State of Oregon Employer Reviews

most of my work is done on the computer
working close with caseworker
my co-workers are hard working people

Medical appointments, Therapy appointment and play group, Supervising visitation with siblings and parent. Narrate all contacts.
Transport to all appointments and School.

Multi Disciplinary Team Meetings weekly. Reporting all progress or digression.

Most enjoyable was that this child was reunited with and adopted by a family member.
Hardest, hearing – more... she was given back to State and placed in residential after 2 years. – less

Garten Services does do the community of disable individuals a great service of assisting them in finding employment, allowing the disabled to be more self-sufficient. However, management could use some improvement

On the job training. Fork lift certification. Fast paces work day. Loved this job as warehouse worker.

You really have to be self-motivated to work independently with clients. You have to follow the rules and be your own boss. To be successful you have to remember that the client is your employer but you are your own supervisor.

nothing to say it was a assigned job i had to do it.
it was mandittory that i woorked for this company it was a prision job

My rating says it all. Great place to work and really enjoy the people.

process paper work answer phones .
some times there where difficult people to help

Very poor communication through out the agency. I learned trust no one at SOCP, the management is not qualified to manage people for that level of support. The co-workers care more about there home life than the clients they serve. The hardest part of the job was dealing with peers, management and HR. The most enjoyable parts of the job was being a – more... behavior specialist and attempting to make a difference in the individuals I served. Also interacting with the individuals I served on a day to day basis. – less

Excellent working environment. great place to work. Compensation / Benefits
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Very stressful, undergoing tremendous changes, very little job security, shakey management, systems and communication in disaray, thank goodness for the dedicated line workers who are often overwhelmed by red tape and massive amounts of contradictory regulations

Enjoyed co-workers. Most elements of the job were interesting, some challenging, due to the particulars of the case.

Each Department has it's own union and way of running their department. I found that working for the Dept of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was a great place to work and the people were all supportive of each other.

At the Department of Human Services (DHS), they also had a bunch of wonderful staff to work with.

Working in Office is what i love. I love doing computer works, Office work I'd find jobs in office again but this time in pay. When i worked in office it was volunteer work

Make sure they get to all of there medical appointments, court appointments, Family visits, School and activities on time every time. Keep in communication with the state caseworker as well as with the biological family. Also all normal day to day upkeep and activities. Learn to love and care for these children as if they were my own. The hardest part – more... for me was to not know weather or not they would end up in their old environment. I enjoyed doing my best for them, and all the love I was able to provide. – less

Work was great from my co workers to management to all of the State agencies. I learned that team work goes along way and there was no stress or negative problems at my job. Typical work day was getting the fleet ready for state agencies to use. Every part of my job was very enjoyable.

Being a VOC Specialist was a fun job. Educating the community on how our agency worked and finding fulfilling jobs for our clients, and watching a client overcome his or her challenges was the most fulfilling of my job.

I would train instructors, set up the class schedule and make sure instruction material matched the Job-Task Analysis for each position. I would also teach multiple courses and review the performance of the instructors. I also instituted a 1 year follow up survey with those who went through the programs to determine which classes were the most/least – more... useful on the job. – less

There are many families in need of services through the state of Oregon. I enjoyed assisting my clients with those services, either voluntarily or through court ordered services. Reunification is the main goal.

A typical day at work consisted of sweeping, mopping, wiping down windows, stripped floors, waxed floors, cleaned bathrooms, washed walls, replaced tiles/doors/fixures, and used janitiorial chemicals.