Dangerous place for both staff and students - Human Resources Manager Rite of Passage Employee Review

1.0
23 Dec 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Unfortunately I can not think of a single pro.

Cons

Staff is underpaid, over worked and not adequately trained to handle these kids that have been adjudicated by the courts to DETENTION. The problem is that they are wanting to operate it like an academy style facility and these kids are not at that level where they can be trusted enough for that type of program. There have been 2 escapes in the last 8 months, as well as over 1/2 dozen serious injuries that required hospitalization. In addition, they currently have UNCERTIFIED medical staff treating kids and passing medications, which is against TJJD regulations.

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5.0
7 Apr 2026
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Pros

Strong commitment to kids and creating positive opportunities.

Cons

Hard work, but worth it for the mission.

1.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Rewarding to work with the kids and help them succeed in the program. The kids are quite frankly the only positive of this job.

Cons

management will be your biggest obstacle. They simply don't care, they will gladly start a witch hunt if they believe you might have said something. Management is insanely toxic and typically doesn't help the coaches in any regards. I've seen a supervisor continue to play basketball with the kids when a coach was frantically requesting their assistance on the radio. They replied "I'll be right there" and then never left the gym. The type of kids housed under this program are not prepared for the strange academy style environment and thus coaches will be struggling with kids who do not belong there and trying to follow their strange procedures. Overall, its a horrible place to work. Management is unhelpful, apathetic, biased and toxic. Coaches are overworked, undertrained and underpaid with 12 hour shifts. This facility has high turnover rates for a reason but they will claim that "they just weren't cut out for the job" rather than admit they foster a horrible working environment run by horrible people.

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