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What is the best part of working at the company?
You can find a family there. It is not an small county, and has multiple districts and public issues, but working with them was my first great opportunity. I was working at HSA which was an unforgettable experience. And then, with Environmental Resources as it was my best rewarding job. Working with communities is my favorite part of the jobs I had with Stanislaus. Directions is in the best hands, very respectful for your job, my manager was always very supportive on my conscious decisions and was with me on my mistakes as well, teaching me. The EH team was great, very knowledgeable people. Seniors were always busy but never to respond your questions and guiding you not just in the professional way, also in your life, if you needed. I had to be relocated recently to the LA county, but I feel that my family is there on that department.  They are short staffed but the distribution of responsibilities is more than fair. If you have the opportunity do not overthink and apply with this county. Salaries are competitive and as you know standardized in the state. Looking to have same salary in a county as LA that is more expensive. They have enormous benefits,  medical and dental service has the best providers and high coverage. Bonus, and if you need to take a break or days off there is not a drama to asking for it. Say hello to that nice people there at #stanislauscounty

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Most stressful part could be the culture of some individuals in the community, that have the habit to show their political influence, and think they cannot be audited or in compliance, and they do. Laws are for everyone in equality.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Is nice like a family. All colors, flavors, and smells.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Donuts on breakfast offered by the teams, celebrations. But first than nothing hard-work high values and fast paced.

First, I will say that working at SCOE, the county's Office of Education, was the best job I ever had. My administrator in Ceres was the best boss I could have asked for. SCOE, while strongly lead, trusts their school administrators, and if you have a good administrator, he or she will pass that trust onto their employees. That's what I experienced. 

Truly, COVID did us dirty. This school year started great like last year ended but quickly devolved into chaos and frustration as we had our hands tied with who we had to accept as students. This was due to low enrollment rates caused by state-funded IS programs. 

The job is FUN! There is a lot of freedom in how we conduct the program. Making changes to the core program can be difficult at times, but it can be done... and it NEEDS improvement. But the good thing is, like I said, there is freedom in how you run your platoon/class. So make it great and lead the way.

You can only apply for the MTA position if you are prior military, as it should be. But if you have the ability to do it financially, this is just plain fun. You can't ask for a cooler job. And you get to go "camping" for a school week twice a year at a military base close by. Do it if you can.

Having been laid off twice from positions that were deleted was an eye-opener into the concept of 'Bumping'. This practice at schools and government positions was something I was not familiar with, nor something that I agree with. They basically give you someone else's position if you held that title at any time in your past employment history, even if it was at another agency. Needless to say, the last time that my position was deleted the issue came up with the affected employee at my cubicle as I arrived to work. This person was informed that I would be taking their job before I was informed that mine was going away. Not a nice way to start the day. I chose not to bump figuring that I had skills, and would find other employment. My last day was two days after accepting an award for my last project in 2010. It is very hard to get employment in private sector with only government employment history. First, there is the stigma of being a past government employee. Second, there is the assumption that you have no other experience that would apply to the private sector. It has been an education, and like all education, it did not come cheap.

I loved the work I got to do for this employer. •	Assist in the provision of social services support and parent involvement that meets the Performance Standards of Head Start. 
•	Recruit and register eligible children. 
•	Conduct home visits to implement the education program. 
•	Integrate program components of health, nutrition, parenting education, social services, and mental health into parent visits and meetings.
•	Carry out training procedures focused upon parent's role as the primary educators of child. 
•	Conduct monthly parent meetings, assist with the activities of the centers parent committee and assist with school linkage programs. 
•	Conduct needs assessments to identify at risk families and provide referrals to appropriate persons and/or agencies to obtain services needed by children and families.
•	Assist with program evaluation and participate in agency training programs.
•	Assist with maintenance of appropriate records and reports. 
•	Responsible for the maintenance of 60 family files on an ongoing basis.

Arrive at the school at 6:30 AM check in class on cold days turn on heater, go over day lesson plan for students. At 7:00 greet students departing bus also making sure they are in the required school uniform and proper personal appearance, 7:30 muster school by classes raise and salute morning colors, march students to cafeteria single file they eat their breakfast for 30 minutes after which re-muster and head to class and proceed with the lesson plan. At lunch time muster up your individual class and march to cafeteria they eat for 30 minutes muster them up again march back to class. At 2: 45 muster class for school assembly for colors, dismiss according to classes and march them to the buses. 
And often a 30 minute staff meeting to update principal and counselor of how the students are reacting to school policy, upcoming events and suggestion.

As a whole the social workers, clerical, janitorial, and tech support are some of the friendliest and hardest working people I have ever known. Unfortunately everyone in management from supervisors upward to HR and directors with few exceptions are the most dishonest, crooked individuals I have ever come across. There is a reason the last 23 social workers hired lasted less than 6 months and why 16 of the most experienced SWs have left the agency within the past 3 years! This agency is going downhill faster than an avalanche and believe me you can't outrun it and you don't want to be crushed by it because the health benefits won't cover your expenses and you won't live long enough to reach retirement which amounts to little more than what you have currently hiding under your bed plus extra funds from recycling! STEER CLEAR! THIS IS YOUR LAST FAIR WARNING! I'm currently looking for a job elsewhere.

The typical day at work can range from very simple to extremely complex and difficult, depending on age and attitude of each class. I learned extreme patience and how to assert myself in difficult situations. Management is basically nonexistent after the interview process, and all your scheduling is up to you. The workplace culture is a little lonely, and it is hard to make connections to other teachers. The hardest part of the job is not knowing in advance when you will be working, and dealing with incredibly disruptive classes. The best part is the great flexibility of scheduling, teaching experience, and the days when students are respectful and fun. It all depends on your attitude and the demeanor of the class, when it comes to how well you will do and how much you will enjoy this job.

The positions that I held, had job duties, tasks and deadlines clearly defined.  Training and advancement were highly encouraged.  Management was open and approachable.  They encouraged assisting others and cross-training similar positions.  There was camaraderie between the ranks.  Each person performed their tasks with accuracy, dedication and with good work ethics.  The interactions I had between other departments flowed smoothly, which created great working relationships.  The hardest part was leaving my co-workers for each promotion.   I enjoyed interacting and learning from the clerks, attorneys, investigators, officers, financial managers and collectors.  

Before going into training environment it was great, people taught me how to get some stuff done and my supervisor was great. Going into training, it was horrible the peoples who were supposed to teach us, did it do their job and instead put us down, yelled at us and were disrespectful. Supervisor were just  the same if not wrose, after so many years working at the county they themselves dont know the policies and procedures and every changes they got would do or say anything to put down the new comers. I was let go during the training session and it was sad because even though the environment was horrible I really thought I could be good at the job with proper training and time. Dont work with the county unless you can be just as rude and disrespectful

My position was the lowest and helped support the upper positions. I was in charge of AP and AR, which did not take up a lot of my time during the day. I would frequently ask the upper positions if I could assist them with any duties. There was very little stress in the position. There are periods during the months where we would receive report from the school districts that needed to be reviewed. The people and management are very nice and friendly. 

The most surprising part was they would tell me I was doing a good job, then 7 months later I was fire for not meeting expectations.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Social worker 4 salaries reported	$83,065 per year
Staff services analyst 11 salaries reported	$76,965 per year
Attorney 10 salaries reported	$135,825 per year
Deputy sheriff 11 salaries reported	$89,357 per year
Public defender 11 salaries reported	$135,647 per year

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