Former Social Services employee speaks out on working conditions

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Miller, G. (2026, September 5). Former Social Services employee speaks out on working conditions. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12048501/former-social-services-employee-speaks-out-on-working-conditions/

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Global News · collected 2026-09-05 · by Grace Miller

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A former Ministry of Social Services support worker is speaking out about poor working conditions that she claims are affecting the care given to children in her care. Rae Seidel, who left her job after a year due to understaffing and lack of resources, says workers are often too busy putting out fires to provide adequate care. According to Seidel, persistent understaffing, inadequate mental health support, and prolonged reimbursement delays have created a "mess" that is impacting the well-being of children in her care. The Ministry responded with a statement saying they have implemented initiatives to address recruitment and retention issues, but Seidel says more needs to be done.
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Rae Seidel, a former Ministry of Social Services support worker, is speaking out about the poor working conditions she experienced while working with child and family services in Saskatchewan. She claims that understaffing was a persistent issue, making it difficult for social workers to provide adequate care to children under their supervision. In fact, there were often so many changes in staff that social workers couldn't even contact each other, let alone the families they worked with. This created a "mess" where children's needs weren't being met. Seidel also noted that mental health support was lacking and that reimbursement delays for emergency spending on children were prolonged. She left her job over a year ago, but continues to work in the field and is now calling on her former employer to make changes to prevent children from falling through the cracks.

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Child and Family Indigenous Ministry of Social Services Saskatchewan Seidel

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Seidel PERSON · 7× Child and Family ORG · 1× Indigenous NORP · 1× Ministry of Social Services ORG · 1× Rae Seidel PERSON · 1× Saskatchewan GPE · 1×

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Get breaking National news “Workers are constantly changing or there’s a vacant position and then those people either cannot contact people in order to get the kids what they need or they just haven’t been communicated to that that is no longer their social worker and it’s just such a mess,” says Seidel.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
2026-09-05 · Global News
Former Social Services employee speaks out on working conditions · assertive framing

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A former Ministry of Social Services support worker is sharing her story calling for change in the system. asserted
worker → share → system
Rae Seidel worked as a child and caregiver support worker until just over a year ago when she decided to leave due to working conditions. “ asserted
she → work → conditions
We’re putting out fires, we’re dealing with what’s happening in the moment and we’re not able to do the day-to-day work that we’re supposed to do,” said Seidel. asserted
Seidel → put → that
Seidel still works in the field but is calling on her former employer to make changes so children under its care don’t fall through the cracks. asserted
children → work → cracks
Get breaking National news “Workers are constantly changing or there’s a vacant position and then those people either cannot contact people in order to get the kids what they need or they just haven’t been communicated to that that is no longer their social worker and it’s just such a mess,” says Seidel. asserted
Seidel → get → what
Seidel says she saw persistent understaffing, little mental health support and prolonged reimbursement delays for emergency spending on children in her care. asserted
she → say → care
She says it is affecting the care children are able to receive. asserted
children → say → care
“We’re not preparing the kids of Saskatchewan to be like effective contributors back to our society as they grow up,” said Seidel. asserted
Seidel → prepare → society
She applied for a position in a different unit and took a job in the private sector after waiting seven months to hear back from the application. asserted
She → apply → application
“It’s just crazy like there’s no urgency, clearly, to fix that problem,” said Seidel. asserted
Seidel → ’ → problem
The ministry said in a statement it “implemented a number of initiatives to support recruitment and retention. asserted
it → say → recruitment
This includes a focus on hiring Indigenous and northern employees and supporting psychological health and wellness of employees. asserted
This → include → employees
“We are seeing positive provincial results from efforts to recruit and retain frontline staff in Child and Family programs with more candidates applying, more vacancies successfully filled and improved retention rates.” asserted
candidates → see → applying
Seidel says more needs to be done to protect the children under the ministry’s care and their caregivers. asserted
more → say → care
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