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Pathways Adolescent Center

A typical day at Pathways is fast-paced and highly structured, requiring strong focus and teamwork. During my time there, I learned invaluable skills in crisis de-escalation, youth mentorship, and maintaining strict regulatory compliance under pressure. The management team is deeply supportive, and the workplace culture relies heavily on clear communication and mutual accountability. While the hardest part of the job is navigating the intense emotional and behavioral challenges that the youth face, the most enjoyable part is watching those same residents make genuine, positive breakthroughs. It is a demanding but incredibly rewarding place to work.

It's not the children here it's staff and management that's the problem. It's a very stressful environment. You get directions from one supervisor than different from another. Some supervisors will correct and demean you in front of children and other staff. They expect you to work so much overtime you will never be home. Pathways becomes your home.
   Next issue is the way the staff treat children and it's shocking how accepted it is by higher ups. They tend to hire some other bad staff who are not mature and can't handle children with behavioral issues. They call names, make fun, swear at, push, and sometimes hit children. I told upper management and they were not concerned.
  I would never recommend working here and I think it should close.

Where to begin. Management? Laughable at best. You can follow the employee handbook and be told to do the opposite or be written up.
Rate of pay? 11.25 starting is decent for the area at least. The company allows for a maximum of a 3% raise per year, which is again....laughable.
Treatment of the youth? Yet again, laughable. There are members of management who admit to enjoying yelling at the children. They look for reasons to punish the youth and sometimes goad them into confrontation in order to yell at them.
All in all, a terrible place to work and an even worse place for your children to be.

It’s refreshing to work for a company that works with you. I personally tend to get into a job I enjoy, only to find that I don’t particularly enjoy who I work for. That’s not the case here. Pathways tries to make their employees feel appreciated. If you’re willing to put in the work, they’re willing to help you along the way. I’m very happy as a cook right now. There’s not much room for growth in my position, however, I’ve watched fellow coworkers grow and know it’s possible. Pathways is a place that gives their employees the chance to work their way up, at a pay rate better than most in our area. I’m grateful I finally took the leap and I appreciate everything Pathways has done for me, as an employee. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay is higher than a lot of businesses in the area. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with kids that act out and become violent. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I feel there is a lot of klicks and favoritism employee wise. There is a good deal of organizational problems. Scheduling problems. Employees are late on a daily basis. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I work 11-7. I make a round every 15 minutes. Sit and monitor juveniles and give them permission to exit and enter to use the restroom.

I learned alot,enjoyed working with the youth and built relationships. The hardest part of the job is getting the youth to trust you because most of them have bee let down so much in life and feel like they cant trust anyone because they will leave them. Moat of the girls just need to be directed in life , they have been let down by people who should be guiding them in a positive direction. I built some good relationships with the girls,but learned to be the person who had to give them what they needed,the guidance and dicipline they needed  to push them in the right direction.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Very good place to work The kids are very respectful.I work in both girls and boys units,but liked working with the boys the most.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When kids have phone calls or visits and their families don't show up for them.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's good.The workers work as a team.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's different every day.Its enjoyful when you walk in and the kids are excited to see you

The management is sad, they hardly ever truly help the staff. They are all related so they will gang up on you. If you can just sit there and take being screamed, at by another adult over nothing this job is perfect for you. The pay here isn’t worth the risk you take daily. The directors  of  both programs at pathways adolescent center do not care if you have a personal life they will not work with you. They expect you to work 80hrs a week no questions asked every week for months on end. Last thing they will cheat you outta raises. 

The pay is decent so they get alot of people to apply. But if you are at all a good person you won't last. For 3 months I worked on getting a pastor there or to take some kids to church and the day after I brought my pastor in "with permission" I was fired for "wrestling" with youth. That never happened. Every day I was working with the youth helping get jobs and helping with school and other staff that threaten kids or even other staff free pass. 

As a Child care Worker i assisted parents and the company by preparing meals for children, maintaining their hygiene, monitoring them for health, behavioral, and emotional concerns, providing them with age-appropriate instruction and working with parents to ensure that children are learning and socializing in a positive.The hardest part about this job is the multi tasking from paper work to 26 kids at a time to work 125 hours every two weeks. No work to life balance.

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