About us
Our Story
Our team has over three decades of experience recruiting professionals for the health and social care sector. Throughout this time, we have built long-lasting relationships with local authorities and sector-leading organisations.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to our candidates, going above and beyond to find them a great fit in an organisation they’ll be proud to work for. Likewise, we go the extra mile for our employers to ensure that we exceed their expectations.
Our Specialisations
21 Health and Social Care specialises in recruiting skilled, diverse, and trustworthy Health and Social Care professionals right across the Statutory, Public, Third and Private sectors.
Our team regularly recruits for the following sectors:
Social Housing and Homelessness Services
Charitable and Not for Profit Organisations
Education
Drug and Alcohol Support and Recovery ServicesRecruitment of Locum and Permanent Qualified Social Workers, Social Work Managers and Social Work Assistants for Local Authorities in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Early years and Nurseries.
Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Professionals
- Residential Child Care Workers, Managers and support staff.
Registered Managers for Services regulated by the Care Inspectorate (Scotland) and Ofsted.
Recruitment of both Interim (Contract) and Permanent Senior
Management personnel for roles right across the Health, Social Care,
Education and Housing Sectors.Fundraising Professionals for the Third Sector
Administrative and back office function roles for Health and Social Care organisations.
Bespoke Services
We also offer a variety of bespoke services to our clientele and have over 25 years’ experience in the set up and delivery of services and provision of staff in the not for profit, local authority, voluntary and private Health and Social Care sector arenas including the following:
- Bespoke recruitment services tailored to an organisation’s specific needs, with the aim of reducing your recruitment spend, aiding candidate attraction and retention of staff.
- Executive search and selection to assist in bringing the leading candidates in the market to consideration for your staffing requirements.
- The set up of staff banks to assist with your organisations need for relief and sessional staff to ensure the smooth delivery of services to meet the needs of your client group/service users.
- Extensive experience in recruiting and supplying high quality candidates for Senior Leadership and Management roles throughout the sector from Chief Executive Officers to Service Managers, to Team Leaders and Senior Support staff
Rigorous employment screening and checks to ensure that staff identified for roles meet the requirements and expectations of your hiring needs ensuring that we meet regulation and compliance requirements in line with National Minimum Care Standards and those of appropriate regulated bodies such as the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), General Teaching Council (GTC) etc.
Our Team
Our 21 Health and Social Care team is dedicated to offering sector-specific services to our candidates and clients alike. We have a wide range of experience in recruiting permanent, part-time, and temporary health and social care staff which is built upon our industry knowledge and interpersonal skillsets. Steven More, our Managing Director, boasts an impressive track record in the sector which includes the following highlights:
- The set up and running of charitable organisations – Steven was involved in the set up and Management of Edinburgh City Youth Café, a specialist award winning youth provision that has been providing a range of services to Children and Young people for over 25 years.
- Set up and management of services provided to young people who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness.
- Set up and delivery of services to young people involved in serious and persistent offending in conjunction with voluntary agencies, local authorities, the Police and the Scottish Government.
- Child Protection and Safeguarding which has included work for Local Authorities, State Governments (Queensland, Australia) and large national NGO’s.
- Involved in the planning, implementation of services and service delivery in engaging young vulnerable people to address issues around, housing, employment, and education in conjunction with organisations such as the Prince Trust and Police Scotland, Local Authorities and Voluntary Organisations.
- 20 years’ experience in recruiting Social Work and related staff to all Local Authorities in Scotland on both a temporary and permanent basis.
- The set up and implementation of Care at Home and Housing Support Services provision for Local Authorities.
- A proven track record in recruiting individuals for Senior Leadership roles within Local Authority, Private Care and Voluntary Sector Organisations on both a contract and permanent basis.
- The setup, delivery and recruitment of bank, relief and crisis care staff in conjunction and for Local Authorities and Voluntary organisations.
- Steven was also the co-founder and Director of one of Scotland’s most prominent Health and Social Care recruitment agencies. After almost 17 years, Steven has recently left this company to set up 21 Health and Social Care where we aim to continue and enhance providing dedicated and unique staffing solutions and positive outcomes to the sector.
Testimonials
I have known Steven for over 15 years, he is a trusted friend and confidant and absolutely the best at what he does. I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to any business that is serious about hiring the right people.
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