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Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Lifestyle Co-ordinator. Variety, fun, and a rewarding career is what you can expect. We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do. The Role<ul> <li>Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible</li> <li>Helping identify residents' unique goals and implement personalised activity plans</li> <li>Supporting residents explore new interests, engage in physical activities, and enjoy themselves in a stimulating and homely environment</li> <li>Working with families, residents, and local communities to create meaningful experiences for residents</li> <li>Create a sense of fun, flexibility, and creative thinking to provide new experiences and activities to meet a diverse range of interests</li> <li>Offer a mature, sensible outlook showing commitment, initiative, and desire to enhance the lives of residents</li> </ul>Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family<ul> <li>Wagestream- access your wages at any-time </li> <li>Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements</li> <li>Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme</li> <li>Hundreds of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Annual purchase holiday scheme</li> <li>Wellbeing support</li> </ul>Career Development We have our own Learning Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new to or experienced Lifestyle Coordinators and we will give you all that's needed to have a successful career with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us. We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours

Care UK

Care UK Careers

Lifestyle Co-ordinator

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Job Title: Senior Social Worker – Adult Locality Team (Senior Specialist CHC Assessor) Location: Medway, Kent Salary: £46,830 per annum Working Arrangements: Hybrid working available
<h3>Overview</h3>
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Adult Locality Team in Medway. This role is ideal for a confident practitioner with specialist knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), who is looking to take on a leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking service. You will play a key part in delivering high-quality adult social care while supporting service improvement and staff development.
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Hybrid working arrangements supporting a healthy work-life balance</li><li>
Supportive team culture with access to continuous professional development</li><li>
Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme</li><li>
Generous annual leave entitlement</li><li>
Opportunities to participate in team-building and community engagement activities</li></ul>

<h3>Main Purpose of the Role</h3>
As a Senior Specialist CHC Assessor, you will lead on Decision Support Tool (DST) assessments to determine eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. You will manage complex and contested cases, including joint funding arrangements, while supporting individuals and families throughout the assessment process.You will work closely with internal teams, NHS colleagues, care providers, and local authority partners to ensure appropriate care and support packages are implemented. The role also includes undertaking Section 117 reviews, contributing to service development, and providing professional supervision to a small number of social care staff to promote high standards of practice.
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Lead and coordinate CHC assessments and reviews, both face-to-face and virtual</li><li>
Manage a complex caseload from assessment through to resolution</li><li>
Provide specialist advice on CHC eligibility, Section 117 aftercare, and joint funding pathways</li><li>
Work collaboratively with partners to arrange care packages and placements</li><li>
Support individuals and families with clear, empathetic communication throughout the CHC process</li><li>
Maintain accurate and timely records in line with statutory and organisational requirements</li><li>
Contribute to performance monitoring, data reporting, and governance processes</li><li>
Support staff development through supervision, training, and induction</li><li>
Contribute to service improvement and continuous development initiatives</li></ul>

<h3>Essential Criteria</h3>
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Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work</li><li>
Registration with Social Work England</li><li>
Significant post-qualifying experience within adult social care</li><li>
Strong working knowledge of NHS Continuing Healthcare, DSTs, and Section 117</li><li>
Experience managing complex cases and working across health and social care systems</li><li>
Ability to supervise and support social care staff</li><li>
Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills</li></ul>

<h3>Why Work in Medway</h3>
Medway offers a unique blend of urban and rural living, rich cultural heritage, and excellent transport links to London and the Kent coast. It is an attractive location for professionals seeking career development alongside a balanced lifestyle within a diverse and thriving community.
<h3>Working with Sanctuary Personnel</h3>
Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning recruitment agency. With an Excellent rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews, we are committed to securing the best opportunities and rates tailored to your skills and experience.

Sanctuary Personnel

Senior Social Worker - Adult Locality Team

Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Care Unit Manager. The Role<ul> <li>Leading and supervising a unit with a passion for delivering excellent care through your team</li> <li>Delegating workload in a collaborative, supportive and informative approach</li> <li>Ensure residents medical, physical, and emotional needs are met whilst championing their safety and dignity</li> <li>Oversee admissions of new residents</li> <li>Carrying out physical/psychological risk assessments and developing personalised care plans</li> <li>Working closely with the leadership team to develop services</li> <li>Administering medication</li> <li>Provide a fun, inclusive, and professional approach at all times</li> </ul>Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family<ul> <li>Wagestream - access your wages at any-time </li> <li>Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements</li> <li>Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme</li> <li>Hundreds of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Annual purchase holiday scheme</li> <li>Wellbeing support</li> </ul>About You<ul> <li>NVQ Level 3 in health and social care</li> <li>Ability to enhance effective working relationships, building trust amongst staff and residents.</li> <li>Be well-organised and IT literate</li> <li>Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling</li> </ul>We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do. We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

