For employers
Support Work recruitment agency.
Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent support workers with Actionus. Support workers underpin supported living, mental health recovery, learning disability and homelessness services, often on rotas that need short-notice cover. Actionus books support workers and senior support workers onto locum, temporary and permanent contracts with weekly online timesheets and weekly pay.
How you can hire
Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.
Locum support workers
Short-notice and planned locum support workers to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.
Temporary support workers
Temporary support workers for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.
Interim support workers
Interim support workers and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.
Permanent support workers
Permanent support workers sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.
Compliance checked before the first shift
- •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
- •Supported living
- •Mental health recovery services
- •Learning disability services
- •Homelessness and housing support
Specialities
Mental health, Learning disabilities, Autism, Challenging behaviour, Substance misuse, Waking nights
Questions
Hiring support workers, answered.
- How do I hire locum or temporary support workers through Actionus?
- Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant support workers and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
- Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim support workers?
- Yes. We recruit support work staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
- What checks are completed before support 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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