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Specialist Social Work Recruitment for Local Authorities & Care Organisations
Social Work Select provides fully compliant, pre-vetted social work professionals to local authorities, NHS trusts, and independent care providers across England and Wales. Fast turnaround, rigorous compliance, and a dedicated consultant for every account.
Why Local Authorities Choose Social Work Select
We understand the pressures facing statutory services. Our model is built around speed, compliance, and long-term partnership — not volume targets.
Pre-Vetted Practitioners
Every candidate is Social Work England registered, DBS checked, and reference verified before we present them to you. No surprises, no compliance gaps.
Dedicated Account Consultant
You'll have a named consultant who understands your service, your team culture, and your caseload pressures. Not a call centre — a genuine partnership.
Rapid Turnaround
We aim to present suitable candidates within 48 hours of receiving a brief. For urgent duty cover, we can often move same-day.
Managed Compliance
We handle all right-to-work checks, professional registration verification, DBS processing, and ongoing compliance monitoring throughout the placement.
Flexible Engagement
From short-term locum cover to longer fixed-term contracts, we can structure placements to match your budget and workforce planning needs.
Sector Specialists Only
We recruit exclusively in social work. Our consultants have deep sector knowledge and understand the difference between a Duty & Assessment team and a CIN team.
How It Works
Submit Your Brief
Tell us about the role — specialism, experience level, location, and start date. The more detail you give us, the faster we can move.
We Source & Screen
We search our active register and wider network. Every candidate is screened against your brief before we make contact with you.
Candidate Presentation
You receive a shortlist of pre-vetted candidates with full compliance documentation. No CVs without context — we brief you on each person.
Placement & Onboarding
Once you've selected your candidate, we manage the onboarding process and remain your point of contact throughout the placement.
Roles We Fill
Our Service Commitment
48-hour candidate presentation
For standard briefs, we present suitable candidates within two working days of receiving your vacancy.
Full compliance pack on placement
Every placement comes with a complete compliance pack: SWE registration, DBS certificate, right-to-work documentation, and references.
Replacement guarantee
If a placement doesn't work out within the first two weeks, we'll find a replacement at no additional cost.
Ongoing compliance monitoring
We monitor SWE registration and DBS status throughout the placement and alert you immediately if anything changes.
Submit a Vacancy
Tell us about your requirement and a consultant will be in touch within one working day.
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