case manager

monitor

security supervisor

licensed practical nurse

maintenance engineer

Renewal Inc

I am a current employee of Renewal Inc. While the work and environment can be challenging at times, it is generally a good company to be employed with. If you are looking to get your career in criminal just started, this is an ideal place of employment. If employed, you would work with Federal, State, and County population. You are constantly in contact with Parole/Probation of different jurisdictions. It may not be everyone’s experience, but speaking for myself, the schedule is flexible. My manager has always been able to accommodate scheduling needs. If you are looking for a 9-5 Monday-Friday job, this will not be for you. Generally speaking you will work at least one weekend day, shifts will vary. One major bright spot is the free full-benefits. The benefits are outstanding, even if you don’t think that you’d need them at this moment. The population can be difficult to deal with at times, and you may feel like your work goes unnoticed, but it doesn't. Generally speaking, if you are diligent in your work, you will be compensated in your annual reviews. As with all jobs, you get out what you put in. In full transparency, there are times where there are miscommunication/no communication between upper management and all other staff, but I feel that you will probably get that with anyone company. Given staffing shortages all over the place, I do see Renewal’s current staff helping out in different departments, which shows that most individuals believe in teamwork. Being an employee for over 10 years, I have seen a lot of ideas and people, come and go. These are challenging times, but Staff are banding together to ease those challenges. If you are looking for a start in the criminal justice field or a just a new beginning, I would recommend applying to Renewal Inc

Working as a therapist in a community mental health setting is a great challenge anywhere but it seems exceptionally difficult at Renewal. None of the senior administration has any clinical experience, education, or background.  Their "utilization and billing" demands are unrealistic and ethically questionable. The expectations for clinical billing are set by men (no women in leadership at Renewal) who rose to their stations from security positions and/or corrections officer jobs. While this kind of experience is valuable in a DOC contracted facility, having these leaders drive the clinical service delivery is inappropriate and ultimately, harmful to the clients. The billing demands do not allow for licensing regs and standards of care to be maintained. We are told often that our goal is to keep "butts in beds" and that everything will be ok when that goal is achieved. How much more needs to be said? When an agency's mission is "butts in beds", the outcome is obviously high staff turnover.  While other positions stay at Renewal because of killer benefits and higher than average pay, there is a fast and furious turnover of therapists. I'd caution anyone who was excited about the benefits only. 

There is so much bad to say about this place i don’t know where to begin. Management is rude and does not respect you as a person, they think your life should be this job and they dont realize people have families to take care of outside of work. They treat their own workers like criminals. They barley train you and you are left to teach yourself, then when you do something wrong they take it out on you when they are the ones who didnt teach you properly. They promise raises when you are hired which you probably will never see. If you want PTO you have to find your own cover for the days you want off or you cant have off. The job is very stessful and they do not pay enough yet expect so much out of you. The only good thing about this place is free insurance, but they hire younger adults who barley even need to use this insurance and could use more money instead. You can also get free food which isnt always the best. If you work at Renewal you will have to pay for parking or walk far.

This job is absolutely what you make of it. If you want to look at the cons (which every place has) than that is all you will see. But at the end of the day, you learn a LOT here and you can absolutely make this a career. If you are a good employee I can promise that HR & supervisors WILL go to bat for you. The benefits are amazing, and you get free food. Your coworkers become very close, which is nice. If you can deal with a fast paced environment and don’t have thin skin this job is honestly pretty nice. I personally really enjoy it and plan to continue my career here as of now. It will absolutely tire you out sometimes but honestly any job will do that. We have a high turn over rate but I believe that’s because of the people they’ve hired - not everyone is up for a job like this. Like I said, not all of the cons will apply to you if you’re a good worker. The only major con I have is other staff calling off & in turn coworkers have to stay to help out. But - honestly, a great job!

This company trays everybody as a body. They will work you into the ground then question why you would want to quit. The pay is ok but for what you are expected to do in a shift it should be higher. You are expected to do the job of 3 people. Management does not care at all about employees. At this point they are hiring just anybody who is clearly unqualified. They have you work with unqualified people then reprimand you for their mistake. The good employees get write ups and the bad employees skate by and have other do their work.   The health benefits are the only positive thing about the job. You will be mandated to do a 16 almost every shift. Grossly understaffed. They give you no breaks even thought it says you get a break in your hire packet. Management will continuously lie to you. 

Each day was productive.I enjoyed working with challenging clients. The benefits were excellent. I enjoyed working with co workers and learning from them as well. Also the training's I attended in the agency and outside were very helpful as well. I enjoyed working with corrections, learning more about mental health and drug and alcohol. This company offered excellent benefits. The company seemed to have good insight into the population they worked with. I also liked how they always strive for continual improvement. I find that the most difficult part was working with folks that were not invested in change. The most enjoyable part was when you had a part in helping someone succeed.

Getting around impossible to please supervisors whose style is being hard  (bullies) just makes every day something no to look forward to.  Work increases to an impossible level, and you are treated poorly when it has been impossible to everyone who left before you.   Due to such high turnover, and you can find yourself doing dangerous or very undesirable tasks.  Mid management is just angry at executive management, they take it out of people they supervise, and no one stay even a month.  The benefits do not pan out as PTO is nearly impossible to use, the the 'free benefits' isn't a great option for services.  There is no advancement, just lies that people think.  Even coworkers are  cutthroat out of fear of management, and the mentality is very 'street'.  I really do not have anything good today!

I worked here for years. Management is hit or miss. You either get a great one or a tough one. The clients are challenging daily, but they also make it worth it. Seeing their progress and getting to assist them during their transition is worth it. I learned a lot here;however, it wasn’t enough to keep me due to the high caseload, high paperwork and little staff working. They’re trying here, but fail to give the staff appropriate praise that is busting their butt every day there to help the residents. The benefits are 100% free and lunches. The coworkers are amazing too. There’s also room for growth. 

Overall you do learn a lot about what goes on in a correctional type of facility. It's a great stepping stone but definitely not a place to make a career out of. The turnover rate is pretty high. The job itself would be a great experience and a great place to learn in the criminal justice field if it wasn't for the type of people hired. The majority of the people that work here are lazy and beyond immature. Staff calls off a lot and there is way too much gossip that goes on here. Only some supervisors are knowledgeable and will support their team's back while others like to hide in the office the entire shift.

Most of the staff are young recent college grads that are happy to have obtained full-time employment with benefits. However, the PTO you earn, yu can barely use due to poor scheduling, horrible management and staff call offs. STaff are unprofessional and inexperienced working with an increasingly unsafe population of people with D&A histories.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Case manager 8 salaries reported	$23.83 per hour
Monitor 6 salaries reported	$20.42 per hour
Security supervisor 2 salaries reported	$27.82 per hour
Licensed practical nurse 2 salaries reported	$26.70 per hour
Maintenance engineer 1 salary reported	$26.25 per hour

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