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Children's residential carerecruitment agency.Finding Home Managers
Specialist recruitment for children's homes seeking permanent, temporary and fixed-term residential care professionals across the UK.
Children's Residential Care Recruitment
People who bring stability to children's homes.
Residential care teams need people who can build trust, maintain boundaries and remain consistent through challenging moments.
Clayton Miles is a children's residential care recruitment agency supporting providers across the UK. We recruit Children's Home Managers, Deputy Managers, Residential Support Workers, Team Leaders and specialist care professionals for established services, new homes and growing groups.
We begin with the home itself: its size, team structure, rota, the needs of the young people, leadership expectations and the experience required. A manager opening a new service has a different brief from someone leading an established home, while frontline requirements can vary according to working patterns, the care approach and the level of support involved.
Children's home recruitment needs careful attention to both experience and motivation. We explore the settings candidates have worked in, the responsibilities they have held, their approach to relationships and boundaries, and their reasons for considering a move. Availability for sleep-ins, waking nights, weekends and travel is discussed before an introduction is made.
For leadership appointments, we can search for Registered Managers, responsible individuals and deputies with experience relevant to the provider's plans. For frontline staffing, our residential support worker recruitment focuses on people who understand the consistency, communication and teamwork expected within a home.
Whether you are making one permanent appointment, building a team for a new home or seeking temporary residential care staff, we provide a focused process with clear communication. The aim is to reduce unsuitable applications and introduce people who understand the role, the working environment and what the opportunity involves.
Children's home recruitmentResidential support workersRegistered managersTherapeutic support
The hiring challenge
Continuity depends on the right team.
Residential care demands resilience, sound judgement and genuine commitment.
Experience must fit
We distinguish between settings, responsibilities and levels of autonomy rather than treating every care background as interchangeable.
Rotas need reliability
We confirm availability, travel, sleep-ins, waking nights and other practical expectations before introduction.
Roles we recruit
Leadership and frontline residential care.
Recruitment shaped around the responsibility and working pattern of each role.
Leadership
Home management
Frontline care
Residential support
Specialist support
Team & therapeutic roles
Who we work with
Support for children's residential providers.
Every search reflects the home, the care model and the needs of its team.
Independent providers
Founder-led and growing organisations recruiting for individual homes and regional teams.
Specialist homes
Services requiring experience relevant to their particular therapeutic or behavioural approach.
Multi-site groups
Providers building dependable leadership and frontline teams across several locations.
Permanent & Temporary
Recruitment that works around your home.
Clear, focused support for planned appointments and immediate staffing pressure.
Permanent recruitment
- Detailed briefing on the home and team
- Targeted leadership and frontline search
- Motivation and long-term fit explored
- No upfront contingency search fee
- Replacement search subject to agreed terms
Temporary staffing
- Short- and longer-term rota support
- Availability and working patterns confirmed
- Role-specific evidence checked as agreed
- Temporary-to-permanent options where suitable
- Clear communication throughout
Children's Care FAQ
What residential care employers ask us.
Straight answers about roles, screening, turnaround, coverage and recruitment fees.
Which children's residential care roles do you recruit?
We recruit home managers, deputies, residential support workers, team leaders, waking-night staff, responsible individuals and therapeutic support professionals.
Do you recruit permanent and temporary staff?
Yes. We support permanent, temporary and fixed-term requirements subject to the location and availability of suitable candidates.
How are candidates assessed?
We assess candidates against the home's needs, relevant experience, working patterns and the evidence agreed with you. Employers retain responsibility for final suitability and compliance decisions.
Can you help with urgent or short-notice cover?
Yes. We can prioritise urgent residential care requirements where suitable candidates are available. Turnaround depends on the home, shift pattern, location and experience required.
Can you support a confidential manager search?
Yes. We can agree how the opportunity is presented and manage a discreet search for leadership appointments, new-home openings or confidential replacements.
How quickly can you find children's residential care staff?
We aim to provide suitable candidates within 24–48 hours for many requirements. Leadership searches, difficult rotas and specialist experience may take longer, but we will agree a realistic timescale after discussing the brief.
How much does children's residential care recruitment cost?
Permanent recruitment is offered on a contingency basis with no upfront search fee. Temporary rates depend on the role, shift, location, notice period and assignment requirements. Call us for a clear quote. We are transparent with pricing and will not waste your time.
Which areas of the UK do you cover?
We recruit nationwide and can discuss children's residential care requirements across London, the Midlands, North West, Yorkshire, North East, South East, South West, Wales and Scotland. Candidate availability varies by home and rota.
Can you help recruit a team for a new children's home?
Yes. We can discuss phased recruitment for leadership and frontline roles, shaped around your planned opening date, registration progress, location, rota and staffing structure.
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