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Recruitment Suffolk

Ocala Recruitment: Dedicated to Redefining Agency Care

At Ocala Recruitment, we are striving to redefine what agency care means by valuing care workers and focusing on delivering OUTSTANDING care.

Rewarding care employment
Catalyst for change
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5/5 (from 40+ clients & carers)
Ocala Recruitment Owners Sam and Adam
About Ocala

What qualifies us to redefine agency care?

Ocala Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency that supports care homes in Suffolk. We believe that by valuing and appreciating care workers to the very best of our ability through pay and professional courtesy, we will deliver the very best care agency services and help care managers deliver outstanding care.

History

Our journey so far

Launch

April 2022 - Following the growth of its sister business Ocala Healthcare, Ocala Recruitment was launched as a stand-alone care recruitment agency.

Suffolk Carer Appreciation Event

September 2022 - Ocala Recruitment sponsored the Suffolk Carer Appreciation Event, helping to make the event a fantastic success in showing care managers and care workers from across Suffolk that they are valued and appreciated.

Welcoming a new Consultant

February 2023 - Luis joined our expanding team, bringing with him his passion for excellent customer delivery and his wealth of experience and knowledge of the care recruitment market.

JoinedUp

June 23 - Bringing state-of-the-art systems to ensure smoother shift booking for carers and customers.

Developing Skills

September 23 - Our team expands again in September, with the introduction of Lucy as our group Marketing Apprentice. Lucy's keen eye for detail, and enthusiasm for marketing instantly breathed new life into our marketing.

Enhanced Recruitment Skill

November 23 - Felisha joined our expanding team as the Recruitment Coordinator. Felisha strongly shares our passion for great care employment, and wanting to do the right thing for care workers, and the people that we support. Using the experience and methodical process, Felisha has greatly improved our time to clear rate.

Care Skills

January 24 - We partnered with Care Skills to deliver our first E-Learning training courses. Highly recommend training provided online, whilst also requiring staff to attend our practical monthly training sessions. This hybrid model allows us to drill down further into practical skills.

About Ocala

Ocala Recruitment Values, Mission & Purpose

We are committed to transforming agency care by prioritizing the well-being and growth of both care providers and staff. Guided by values like courage, empathy, and excellence, our mission is to create a supportive, consistent care environment that empowers those who deliver care.

Courage
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Appreciation
A
Respect
R
Excellence
E
Well-being
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Empathetic
E
Leadership
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Learning
L
Mission

Our mission is to redefine agency care to deliver quality, consistent and reliable care that gives care providers confidence and is positively impactful to those we care for.

Whilst being the catalyst for change in agency care by being the best at valuing and appreciating everyone.

Purpose

Our purpose is to inspire extraordinary people to provide outstanding care

About Ocala

Meet the team

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact a member of our friendly team.

Alex Anderson

Role
Recruitnent Coordinator
Things I enjoy outside of work
I enjoy picking up new hobbies like crafts, gardening or tv/reading
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
Success to me is providing exceptional support for our clients through effective recruitment and aiding our staff to become the best support workers they can be through productive communication.

Sarah Jay

Role
Recruitment Coordinator
Things I enjoy outside of work
Taking my Dog Narla out for long walks. Playing football for my Sunday league team.
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
Being happy and making people happy… it seems simple but without happiness in a workplace there is no enjoyment and passion. I believe happiness improves work quality and brings success.
Adam Storey

Adam Storey

Role
Business Development Director
Things I enjoy outside of work
Playing football and golf, spending time with my children, and being a retained firefighter
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
setting new standards for care employment and redefining social care employment.
Samantha Cage

Samantha Cage

Role
Operations Director
Things I enjoy outside of work
Travelling, Learning about health and wellness, and the Great British Bake Off.
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
enjoying working to make people's lives better.

Luis Baiao

Role
Recruitment Consultant
Things I enjoy outside of work
Spending time with my young family
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
assisting social care workers and managers, and the residents we support to achieve their goals through outstanding recruitment.

Felisha Codrington

Role
Recruitment Coordinator
Things I enjoy outside of work
Spending time with friends and family, and being a lash and nail technician.
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
recruiting the best quality of staff and supporting them to provide outstanding support to meet the needs of the residents and our clients.

Lucy Thackray

Role
Marketing Assistant
Things I enjoy outside of work
I enjoy travelling, seeing my friends and family and taking my dogs on walks
Success to me at Ocala Recruitment is
using marketing to attract amazing carers that means better care for the people we support.
Stats

We're only just getting started...

2

Years

68

Care
Homes

6511

Shifts

45,582

Hours of
Care
Mission

Redefining agency care to deliver quality, consistent and reliable care that gives care providers confidence. To be the catalyst for change in agency care by being the best at valuing and appreciating everyone.

Culture

We are driven in our ambition to deliver outstanding recruitment services and are committed to creating an inclusive, passionate, and enjoyable work environment to achieve our business goals.

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