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Social Care & Social Housing

Recruitment Agency

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At First for Support, we provide specialist recruitment for the

social care and social housing sectors, supplying experienced,

fully vetted staff who make a real difference every day.


We support clients and candidates across the South East,

South West and Manchester, ensuring every placement is

compliant, person-centred and professional.

Sectors We Work In

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Social Care Employment Agency Expertise

From children s residential care to supported and independent living, our experienced support workers and managers deliver high-quality, person-centered care.


We provide staff trained to CQC and Ofsted standards, available for both temporary and permanent roles across the South East, South West and Manchester.


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Social Housing Staffing Solutions

We partner with housing associations and community

organisations to supply skilled housing support officers and

tenancy sustainment staff.


We provide DBS-checked professionals with role-appropriate training and experience working within CQC- and Ofsted-regulated care environments, available for both temporary and permanent roles across the South East, South West and Manchester.

Meet the team

Our Live Social Care and Social Work Jobs

Awards and Recognition

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Award badge: SME News Southern Enterprise Awards 2023.
Best Social Care Recruitment
Agency 2023
SME Enterprise Awards
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Most Dedicated Social Care
Recruitment Agency 2024
Corporate Vision Awards

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We are also accredited REC members,

demonstrating our commitment to

ethical recruitment standards.

Our success is built on integrity, compliance and long-standing relationships with children s homes, care providers and dedicated support workers who share our commitment to making a difference.

Awards and Recognition

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Award badge: SME News Southern Enterprise Awards 2023,
Best Social Care Recruitment
Agency 2023

SME Enterprise Awards

Award badge:

Most Dedicated Social Care
Recruitment Agency 2024 
Corporate Vision

Awards

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We are also accredited REC members,

demonstrating our commitment to

ethical recruitment standards.

Our success is built on integrity, compliance and long-standing relationships with children s homes, care providers and dedicated support workers who share our commitment to making a difference.

What People Say About Us!

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We are trusted by care providers and support workers for our

reliability, personal approach and speed of response.

Why Choose

First For Support

We are more than a recruitment agency. We are your staffing partner in care.


Our dedicated consultants provide responsive staffing support seven days a week, 365 days a year, including weekends and bank holidays. While our office hours are 9am 5pm, we also operate an out-of-hours on-call service to ensure shifts are covered and clients always have support when it s needed most. Every placement is compliant, and every person feels supported.

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What Sets Us Apart

  • A consultant team with first-hand care experience, and a strong working knowledge of Ofsted and CQC requirements across children’s and adult services
  • Dedicated account managers providing a consistent point of contact
  • Weekly pay and flexible shifts for all agency workers
  • Access to free ongoing training and CPD opportunities
  • We provide staff who are Team Teach trained, supporting children s homes with safe, positive behaviour management
  • Strong retention across both our internal team and agency workforce, ensuring dependable continuity for clients and services
  • Regular client audits welcomed to demonstrate transparency and commitment to compliance
  • Award-winning, values-led recruitment across the South East, South West and Manchester
  • All our staff complete mandatory training in areas such as first aid, safefuarding, GDPR and more.  See the full list here

Our Impact in Social Care

& Social Housing Recruitment

Delivering quality care and dependable support across every service.

90%

of new

candidates come

through referrals

6+

years

average retention

among long-term staff

70+

compliant

fully vetted staff

across all services



84,000

hours

of care and support

provided every year

365

days a year

staffing support from our

responsive recruitment team

Our Impact in Social Care

& Social Housing Recruitment

Delivering quality care and dependable support across every service.

90%

of new

candidates

come

through

referrals

70+

compliant

fully

vetted staff

across all

services

6+

years

average

retention

among long-

term staff

84,000

hours

of care and

support

provided every

year

365

days a year

staffing support

from our

responsive

recruitment team

Our Impact in Social Care

& Social Housing Recruitment

Delivering quality care and dependable support across every service.

90%

of new

candidates

come

through

referrals

6+

years

average

retention

among long-

term staff

70+

compliant

fully

vetted staff

across all

services

84,000

hours

of care and

support

provided every

year

365

days a year

staffing support

from our

responsive

recruitment team

Info Hub

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