Unit Manager Care

Pay rate effective from 1st April 2025 Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Care Team Leader. The Role<ul> <li>Leading and supervising your shift</li> <li>Case managing residents and liaising with families, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders to ensure that the best care plans are created and delivered</li> <li>Administering and recording medication</li> <li>Carrying out risk assessments</li> <li>Working alongside care assistants to support residents with daily needs, ensuring residents remain as active and independent as possible</li> <li>Working closely with the leadership team to develop services</li> <li>Provide a fun, inclusive, and professional approach at all times</li> </ul>Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family:<ul> <li>Wagestream - access your wages at any-time</li> <li>Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements</li> <li>Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme</li> <li>Hundreds of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Annual purchase holiday scheme</li> <li>Wellbeing support</li> </ul>About You<ul> <li>NVQ Level 3 in health and social care desirable</li> <li>Be well-organised, IT literate and adept at allocating and delegating work appropriately.</li> <li>Proven ability to lead and supervise others.</li> <li>A good understanding of care planning processes</li> <li>Be experienced in or happy to undertake training on administering medication</li> <li>Above all, have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling.</li> </ul>We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do. We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours

Team Leader Care

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Leaving Care 16+ Team to work Full Time based in Medway.The salary for this Team Manager job is up to £64,198 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Lead, manage and motivate a staff team ensuring high quality supervision is completed regularly which includes case management oversight, timely decision making, the effective implementation and review of children’s looked after plans and care experienced young people’s pathway plans.</li><li>To use opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement, and supports the ongoing learning and development of workers, including undertaking audits across the whole of children’s service and within the local service.</li><li>Allocate cases within the statutory timescales supporting positive transitions and ensuring looked after children reviews and pathway plan reviews and statutory visits have clear objectives and outcomes in order to ensure that all children in care and care leavers receive a service that reflects the Council’s commitment to safeguarding, promoting independence and putting the needs of individual children first.</li><li>Complete and review performance development plans for the team which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.</li><li>Provide high quality reflective case supervision to social workers and personal advisors within timescale, that clearly provides management oversight, appropriate professional challenge and supports the progression of children and young people’s plans.</li><li>Contribute to the management of the staffing budget for the team by approving and committing expenditure within your delegated authority, and monitoring and reporting commitments in order to ensure budget is not exceeded.</li><li>Support the safer recruitment and selection of new staff, both within the team and across Children’s Social Care in order to ensure staffing levels are maintained.</li><li>Keep up to date with the Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.</li><li>Deputise and support the Group Manager where necessary on all aspects relating to the development of the service, and cover for other Team Managers where appropriate.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Team Manager job:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li></ul>
Contact: This Team Manager job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Social Work Team Manager - Leaving Care 16+ Team

Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as an Activities Assistant. Variety, fun, and a rewarding career is what you can expect. The Role<ul> <li>Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible</li> <li>Helping identify residents' unique goals and implement personalised activity plans</li> <li>Supporting residents explore new interests, engage in physical activities, and enjoy themselves in a stimulating and homely environment</li> <li>Working with families, residents, and local communities to create meaningful experiences for residents</li> <li>Create a sense of fun, flexibility, and creative thinking to provide new experiences and activities to meet a diverse range of interests</li> <li>Offer a mature, sensible outlook showing commitment, initiative, and desire to enhance the lives of residents</li> </ul>Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family<ul> <li>Wagestream- access your wages at any-time</li> <li>Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements</li> <li>Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme</li> <li>Hundreds of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Annual purchase holiday scheme</li> <li>Wellbeing support</li> </ul>We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do. We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

Activities Assistant

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Job Title: Social Worker - Ageing Well Team 
 Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK 
 Salary: £37,938 - £43,693 per annum 
 Type: Full-Time 
 Duration: Ongoing

We are seeking a skilled and innovative Social Worker to join our vibrant Ageing Well Team in Southend-on-Sea. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive, forward-thinking team dedicated to improving the lives of older adults in the community. You will enjoy a competitive salary, continuous professional development, and the chance to contribute to transformative social care initiatives.

<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3>

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Full-Time Role: Stability and a rewarding career path within a dedicated team.
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Professional Development: Access training and opportunities to grow your skills and expertise.
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Supportive Team Environment: Collaborate with colleagues who value creativity and individual contributions.
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Flexible Working Options: Maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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Wellbeing Support: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for personal and professional support.
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<h3>What You Will Do</h3>

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Provide professional casework and support to a caseload of older adults, ensuring their needs are met.
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Conduct thorough assessments, develop personalised Pathway Plans, and complete Risk Assessments.
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Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, liaising with agencies, organisations, and families to deliver positive outcomes.
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Maintain accurate records and case reports in line with statutory requirements and organisational policies.
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Attend and contribute professionally to meetings, conferences, and court hearings as required.
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Promote diversity and implement Equal Opportunities practices within the team and wider organisation.
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<h3>Qualifications and Experience</h3>

