Specialist social care recruitment
People. Potential. Partnership.
Social care does not stand still, and neither do we. AR Recruitment exists to place the right people inside children's homes and care settings. Not quickly for the sake of it, but carefully, because the stakes demand it.
These are not our numbers. They are the sector's. They are the reason we exist.
131,000
unfilled posts across social care right now
Skills for Care / Astoria, 2025
1 in 3
children's homes turns children away due to staff shortages
Ofsted / NAO, 2024
19%
of active children's homes have no registered manager in post
NAO, March 2025
1,300
job boards monitored daily by AR
AR Recruitment
6,358+
live roles tracked across the sector at any time
AR Recruitment
The sector is short-staffed. Providers know it. Ofsted knows it. The children and adults in care feel it most. AR Recruitment was built to change what we can, one placement at a time, starting with the roles that matter most.
Where we focus
Built around the settings that carry the most weight.
Thinking about the sector
We watch the data daily, then say something useful about it.
The workforce crisis is measurable, and most of the sector talks about it in generalities. We track over 1,300 job boards and more than 6,300 live roles, and write about what the numbers actually mean for the people making the hires.
Why 19% of Children's Homes Have No Registered Manager
As at March 2025, nearly one in five children's homes had no registered manager in post. What that vacancy actually costs, and why the gap persists.
Read the pieceWhat 1,300 Job Boards Tell Us About the Staffing Crisis
We scan over 1,300 job boards every morning. Here is what more than 6,300 live roles reveal about where the sector is under most pressure.
Read the pieceReady to talk?
Start a conversation. No pressure. No obligation. Just a proper discussion.
Whether you are a provider with a vacancy that has gone too long unfilled, or a care professional looking for a role that fits who you are, we are worth speaking to.