Description The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) takes care of its state residents in need. The agency's mission is to help strengthen families and support the most vulnerable individuals as they develop independence. CDSS provides a wide variety of services in areas such as employment, health, housing, and transportation. The agency offers programs for seniors, children and adults with disabilities and health limitations, and refugees. CDSS also provides disaster services, adoption support, foster care, and day care services. The department began as the Board of Charities and Corrections in 1903 and today has an annual budget of about $10 billion.
CDSS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 132 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDSS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).
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Overall, 57% of employees would recommend working at CDSS to a friend. This is based on 133 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
47% of job seekers rate their interview experience at CDSS as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at CDSS.