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Recognised Social Work qualification and HCPC registration.
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Evidence of continuing professional development, including Post Qualification Award (PQA) or equivalent.
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Experience working within multi-disciplinary teams, particularly with older adults.
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Proven ability to manage a demanding caseload and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
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Strong understanding of relevant legislation and confident application in practice.
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Social Worker - Ageing Well Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Supporting Disabled Children Service Team to work full time based in Wandsworth. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £47,082 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Act as the lead professional in statutory cases that require a qualified social worker, including child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.</li><li>Undertake the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families, assessment, planning, implementation and review (APIR).</li><li>Bring together and co-ordinate the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to APIR and safeguarding.</li><li>Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children’s and adult’s services.</li><li>Promote and model effective working arrangements with schools, children’s centres and other settings.</li><li>Develop a good understanding of evidence based practice and integrate models of best practice into day-to-day service delivery.</li><li>Participate positively in professional supervision and annual appraisal (PrP) review, taking personal responsibility for the quality of practice.</li><li>Take part in case/practice audits and contribute to peer audit arrangements as required.</li><li>Build professional credibility within the multi-professional partnership by achieving practice standards and meeting performance targets consistently, providing accredited practice teaching as required.</li><li>Actively contribute to team working, supporting colleagues, covering for colleagues in their absence and taking part in team meetings and development events.</li><li>Understand and integrate into practice the key policies of the Council in relation to social care with children and families, especially multi-disciplinary working, integration and whole family approaches.</li><li>Develop professional expertise in at least one of the key risk factors affecting the welfare of children, parental mental health problems, domestic abuse, learning difficulties, and homelessness.</li><li>Demonstrate a high level of competence and confidence in the use of the Council electronic case recording/reporting tool, maintaining accurate and up-to-date child records in compliance with the Integrated Children’s System.</li><li>Other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of the post, including supporting emergency and priority situations, will form part of the role.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li><li>Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines to ensure compliance with Health &amp; Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.</li><li>This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).</li></ul>
Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Social Worker - Supporting Disabled Children Service

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Consultant Social Worker within the Family Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Consultant Social Worker &nbsp;job is up to £48,587 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together and to ensure robust and timely care planning for children looked after. To ensure that initial and core assessments are completed to a high standard and within timescales.</li><li>To demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity.</li><li>To ensure all children for whom the post holder is responsible have a clear care plan to promote their development, wellbeing and protect them from harm.</li><li>To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children Services.</li><li>To be responsible for accurately loading and updating the Service’s database with children and families details/status etc.</li><li>To ensure the Service’s procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, and to seek appropriate advice and authorisation from managers.</li><li>To conduct care proceedings on behalf of the Service with appropriate guidance and authorisation. To ensure reports and statement for court, case conferences and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standards, in time for deadlines and evidence involvement of children, families and carers.</li><li>To be able to represent children, young people, families, carers, groups, individuals and partner agencies to access services.</li><li>Advise children (age appropriate in child centred way), young people, families, carers, groups and individuals about independent advocacy that can best meet their needs.</li><li>To play a leading role in improving practice and quality of assessments and care planning within the Team via mentoring assigned social work staff, leading team meeting discussions and workshops, taking responsibility for updating Team on practice developments and research findings, induction of new staff.</li><li>Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post-holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post-holder and employees will be expected to carry out other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.</li><li>Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.</li><li>Experience of community and/or group work.</li><li>Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.</li></ul>
Contact: This Consultant Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

Consultant Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team 

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £42,503 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children/young people and support their families and carers by working with cases appropriate to your assessed experience, skills and knowledge.</li><li>To assess the needs and circumstances.</li><li>To plan, carry out, review and evaluate social work practice with them and other professionals.</li><li>To support them, to represent their needs, views and circumstances.</li><li>To manage risk to children, young people, families, carers, self and others.</li><li>To manage and be accountable with supervision and support for your own social work practice.</li><li>To assist and provide advice to families and carers.</li><li>To maintain accurate and up to date knowledge of skills and resources by training and supervision.</li><li>To advise management of the needs and resources within the community.</li><li>To keep accurate and up to date records.</li><li>To demonstrate professional competence in social work practice by using current knowledge and working within agreed standards of best social work practice and carrying out duties in accordance with the HCPC codes of practice.</li><li>Contribute to /undertake the assessment and supervision of students, support new staff by coaching and taking part in joint work with less experienced staff to support them in their casework.</li><li>To work closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary, in support of preventative strategies.</li><li>To maintain County Policies on Equal Opportunities and Anti Racism.</li><li>To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children’s Services.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Social Worker job:<ul>
<li>A Social Work Degree or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Social Work England registered.</li><li>Good written and Verbal communication skills.</li><li>Good timekeeping skills.</li></ul>
Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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