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 11 reviews)); "The PTO is great." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good People and friendly at times" ((in 8 reviews)); "Always opportunities to advance to different positions in different programs" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Low pay" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Consequently, upper management is detached from both their clients and their employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "Low wages" ((in 4 reviews)); "Lack of safety" ((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

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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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169 reviews

2.0

Dec 23, 2021

Toxic

Peer support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some good people, Amazing population, Loved the work

Cons

Bullying, yelling, harassment, very little job training.

5.0

Oct 19, 2021

Great place to work

Clinical case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers and supervisors that do care about our needs and help as much as they can.

Cons

Upper management doesn't seem to care too much. High turn over rates currently due to extensive covid burnout

2.0

Oct 8, 2021

Very difficult job

Clinical support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This work is crucial and very hard and DESC steps up to do the work that needs to be done. They truly are a housing first model and go to great lengths to help clients. They offer very generous PTO, or at least they used to.

Cons

It's dangerous work. Let me be clear, people experiencing a mental health conditions are not any more dangerous/violent than the general population (statistically), but having so many people that are in crisis/experiencing psychosis/using drugs and alcohol means that there are some scary events. You are expected to put up with a lot of verbal abuse (and in some cases physical abuse). The people with the most difficult jobs on the front lines (Residential Counselors) tend to have the least training/education. It's just really, really hard work.

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