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?

"great benefits and pto accrual" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great coworkers for the most part and looks great on resume." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good People and friendly at times" ((in 8 reviews)); "The PTO is great." ((in 7 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 11 reviews)); "Consequently, upper management is detached from both their clients and their employees." ((in 7 reviews)); "High stress" ((in 3 reviews)); "The management is unprofessional, inexperienced to where they create a hostile work environment." ((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

5.0

May 29, 2016

RA

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

night shift. Not much to do.

Cons

In contact with potential biohazards

3.0

May 4, 2016

Great mission, hard work and poor staffing

Clinical support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The clients are a very high needs and vulnerable population and you can make a huge difference in their lives by providing basic needs - shelter/housing/clothing/food/etc The agency's mission is inspiring and they are committed to developing best practices and evidence in the field of housing first and harm reduction.

Cons

Expanding and not being able to retain staff due to low wages and stressful work. Sometimes feels like just maintaining clients' status quo with no quality and effective clinical intervention - not enough actual therapy for my clients, just case management. Leadership and management is really mixed quality. some supervisors are great, others are ineffective. Some cliques and factions amongst staff, lots of staff that have been there for a long time and think they know everything (they don't).

4.0

May 1, 2016

One of the better social service agencies

Counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

effective technology, caring coworkers, supportive supervisors, great agency model, fast promotion, lots of PTO, scheduling flexibility

Cons

low pay, high turnover leads to lots of inexperienced staff

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