Great environment to gain experience and serve in the community - Youth Worker Sheppard Pratt Employee Review

3.0
Aug 27, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Being of service to communities and individuals who need and appreciate the support and social assistance to improve upon in their life. Great opportunity to have a positive impact on many people's lives Great benefits and employee assistance program which provides free counseling (8 sessions) for employee and their family household which is critical due to the emotional/mental labor of the job Good benefits, Kaiser is great

Cons

Very low pay, you may often find yourself working well beyond 40 hours tending to the needs of the service population, but you are not eligible to be compensated for overtime work Lack of organization from the top-down Low to very limited opportunity to grow and advance within the organization through promotions in pay and job title Overworked, feel underappreciated High employee turnover most likely due to burnout or lack of opportunity to advance

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Excellent benefits, supportive staff, good website support

Cons

they did not offer part time option

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Sheppard Pratt Response
1mo
We're glad to hear that you found our benefits package valuable and felt supported by your colleagues and resources available. We also appreciate your feedback regarding part-time opportunities and continue to evaluate role structure across the organization to best meet both staffing needs and employee flexibility. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Good job starting out if interested in the mental health field

Cons

Current supervisor at the Elkridge location enables questionable ethical practices among social workers, such as deleting some parts of an discharge summary as to avoid compromising the hospital. she also is too focused on planning her future vacations instead of managing the constant bullying from certain colleagues and overall lack of support as an supervise. Only opportunities for growth is to supervise interns or do some of the supervisor’s tasks when she’s working at the center of eating disorders in towson. Also, some units are actually breaking OHCQ by allowing patients in the nurses station and barely doing groups. Current supervisor is clearly burnt out and devoid of empathy because the money from being manager of two different locations is worth it if it means there’s a lack of investment towards her supervises. As a result, supervision is poor because there’s no manager to refer to if there are any questions or issues in person.

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Sheppard Pratt Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. These concerns are taken seriously and will be shared with the appropriate internal leadership teams for review. We also want to clarify that Sheppard Pratt does not remove reviews from Glassdoor or other review platforms, as moderation decisions are managed by the platform itself.
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