Sometimes aides work on weekends and evenings. Residential facilities need workers at all hours of the day. This work can be fulfilling. It can also be emotionally difficult. Clients may be confused, mad, or violent.
Aides often have more work than they can handle.
Entry level wages may be lower. Pay varies with the worker's education, experience, and employer. Full-time social service aides may receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, health insurance, and paid vacation. The occupational group of social service aides includes human services workers, welfare eligibility workers and interviewers, and unemployment benefits claims takers.