Department for Child Protection has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.
Colleagues are lovely.
Clients are challenging but connections can be made to make your day so much fun.
Cons
Supervisors are antisocial, awful people who do not care about their team. Only want to boost their own ego rather than make positive change to support children in the area.
Struggle to leave on time due to high workloads and minimal compensation pay wise.
human connection
flexibility
lots of self-managing / independent decision making
if you work hard enough you can be the one to make a difference to a young person’s life
every day is different
shift times are perfect for someone who cannot do 9-5 monday-friday
Cons
the roster doesn’t work for everyone, shift work is a lot to get used to.
burnout is a real risk
mental health can suffer while in this field
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Department for Child Protection employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Department for Child Protection. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
24% of Department for Child Protection employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Department for Child Protection 2.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.