nursing assistant

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Oak Grove Center

Staff were worse than the kids. Therapists and staff start rumors when they're bored or feel threaten by their own insecurities because you are well liked by residents and other non-problematic staff. If you want high school drama and looking for attention from male workers, this is the job for you. Staff love new FEMALE employees and they will try to add you on social media within days of working there. If the kids like and respect you, be prepare to hear from higher management about how you must have "poor boundaries" and are "unprofessional" while most of the higher staff (mostly Dorm A-female dorm) are the main unprofessional ones talking about other employees and even the residents right in front of other residents. If you're a 24 years old or older and mature enough not to mingle with co workers than by all means, apply. 

One more thing, EVERYONE knows EVERYONE there so don't try to reach for help when needed because they will act like they are all for you but they are not and those who should be fired for unjust actions and behaviors will be there until Oak Grove shuts down.

Sad miserable place. No one seems happy here. Literally, almost everyone has a second job because pay sucks. Management doesn't care about you; you're easily replaced. Turnover is high. People who have worked here for a long time still make crumbs and have no other options. Its tragic. If you work in a residential or at a school, get ready for kids to be aggressive, and you have to protect yourself. Every day is a story of someone getting hit, spit on, sucker punched, kicked, etc. Kids cry about being there and try to run away, pretty much daily and you have to stop them. I'd run to if I lived here. Even management walks around miserable like this, where they come to collect a paycheck, do the bare minimum, ride out their time, and die.  If you can, go anywhere else, even fast food will pay you more and expect less.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The patients are pretty wonderful to be honest.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The fact that literally the entire staff is counting on you to quit. No one has any ammount of faith in the company or workplace.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unreasonable. There's a sense that everyone quits and everyone who remains has been completely defeated.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Half the staff has called out, you now have 15 patients to yourself, and God forbid you cannot manage it. This is logically an unreasonable situation when the majority of patients require extensive assistance, but somehow it's your fault for showing up and trying.

I remained with Oak Grove for 23 years because I believed in their dedication to the children, families and communities they served.  Every day was exciting, knowing that I could make a difference in the quality of someone's life.  
The hardest part of the job is maintaining a boundary between your personal life and your work.  If there is a problem at home, you need to leave it at home.  By the same token, you need to not take the things that happen at work personally. 
The most enjoyable part of the job is when you teach or explain something to a resident and you see the light bulb go on. They finally get it.

It was a blast to work at Oak Grove, I enjoyed the long hours and completely different days with these kids. It is so hard to not get attached to these children and seeing them improve in absolutely any way was the best gift you could ever receive. I was with these kids 40+ hours a week and I enjoyed every bit of it, even the tough parts. Working with special needs in this environment, there are so many situations that could end up being a disaster, but seeing how much the children tried to keep calm was amazing. I loved every moment of this job, I wish they could have worked better with my school schedule at the time and the management treated the crisis situations better.

Good for young people in their 20s and really good for anyone wanting to get into psychology or with any psychology degree. But if you have a 4 year degree in business, expect to be looked down upon from others. Not a good learning environment, not sure if this is the culture or if it the non profit arena in general. Watched teenagers, make sure they were safe, help in classroom. Don't need any degree to do that stuff. Very easy job, but highly stressful when you have a company that is always in crisis mode. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The students  in The dorm a d i love taken the clients on outing and doing activities with tjem i jate to see them leave

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I work with the day program with the student that is non verbal i wish i could understand them more

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is ok the environment and culture is  all kind 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy and active staff have to have patience and understanding

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are truly family orient company where they understand your situation long as you communicate with them. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The job is self is not hard but having the right coworkers to work with can be stressful at times.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is fine there's no hostility and its diverse company.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It can be very busy once the children start coming in the classroom.

Above all, I learned that toxic and bullying management can break you to the point you can’t concentrate on the kids. When you’re supposed to be there to change lives, you aren’t given any tools or resources to do it. Instead you have a bunch of bullies running around acting as management, where the employees always feel judged. Every step you take is judged, if you aren’t a favorite. Toxic environment!!!

You have to love what you do in order to stay working at a residential treatment facitliy. I have learned to be more patient and to put up with alot of things I don't like. Management could be more consistent in the way they do things but that is just my opinion. My co-workers are good people, fun and love what they do. The hardest part of the job is following the rules when noone else seems to. The most enjoyable part of the job is making connnections with the kids.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Nursing assistant 12 salaries reported	$22.79 per hour
Nurse's aide 7 salaries reported	$21.14 per hour
Youth worker 1 salary reported	$19.88 per hour
Special education teacher 2 salaries reported	$75,320 per year
Case manager 1 salary reported	$78,152 per year

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