Strengthening children's residential services through expert recruitment
Spencer Clarke Group is one of the UK’s leading children’s residential home recruitment agencies. We work alongside small local providers and large national organisations of residential and educational care to supply experienced temporary, interim and permanent staff.
We understand that recruiting for children’s residential homes can be challenging which is why we have dedicated recruiters who will combine proven best practice, specialist knowledge and a wealth of insights.
This ensures that we supply the best talent who will support you in achieving your strategic ambitions.
Typical jobs we recruit for
Registered Children’s Home Managers
Deputy Managers
Head of Children's Care
Children’s Residential Support Workers
Children’s Residential Team Leaders
Operations Managers
Clinical Psychologists
Childcare Practitioners
CAMHS Practitioners (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
Senior and executive level appointments
Areas of expertise
Emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD)
Social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
Learning and physical disabilities
Autism and ADHD services
Substance abuse
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Testimonials
Children’s Home Manager
"Before working with Spencer Clarke Group, we were facing ongoing challenges recruiting experienced and reliable staff for our children’s home.
The process was time-consuming and often resulted in candidates who weren’t the right fit for our service or the young people we support.
From our very first conversation, Spencer Clarke Group took the time to truly understand our needs, our values, and the level of care we strive to provide."
From our very first conversation, Spencer Clarke Group took the time to truly understand our needs, our values, and the level of care we strive to provide.
Operations Manager
"Their team took a consultative approach from the outset, investing time to understand not just the roles we needed to fill, but the culture of our organisation and the specific needs of each home.
We’ve seen a noticeable improvement in staff retention and team stability since working with them.
Their ability to deliver high-quality candidates quickly has been invaluable. I would definitely recommend them."
We’ve seen a noticeable improvement in staff retention and team stability since working with them. Their ability to deliver high-quality candidates quickly has been invaluable.
Director of Care
"Spencer Clarke Group has supported us with both permanent and interim recruitment across multiple children’s homes.
Their service has been consistently outstanding; rather than bombarding us with poor CVs, they only send over candidates who meet our exact requirements.
What impressed us most was how well the candidates integrated into our existing teams. They were well-briefed, professional, and clearly passionate about supporting the young people we take care of."
What impressed us most was how well the candidates integrated into our existing teams. They were well-briefed, professional, and clearly passionate about supporting the young people we take care of.
Children’s Home Manager
"Our consultant has taken the time to understand our long-term goals, recruitment challenges and organisational values which has enabled them to consistently deliver candidates who are the right fit for us.
We’ve been impressed with their communication, honesty and speed when we have had urgent roles to fill. Also, a big shout out to their compliance team who have turned around some candidates in a really short amount of time. It’s much appreciated!"
Our consultant has taken the time to understand our long-term goals, recruitment challenges and organisational values which has enabled them to consistently deliver candidates who are the right fit for us.
FAQs
Yes. We have an extensive database of experienced, fully qualified and specialist professionals available on a temporary, interim or permanent basis.
We are accredited by APSCo and REC, ensuring that every candidate is thoroughly vetted and has completed all necessary checks before beginning work.
We recruit for a wide range of children’s residential home roles including Registered Children’s Home Managers, Children’s Residential Support Workers and Clinical Psychologists.
We also recruit for Childcare Practitioners who specialise in autism, ADHD, mental health, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and other additional support needs.
As an agency, we cover every aspect of recruitment for children's services. We work across education, special educational needs, social care, healthcare and educational psychology to offer a comprehensive recruitment service.
We care passionately about the sector and find recruitment solutions to even the most difficult assignments. We understand that it is a difficult sector to recruit in but we overcome this by adopting the latest technology and combining it with the expertise of our experienced recruiters.
In 2025, we were named Best Temporary and Best Public Sector Recruitment Agency at the Recruiter Awards so you can trust that we will go above and beyond to take care of your recruitment needs.
Meet the team
Sophie Payne
Managing Consultant
Public and private sector recruitment specialist for Health & social care
I understand the importance of finding compassionate, resilient and experienced professionals who can provide safe, consistent care and make a meaningful difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people.
After studying health and social care at college and discovering my love for helping others, a career in health & social care recruitment seemed like a no-brainer. I’m also a passionate fitness instructor which is a great way to unwind after a busy day recruiting.
Leasha Cookson
Recruitment Consultant
Public and private sector recruitment specialist for Health & social care
Recruiting within health and social care for the private and public sector is very gratifying. I witness the incredible work of Support Workers, Contact Supervisors and many other wonderful professionals daily.
I have recruited within healthcare for a number of years and my love for it is as strong as day one. It’s such a rewarding sector and after spreading my wings into social care, I couldn’t feel more fulfilled in my career.
I would like Spencer Clarke Group to contact me regarding their recruitment services.
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