Pros
I like working at Woods because I love what I do. I enjoy working with kids with special needs, I like being in the school, and I am lucky to have great coworkers. I am interested in a career as a behavior therapist so my position as a teacher's aide at Woods is a great stepping stone for me.
Cons
As much as I love my job, I wish I got paid more for the hard work that I do. The wage is low when you consider everything a direct care staff has to do and put up with throughout the day. The wages are low because one only needs to have a high school degree, but I think people with only a high school degree are not experienced enough to do well at this job. There are a lot of staff who are at Woods just to have a job and not because they care about our clients. I hate that because I care a lot and it's frustrating to see people mistreat our clients because they're lazy or paying more attention to their cell phones instead of to the kids.