International Workers
Our social care recruitment team offers an international service, assisting social workers from other countries to relocate to the UK and liasing with clients to undertake specific overseas recruitment campaigns.
If you are looking for International workers to join your team please read on for more information. If you are looking to come to the UK to work please click here.
Our international social care recruitment service was established in 2003 and has earned a reputation for providing quality staff and a professional service for both temporary and permanent positions. Candidates are fully vetted to be able to ‘hit the ground running’ in local authorities, hospitals, NHS trusts, housing associations and charitable organisations in London and across the UK.
Level of Positions
We recruit international locums and candidates for the following roles:
- Newly qualified to experienced Social Workers
- Senior Practitioners
- Practice Managers
- Service Managers
- Policy and Planning Officers
Diversity of Ethnicity
Synergy has a long-standing commitment to equality and our dedication is proven by the diverse nature of our international locums and permanent staff. We have a wide mix of nationalities working through Synergy with workers from Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, France, Bulgaria, America, Egypt, India, Albania, Spain and Trinidad to name just a few.
Services to Clients
We provide the following services for our clients:
- Locum vetting to the highest safeguarding standards including own country police check, current CRB check, references to cover 5 years, visa requirements, qualification and registration verification
- Full face-to-face interviews conducted with all candidates – locum and permanent
- Conducting joint campaigns for both locum and permanent staff
- Joint advertising for candidates (double branding to gain good response)
- Synergy will cover the cost for advertising, travel to recruitment destination and accommodation for both parties
- Co-interview all candidates to a client-specific format
- Synergy will organise and process all internal HR forms as required
- Organise video-conference interviews
- Synergy manage candidate contact from initial response through to start date with ongoing care provided
- Fully qualified visa advisors registered with the OISC
- Training – Synergy organises and provides training for candidates with regards to new statutory laws and requirements within the UK unless already covered (1 day course)
- Arrange face-to-face interviews for all our UK based candidates and offer full HR service to fast-track candidates
- We offer a 100% guarantee for all successfully placed permanent candidates who leave within the first 3 Months of employment *based on 20% introduction fee, otherwise standard guarantee period applies*
3 Permanent Recruitment Options Available to Clients
We work with clients in three specific ways:
- Partnership approach – joint campaigns
- Video-conference interviewing
- International candidate database in the UK
Summary
In summary, by working with Synergy’s International recruitment team you will benefit from:
- Experienced consultants with proven track record and international experience
- Experienced locums available all year round
- 3 permanent recruitment options which are time and cost effective
- Competitive pricing and compensation package minimising financial risk
- Partnership approach – joint control to ensure maximum success
- Benefit from overseas education and experience of social workers
For further information about our international social care recruitment options or to discuss an international recruitment campaign, please contact the International team on 0800 072 5900 or email Jo.Latimer@synergygroup.co.uk or Rachel.Davis@synergygroup.co.uk.