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essex.gov.ukEssex County Council job reviews
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Best thing
Pay.
Worst thing
Managers have a heavy focus on paperwork and how the statistics look instead of support workers spending their time with the service users, belittle staff when the paperwork isn't completed in their time frame and increase the level of stress that senior staff are under when already stretched by low levels of staffing and silly amounts of different paperwork
Support worker at Essex County Council, August 2024
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Best thing
Sense of achievement and making a difference.
FlexibilityWorst thing
Expectations
Pay
WorkloadSupport worker at Essex County Council, July 2024
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Best thing
Being able to work from home
Worst thing
Do work i no longer enjoy
Business administrator at Essex County Council, March 2024
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Best thing
It’s outdoors
Worst thing
Everyone is fighting for hours
Instructor at Essex County Council, February 2024
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Best thing
I can't say I really have any.
Worst thing
Stress and the continual request to do things
Community support worker at Essex County Council, December 2023
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Best thing
The most rewarding job. Helping everyone from kids to adults, and even the police, to get on their bikes.
Worst thing
Hours. Definitely not enough work. There doesn't seem to be any progression.
Employee at Essex County Council, July 2023
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Best thing
They have lots of learning opportunities
Worst thing
Service Managers have no idea what actually happens in the settings and don’t appear to care, we worked constantly through the pandemic and the all of the management show no gratitude for it and a distinct lack of understanding for the impact it’s still having in its frontline services and the stress it still causes
They advertise a “well-being” hour that support workers aren’t allowed in our department despite others with adult social care getting an hour a week for!
Our service manager makes no effort to be part of our service and has only been to our setting once in the years he’s been in post.
Senior support worker at Essex County Council, January 2023
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Best thing
It’s practical
Worst thing
Shifts and booking leave. Minimal communication between staff
Outdoor education instructor at Essex County Council, January 2023
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Best thing
Helping children
Worst thing
Pay is terrible
Teachers assistant at Essex County Council, May 2021
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Best thing
The wages
People I work withWorst thing
Management
Working from home
Call volumes
Rubbish computer systemsEmployee at Essex County Council, March 2021
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Best thing
Pay the team the travel expenses the opportunity to complete detailed work not usually an option in other teams
Worst thing
Stress spreadsheets
Social worker at Essex County Council, February 2021
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Best thing
Caring colleagues, interesting work, caring manager.
Worst thing
Uncertainty regarding pandemic
Admin officer at Essex County Council, February 2021
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Best thing
Flexibility, working from home, helping people
Worst thing
Sometimes not being able to help people
Support worker at Essex County Council, January 2021
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Best thing
Working with kids
Worst thing
Lone working
Foster carer at Essex County Council, December 2020
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Best thing
Helping children emotionally and educationally
Worst thing
Expectations for low wages
Hlta at Essex County Council, November 2020