Specialist recruitment firm, AJ Recruitment, has launched a forward-thinking solution to help social care providers save time and money on recruitment and improve the continuity of care for users.
AJ Recruitment has launched the Total Talent Partnership (TTP) – a structured three-tier agreement designed to promote continuity of care, reduce agency recruitment spend, and empower organisations to achieve their growth plans. Through TTP, AJ Recruitment gives organisations access to a dependable, skilled workforce, ensuring the highest standard of care and support.
With the social care sector grappling with over 152,000 vacancies and a projected need for an additional 650,000 support workers by 2035, AJ Recruitment’s TTP has been designed to help the industry reconsider how it recruits, offering an alternative to a neutral vendor solution. Within the framework of a three-year partnership, TTP provides board-level recruitment consultancy; sourcing candidates through best-in-class referral and candidate campaigns, tools and systems; plus, access to a dedicated talent management team and performance review system to save clients time and money.
Unlike contingent temp recruitment, where there is a lack of consistency, TTP enables organisations to effectively manage continuity, leading to improved care. TTP also brings transparency to agency spending forecasts, enabling organisations to make informed decisions and allocate resources accordingly.
“Today’s social care recruitment market is more challenging than ever, with an alarming number of vacancies and a pressing need for skilled professionals,” says Jo Guy, CEO at AJ Recruitment. “Total Talent Partnership is an alternative to a neutral vendor solution. TTP also provides consultancy to improve recruitment strategies and processes from within, reducing reliance on agency supply. With TTP, our clients gain exclusive access to our dedicated talent management team and a service level agreement that guarantees continuity and a timely supply of exceptional carers.
“By integrating temporary, temp-to-perm, and permanent solutions, our model offers flexibility and value for money. Organisations can significantly reduce their reliance on expensive temporary agency cover by leveraging temp-to-perm candidates, while the streamlined permanent recruitment process saves time and resources when filling management and senior-level roles.”
AJ Recruitment is rolling out the Total Talent Partnership across the social care sector following a successful pilot with a social care provider and positive feedback from the operations director: “This partnership agreement offered us a solution that would save us money on our agency spend over time and give us the certainty of high-quality staffing to help us achieve our growth plans,” they said.
“This has already helped us improve our service delivery, ensuring continuity for the individuals that use our services, and a better working partnership between our managers and AJ Recruitment.”
Image depicts Jo Guy, CEO, AJ Recruitment