basic skills to do maintenance work. The hardest part of the job is dealing with incompetent staff and clueless management who have no idea what is going on most of the time. The most enjoyable part is that after 90 days you get into the union and then you can barely do any work and not get in trouble or get fired as long as you don't do something really stupid.

Started here to gain experience in the field. Not a place to make a career. Poor management support. Management not interested in what is best for patients as well as the safety of staff. Verbal and emotional abuse from patient to staff seems to be tolerated. Medical attention is not seen as a priority as well as the importance of taking care of mental health wellness. Rules and structure are not the same within the various units. Case managers and TA's are over worked and seen as just a number as well as not having enough staff in the building, especially on weekends.
Absolutely love that I can help patients work through their addiction, and encourage them to see their worth and want to get clean and remain sober. Such a rewarding field. Good days are great and bad days are horrible. I come into work with a smile on my face to encourage the patients to remain positive in a bad situation.

Lack of communication between counselors and technician staff wasn't always clear. Nursing and kitchen could be a bit  discriminatory towards patients. Sometimes nursing staff wouldn't show up, making it difficult for staff to successfully discharge patients. 
I felt their was a lack of qualifications/level of experience needed for the position I held. However, I did find myself growing as an individual. 
There was often disgruntlements between kitchen staff and patients as well as other staff which would cause outbursts. 
The facility lacked the proper knowledge to handle COVID efficiently. This misinformation would offset patients. 
Understaffing caused staff to mandated quite often. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Outpatient therapist 43 salaries reported	$29.10 per hour
Registered nurse 61 salaries reported	$38.73 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 44 salaries reported	$28.72 per hour
Secretary 27 salaries reported	$19.16 per hour
Security guard 25 salaries reported	$18.86 per hour

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