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Timber Ridge School

This is not a job for the timid. If you sign up for employment at TRS you better be ready for just about anything.  Working with troubled teenage boys is a very challenging experience, but if done right can also be a very rewarding experience.  You work almost 80 hour weeks on average, but also get every other week off throughout the year.  The time off comes in handy when you're dealing with what is normally a stressful environment daily at TRS.  When you think you want to give up, something positive always works it's way towards remembering why you signed up to help troubled teenage boys.  Unfortunately, a select few who are in the upper management roles aren't exactly there for the kids.  You can imagine what they are there for as they don't mind telling you that you can easily be replaced with someone who's never worked in this field before to save money versus someone who has a large amount of experience.  Most of the staff are actually there for the kids though, don't get me wrong.  The students can see who is and who isn't sincerely there for them.

My typical day at work varies from hours at the computer, making phone calls, sending emails and establishing new referral sources and contacts.   Other days are on the road, traveling, attending conferences, meetings or attending regional collaborative that are necessary to continue alliances.    My work culture is constantly changing based on changes in funding (Medicaid) and coming up with ways to broaden our scope of service delivery.  Residential treatment, group home, community based services and in-school support services are all apart of the need to broaden our service delivery due to the ever changing demands and cuts by state, regional and localities.    Given the many challenges of the job, the thing that keeps you coming back is knowing that you are part of "making a difference".  That you are playing your part in helping families, youth and giving them that hope, that chance for a brighter tomorrow.

Be warned any prospective employee of TRS. The culture there is hostile if you don't fit in with the ever present "click" on campus. They seem to run things there, not upper management. You can show up everyday, never call out, work hard, keep the kids safe and if you don't comply to the will of the "click" you will be dragged through the mud and cast out. Sadly the adults there are worse than the kids when it comes to talking poorly of staff. There are some good people there, but they are not the majority, what is ever present is a come and go as you please, sleep on shift, live to altercate with the kids physical kind of nature that makes what could be a good job distasteful and abusive. If I had known this was the case prior to working there, I wouldn't have wasted my time.  Be warned. 

Timber Ridge School was a job that kept you moving at all times. Your day started the minute you walked in the door. There was always the need for a nurse. It was either to see a sick student or injured student. There were meetings with the staff, management, psychiatrist. There were notes to be written, and teaching to be done with staff and children, There were doctor appointments to make,and decisions to be made quickly at times, policies and regulations to be drawn up and med management teaching to be done. There was never a dull moment which made it fun and interesting. The hardest part of the job was trying to get everything done. The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the results of your work in the accomplishments of the children.

You can’t beat the time off.  (Pretty much every other week off).  Honestly, sometimes you need that week off to regroup and destress.  The job is manageable.  Overnight counselors do about 1-2 hours of paper work, maybe an hour of cleaning…then it is basically just checking the kids every 30 minutes to make sure they don’t run off.  In the mornings you get the boys up, make sure they do their chores and clean there rooms ( teenaged boys (some naughty) in the morning doing chores. Well…you can picture the challenges.).  Take them to breakfast, walk them to school, do some summary paperwork and check room…ta da…done til the next day.  It’s not for everyone, but I enjoy working here about 80% of the time.

Well I have work at Timber Ridge School now for about 11 years I have work multiple position Student life counselor i.e. night Counselor and Instructional Assistance in the academic dept..Also this facility works with at risk youth I enjoy working with these young men attempting to make a difference in there live when I can. I get along very well with my fellow co-workers and I enjoy all the feedback that I receive from my co-workers positive or negative. The most difficult part of my job is when the students that have completed the program leave especially when I have such a good relationship with those students that I have work with that's the worst part of the job.

I have worked here for over 15 years, and love it. The staff are close knit and welcoming, more of a family if you want it to be, or you can be just an employee and they are ok with that also. When working with kids with emotional and behavior disorders it can be tough on certain days. The work is not for everyone, but that is more of a personal thought. I have always felt supported, and been allowed to try different activities. The only complaint is not one of the business but of some of the direct care workers, complaining about stuff but never doing or suggesting anything to change it. 

In the time I have spent at Timber Ridge I have learned a few things about myself. The first being that I enjoy working with people. The second being that I am better under stress than I thought I was. The last being that I enjoy the people that I work with. 
The hardest part of the job is dealing with the day to day stress of possible conflict with the students. The most enjoyable part of the job is hearning from a student that I've previously worked with when they call to tell you how well they have been doing since they discharged.

 Poorly managed administration. The CEO is not capable of running a successful program and is resistant to change. Several staff on leave frequently for wrongdoing but brought back without question. NO paid holidays. Nepotism at its finest in the upper levels of administration. Communication doesn't exist. Multiple terminations of well qualified and seasoned staff due to "low census". 

This job I use to have was enjoyable. There was always new things that I could get into whether it was, trimming the lawns, doing work on the buildings, painting, or etc. Everyday was new and the people I grew around left an impact on me. I learned a lot being there that helped to further my knowledge and skills in my everyday life.

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