Your next permanent care job matched with more support, more honesty and better judgement
Seen a role that interests you?
Hartwell Care helps candidates like you find meaningful permanent roles in care, with a more personal, thoughtful and honest recruitment experience.
Are you looking for the right permanent role in care?

Finding a new role is about more than job title, shift pattern or salary.
The setting matters. The leadership matters. The team matters. The day-to-day reality matters.
A role can look right on paper and still be wrong in practice.
Hartwell Care exists to help people find permanent care jobs that genuinely fit, not just roles that happen to be available. We work with candidates looking for meaningful permanent roles in care and take a more careful approach to matching people with the right employer and setting.
You are more than a CV
Too many candidates in care are viewed on their availability to cover a shift or fill a gap in the long-term rota.
That is not how we work.
At Hartwell Care, we want to understand your background, your strengths, the sort of environment that suits you and the level of responsibility you are ready for.
A generic recruitment approach often adds noise to that problem.
Hartwell Care to aims to reduce that noise. We work from a clearer brief, ask better questions and introduce candidates who are more likely to fit the environment you are trying protect.

We work with regulated care providers who value fit

We recruit for permanent roles across care, including:
- Children’s residential care
- Adult residential care
- Supported living
- Closely related care settings
These are environments where communication, resilience, reliability and judgement matter every day. We work with employers who understand that a strong hire is about more than simply filling a space on the rota.
Types of care jobs we recruit for
Hartwell Care supports candidates looking for permanent roles such as:
- Residential Support Worker / Support Worker
- Senior Residential Support Worker / Senior Support Worker
- Team Leader
- Deputy Manager
- Registered Manager
- Other operational and leadership roles
Whether you are looking for your next frontline role or a step into leadership, we want to understand what kind of move makes sense for you.
What you can expect from Hartwell Care
When you register or apply through Hartwell Care, you can expect:
- A proper conversation about your experience and goals
- Honest communication
- Clear information about the role and setting
- Introductions based on fit, not guesswork
- Respect for your time and experience
- Support with interview preparation and next steps
- Guidance and advice on navigating the handing a notice in period and help with pre employment paperwork
We believe candidates deserve straightforward information and a recruitment process that treats them like people, not stock.
Who Hartwell Care is best suited to help
Hartwell Care is likely to be a good fit for you if:
- You are looking for a permanent role in care
- You want honest advice and clear communication
- You care about the setting and team, not just the salary
- You are open to roles in a different care setting
- You want a more personal recruitment experience
- You want to be represented by someone who has family members working in the same industry
We want the move to work for you as well
A job may look attractive on paper and still be the wrong fit.
At Hartwell Care we pay attention to the practical details behind a role, including the setting, the expectations, the leadership style and the pressures that come with the post.
If something does not sound right, we’ll say so.
Our job is not just to fill vacancies. Our job is to help create stronger long-term matches between care providers and candidates.
Register with Hartwell Care
If you are looking for your next permanent move in care, register your interest with Hartwell Care.
You can apply for a current vacancy or send us your details so we can contact you when suitable permanent care jobs become available. We carry out confidential, informal calls to find out what’s right for you.
Even if there is not a live role that suits you today, we can keep in touch when the right opportunity comes up.
Hiring for a permanent care role?
Tell us about the vacancy and we will arrange a practical conversation about the role, the setting and the right hiring approach.
Want fewer wasted interviews?
Start with a sharper brief and a more disciplined permanent recruitment process.
What candidates can expect
- Honest and confidential conversations
- Clear communication
- Roles explained properly
- Introductions based on fit
- Respect for your time and experience
FAQs
Do you recruit for temporary roles?
At launch, Hartwell Care is focused on permanent care jobs and permanent recruitment across care providers.
Can I register without applying for a specific job?
Yes. You can register your interest and tell us what kinds of roles, settings and locations you are looking for.
Will you tell me more about the employer before I interview?
Yes. We believe candidates should have clear information about the role, the setting and the expectations before moving forward. This can be an initial informal and confidential call.
What kinds of employers do you work with?
We work with care providers across selected care settings, including children’s residential care, adult residential care and supported living.
What types of roles do you recruit for?
We recruit permanent care roles from Support Worker and Senior Support Worker positions through to Team Leader, Deputy Manager and Registered Manager appointments.
What makes Hartwell Care different from other care recruitment agencies?
Hartwell Care takes a more personal and thoughtful approach to permanent care recruitment. We focus on fit, honest communication and helping candidates find roles that suit both their experience and the reality of the setting. With family members in the same industry, we genuinely understand what makes a good setting and provider and can give an insight into the market average salaries and progression opportunities out there.