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Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent social workers with Actionus. Local authorities continue to run high vacancy rates in children's services, adult safeguarding, mental health and hospital discharge teams. Actionus places Social Work England registered social workers into locum, fixed-term and permanent roles across councils and health partners.
How you can hire
Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.
Locum social workers
Short-notice and planned locum social workers to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.
Temporary social workers
Temporary social workers for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.
Interim social workers
Interim social workers and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.
Permanent social workers
Permanent social workers sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.
Compliance checked before the first shift
- •Social Work England, SSSC, Social Care Wales or NISCC registration
- •Enhanced DBS with barred list checks
- •Right to work and identity verification
- •References covering recent employment in care settings
- •Safeguarding and mandatory training evidence
Settings we supply
- •Local authority children's services
- •Adult social care teams
- •Hospital discharge teams
- •Mental health and AMHP services
Specialities
Children and families, Safeguarding, Adults, Mental health / AMHP, Fostering and adoption, Hospital discharge
Questions
Hiring social workers, answered.
- How do I hire locum or temporary social workers through Actionus?
- Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant social workers and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
- Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim social workers?
- Yes. We recruit social work staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
- What checks are completed before social workers start?
- Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
- Do you work across the whole of the UK?
- Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.
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