Introduction. Chile’s child protection policy has been in a systematic crisis for the past 30 years. A major factor in this crisis has been the outsourcing of policy implementation and the subsidiary model through which it is executed. In this way, the protection policy has been operated by third-sector private organisations – such as Corporations, Foundations, and Non-Governmental Organisations – which receive a government subsidy regulated by Law 21.032. As pointed out by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2018, outsourcing and subsidy funding have played a key role in the sustained precariousness which characterises the Service and which affects working conditions. Within this framework, the study objective was to learn about the daily work experiences of those who implement the child protection policy in Chile. Methodology. A thematic analysis was conducted of 18 interviews drawn from two ethnographic processes carried out between 2018-2020 within the context of outpatient line programmes of the National Service for Minors (SENAME). Results. The results of this research show the generation of an embodied experience of precariousness in the Chilean child protection policy workers. This precariousness generates experiences of grief, exploitation of life, illness, physical and emotional oppression, and an impossibility of life projection, all made possible and sustained by the incorporation of neoliberal logics within the Protection Service. Discussion. This study sheds light on the essential elements to consider when evaluating the functioning of the Chilean child protection policy within a framework of deep-seated precariousness. It is necessary today to focus on and consider the experiences of the actors who have been overlooked in parliamentary discussions: the workers themselves. Only in this way will it be possible to understand how we can effectively transform a Service which, despite its reforms, has failed to protect both its target users and those who execute the policy locally. Conclusions. Precariousness leads not only to the emotional exhaustion of workers but it also compromises their ability to perform sensitive and effective interventions. The problem lies not in the professionals themselves but in the neoliberal logic behind their work. This rationale must be called into question, opening the path towards building a necessary child protection policy that includes all the actors involved, focuses on care, and is directed towards transforming the living conditions of citizens.