Los Angeles County Employer Reviews

I had gained a lot of great help and meetin new people I had a great time even through I was there from 7am-9pm during the polling.

I wish it paid a bit more, and it was a bit more challenging. People are mostly nice and it could be a very good stepping stone.

It was a great place to work...there was many opportunities for advancement and our officers were some of the best trained police officers in the State of California.

Interacted with co-workers facilitating team work and positive team morale. Communicated with management daily. The most important learning experience was how to work with and as a team player.

Appalling work ethic by employees compounded by inexperienced and dysfunctional management make this work jungle to be avoided by all but the most desperate souls.

i enjoy working there help people is the most important . i work in team nurses are very good and profesional

A great place to learn a lot. A very busy place that teaches you how to multi task. YOu have to be very quick and always give great customer service.

I worked for LA county for 10 years. Working in the public assistance industry was very trying and rewarding at the same time. I dearly enjoyed helping people. It was of course stressful at times, you cannot please everyone. Some of my social workers were there just for a check and really lost the "human element" while others strived to constantly stay – more... on top of things.

I do miss working there. – less

working with children was a great experience , most of them cooperated well with me . my co workers were also fun to work with .

A typical day on the job as a Clerk NC for Los Angeles County would include, arriving at work before start time which is 8 am. Preparing for the work day by turning on computer and preparing to make phone calls to registered voters and ask if they may be interested in working as a pollworker and giving a brief description on the job and requirements. – more... What I have learned from this job is, how to work with different personalities of both my co-workers and customers over the phone. The management of this company is helpful in answering any questions I had. My co-workers were very diverse and friendly. The hardest part of this job is the fact that I am only a temporary employee who works during election time. Therefore, I am laid off after every election and called back when needed. I would need more stability. The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking to the customers and assisting them as much as possible. Customer service is something I truly enjoy. – less

Los Angeles County is a professional place to work for. One learns from other co-workers, there is team work completed, note writting and one learns many aspects of the job regardless of the position one holds. One enjoys working for the county since there is a lot of work and the knowledge one gains is enormous.

Allow for humantarian attributes to be utilizes. Provide a lot of humility on the part of the employee to be successful in his/her position.

This was a fun job, where you drive around and find polling places for future elections. This job could have a lot of hours, but work is worth while.

really enjoyed job, made my own hours, but didnt get paid on time.

A typical day at work consisted of returning all the phone calls, making appointments to visit the children on your case load, look at the court order for upcoming court dates, and gather all the information in order to compose the court reports. By gathering the information means interviewing the parents, the children over age four years-old, the therapist, – more... the teachers, and possibly the extended family members. Furthermore, obtaining information from foster parents and progress reports from foster family agencies. Furthermore, responding to emergency calls and assess the situation and if it was deemed appropriate detain the child/children and place them in foster homes or family members after being live-scanned. In addition, schedule a team meeting with supervisor, family members team member liaison to ensure the family member abide by case plan in order to regain the custody of their child/children, caseplan consisted of parents attending parenting classes, anger management and drug testing on demand. Additionally, refer the youths to independendent living program in order to be able to manage their life situation after they are released from Department's custody. Furthermore, providing youth with resources regarding college funds.
What I learned from years of working at DCFS that team work is very important, such as in case of an emergencies to help your co-worker to find a suitable place for detainees by contacting foster family agencies and have the paper works ready when the detainees were transported to the office. Furthermore, if it was needed to accompany theco-worker to detain the child/children and place them in foster homes or family members.
Due to the fact that the case load was overwhelming managing the cases required a lot of attention,staying late at nights, working on weekends, having conference on regular basis with your supervisor , and county counsel to ensure the safety of the children. Through out the years I learned that by working hard and doing your job on daily basis, you can easily and effectively with patience and calmness perform your job to the best of your ability.
The hardest part of the job was that when the parents refused to comply with the case plan by participating and attending parenting classes, angermanagement classes, and refusing to take the drug testing on demand and as result the child/children were recommended for adoption.
The most enjoyable part of the job was when the parents complied with the case plan and you enjoyed their enthusiasm to regain the custody of their chil/children, or witnessing the youth on your case load gets accepted to the college and is ver much interested to achieve his/her goal in life. This was the most rewarding part of the hard work on the case. – less

Students must feel respected and cared about, this is the key to a successful substitute teaching position

organization is excellent for those who love a service organization in serving the local communities residents, homeless and struggling families with children

I did this for a while, to keep my skills finely tuned. My day includes driving to the place of where business will be conducted.

i enjoyed working for the department as well as the staff. i gain a tremendous amount of knowledge. I will continue to pursue the field of law enforcement

I have worked in this office for many years now. This has been my first full time professional job. It is a great professional office to work. Due to it been the county is very hard to prove experience and qualify to promote. Hard to grow from an entry level position.