Charles Hunter Associates work with a wide range of clients across the social work and social care sector. Our consultants tailor the recruitment strategy to align with the clients hiring needs.
Take a look at our client case studies, showcasing how we found the perfect candidates for our clients businesses.
Social Care:
Our primary task was to recruit Therapeutic Care Workers for residential children's homes who work with children who have experienced severe trauma. Our client, the residential homes provider, maintains stringent standards for candidate selection owing to the specific safety needs of the children under their care. Read the full case study.  The client, a specialist SEN school providing care and support for children with social, emotional, and mental health needs (SEMH), was looking for 10 agency teaching assistants to begin assignments at very short notice. Our team stepped up to the challenge - find out how they met this target and exceeded expectations.  A county council planned to open numerous new children's homes and needed permanent staff at all levels to ensure they could open safely and on time. A major challenge was supplying a large number of staff for all newly opened homes while maintaining a pipeline of additional staff for future openings.  The project overview was to provide permanent staff to a secure unit for young offenders that was struggling with staff retention. The goal was to improve the profile of candidates being hired, which would increase the number of permanent staff members. Social Work: A mental health secure service provider was looking for knowledgeable and resilient professionals who can deliver highly personalised care solutions for hundreds of patients. we deployed a strategy to spotlight the unique range of benefits available to social workers joining the client’s workforce. These included robust training initiatives, along with manageable caseloads that are conducive to quality care provision and work-life balance.  At the start of our partnership with the collaboration, we reviewed existing processes to uncover issues and any bottlenecks that might be hampering processes. One issue we identified related to communication and engagement with candidates.  This project was more singular than a typical social worker recruitment brief. The social workers we sought had to be familiar with particular communities and the unique needs of vulnerable individuals and families within these communities. Candidates were required to have an adequate understanding of the social, economic, and health-related challenges faced by individuals and families from these communities. |