Pros
This job can be a wonderful summer opportunity. You are given paid training and good support while with the clients (depending on the center). It can be very rewarding to work with students and see the transformation in their lives as they learn to read and comprehend- it truly can be life-changing for them.
Cons
The hours a Clinician works are highly dependent on the hours for which the students sign up. This can vary week to week, and you will not know your schedule until the Friday before the next week. You may have a schedule of 40 hours one week, and 8 hours the next (if you are seasonal or part-time). You may be trained to do other jobs around the center, but the only benefit is that you may be eligible for more hours if they are available.If you are lucky, you might get a small raise at review time. So someone with years of experience and job training may only be paid pennies more than someone who was just hired. "Full time" work is only guaranteed at thirty hours, and those positions are few and far between. Peak seasons are when students have breaks, and student hours can be scant during the school year. Climbing up the ladder comes with a small jump in pay, but a huge leap in pressure and expectation.
