The care industry has always been an important one, and it’s more crucial now than ever before. We have an ageing population in the UK, meaning more people that require some form of care. This could be a check in every few days to ensure people are doing okay, to full-time or even palliative care.
Temporary workers are the backbone of the care industry. If you’re a recruitment agency and you aren’t providing care workers, they could help you find the niche you need to grow.
How Valuable are Temporary Workers in the Care Sector?
When any level of care is needed, it’s the temporary workers that are the most important. Hospitals, clinics, care homes, and private carers often source their staff from temporary recruitment agencies, and they could almost always benefit from an extra pair of hands.
Although there are plenty of temporary care workers who strike out on their own, businesses are more likely to rely on an agency as they can be more selective about their needs, and can focus on more important things while the job listing is being managed for them.
It isn’t just the care workers themselves either. These agencies often provide everything from cleaners to receptionists. A care home or retirement centre will need a large team with varied skillsets, and temporary staff are a great way to fill in any gaps.
While most of these businesses would prefer to have permanent staff, temporary workers provide a lot of value. If there is an absence, business owners can find a temporary replacement straight away via an agency, or can strengthen their permanent team for a while to handle a busier period.
Temporary recruitment agencies are also necessary if a business needs someone with a very specific skillset. For example, a manager who has experience in care, or a care worker with a specific skill such as dementia or palliative care. They’re always ready and waiting to help, and using an agency will provide multiple ideal candidates in a fraction of the time it would take to find them yourself.
Why Recruitment Agencies Should Provide Care Staff
If you’re a temporary recruitment agency, you’ll have likely chosen one of two approaches.
The first is to provide temporary workers for a wide variety of sectors. Your database could be full of IT specialists, care workers, teachers, and everyone in between. This is great, as it’s very likely that you won’t be able to help out a potential client when they contact you.
The other way is to have a strong niche. You could just provide healthcare staff, including care workers, but also nurses, doctors, and anyone else who wants to work in healthcare specifically. While your database will be less varied, the quality of your temporary workers will be higher across the board, as the most desirable workers will rather work with an agency that provides more opportunities in the area they want to work.
Clients will also be more likely to choose a specialist agency as they will often need multiple vacancies filled, or will have more in the future. They may not choose a smaller agency, but if you’re growing fast and market yourself well, they’ll soon realise the value you can provide.
Recruitment Funding for New and Established Agencies
We work with temporary recruitment agencies of all shapes and sizes, and we can help you no matter what industry you work with.
For one single fee we’ll provide:
When you sign up, the process is simple. First, you’ll chat with us to discuss what you need. We’ll explain everything we do, and how each part of the service will help your agency. Since you can’t pick and choose services, it’s important to know what you’re getting from the start, just in case you need to shuffle some things around.
So often we see recruitment agencies whose teams are swamped by admin – handing that work over to a third party is a weight off their shoulders, and the work they do will be better as a result.
You might also be working with a third party already, who handles one or all of the same services. If you’re not happy with what they’re doing, but aren’t sure if switching is worth it, we’ll guide you through the process so you can make the best decision for your agency. We’ll even handle the switching for you, so you can focus on continuing to run your agency.
Why Choose Back Office for Recruitment Support
If you do decide we’re right for you, it’s all systems go on our end as we set you up with everything you need.
With us, you get two points of contact. First is your payroll account manager, who will be ensuring that the invoices you send to your clients are spot on, minimizing the chance of errors and improving the relationship between you and every client, as well as supporting your temporary workers.
Point of contact number two is your credit controller. They will be client-facing too, but will be monitoring their credit limits, so that any financial troubles they may have don’t affect your agency or workers.
If you provide temporary workers for the care sector, or any sector for that matter, we’d love to hear from you. And if you have any questions about us or what we do, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
