Poor pay, poor management, poor colleagues - Social Care Worker Galway Simon Community Employee Review

Very poor pay for what you are expected to do. There is a way too much expenses spent by staff taking clients out for coffee and /breakfast/lunch etc. Client fund is open to abuse by staff. A certain team leader is a notorious bully which the HR department seem unable to do anything about. Good staff have resigned and gone to other homeless services in Galway because of this. There is a culture of laziness amongst the higher paid members of social care staff who have been there many years and are on significantly higher pay per hour than the newer, lower paid staff. Pay is a contentious issue, if you change jobs you go back to the starting salary in the new position. Shift premiums are not in line with other homeless services in Galway. There is a desperate lack of proper supervision. Issues of client violence are not addressed properly. There is a distinct clique when starting in a new service within the service, staff are unwelcoming. Staff who have been there long term are burnt out, miserable and don't care, they are only there for the good salary they are on as a result of long service. The good staff are not valued at all. There is no opportunity for personal and professional development. There is no thanks or recognition given for good work. I do not recommend GSC. They do not value staff and do nothing to address the bullying culture within the organisation. Not a charitable organisation by any means!