Does DESC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DESC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DESC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DESC?

45% of DESC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DESC 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DESC?

Case Manager (21) , Residential Counselor (21) , Clinical Support Specialist (9) , Clinical Case Manager (6) , Mental Health Case Manager (6) , Shelter Counselor (5) , Behavioral Health Case Manager (4) , Counselor (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Peer Support Specialist (3) , Recruiter (3) , CSS (2) , Client Engagement Specialist (2) , On-call Residential Counselor (2) , Peer Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at DESC according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is pretty good as well & benefits are great & paid for the company if it's only the employee being covered." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great coworkers for the most part and looks great on resume." ((in 13 reviews)); "The PTO is great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good People and friendly at times" ((in 8 reviews)); "The only reason why I gave DESC two stars instead of one star is because its a great place to get your foot in the door to start a career in the mental health field and the Paid Time Off (PTO) is AWESOME." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DESC according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay!!" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Consequently, upper management is detached from both their clients and their employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "Low wages" ((in 4 reviews)); "High stress" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed DESC locations?

Seattle , Sacramento , Port Saint Lucie , Shoreline , West Seattle , Seattle Heights

DESC reviews

2.9

45% would recommend to a friend

(169 total reviews)

Daniel Malone

52% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.1

Senior management

DESC has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 169 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DESC employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

169 reviews

1.0

Jul 9, 2023

Inept

Counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None worse experience. No excuse.

Cons

Worse employer. Do nothing for clients. No changing of behavior. Glorified inept baby sitters. It's a cult if your in the clique it's like high school. Pill popping oxy, weed smoking managers. Ridiculous they need to be closed down. Have had 30 years to fix the homeless issue and are exponentially making it worse. Getting 950 million dollars. No accountability. No giving life skills or basic rules of how to function in society. Delusional.

DESC Response

2y

Thank you for your comments. We have a strict drug-free workplace policy for DESC staff. If violations of this policy are occuring, we expect the issue to be reported so it can be appropriately dealt with. Our agency has learned that change is more permanent when we give clients autonomy to choose when/how/if they utilize the services we provide. We know we cannot force people to change. There are many causes of homelessness, and DESC is just one of many agencies working to address the crisis. Thanks to DESC, over 1,600 people have permanent places to live and more than 6,000 people receive services each year - all this on a total budget of less than $100 million per year.

1.0

Mar 28, 2023

Poor treatment of employees

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide a lot of time off

Cons

They have a tendency to treat employees poorly, and have inexperienced managers

3.0

Mar 1, 2023

You will learn a lot

Residential counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are interested in a career in the mental health field, you will learn more in 6 months as a residential counselor at DESC than you would in 2 years of college. The hourly pay is decent, and the medical and paid time off benefits are amazing.

Cons

There can be frightening situations when a person is under the influence of substances and/or having a mental health crisis, and sometimes there are not enough staff there to feel safe.

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