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For Candidates

Find a Role Where Your Work Matters

From classrooms to council offices, we place people into roles that shape communities.

Tell us what you are looking for and your dedicated consultant will do the rest.

Your career. Our network.

You know the work you want to do. We know the organisations doing it, and the people who make the hiring decisions.

We recruit across schools, colleges, universities, healthcare, local and national government, housing and the third sector, so whether you are looking for a day of cover or your next leadership role, you are talking to someone who works in that world every day.

One consultant. One conversation. Roles that actually fit.

You will not be passed around a call centre or sent every vacancy on the system. Your consultant learns what you are looking for, tells you honestly when something is not right, and keeps you posted either way.

We never charge candidates a penny, at any stage.

Dovetail & Slate consultants talking with a candidate

How we can help

Start Here

Whatever stage you are at, there is a clear next step.

Browse Jobs

Search live vacancies across education, healthcare, government, housing and the third sector. Filter by role, location and pay.

Submit Your CV

Not seeing the right role? Drop us your CV and we will match you against unadvertised roles within our client base.

Temporary & Supply Work

Flexible day-to-day and long-term cover with weekly pay, holiday pay and full vetting support from a dedicated consultant.

Permanent Positions

Long-term roles matched on values and culture, not just the job specification. We support you from application to offer.

Career Resources

CV guidance, interview preparation and career pathway guides written by consultants who know your sector.

Refer a Friend

Know someone brilliant? Recommend them to us and earn a £100 refer-a-friend bonus when we place them.

From first conversation to first day

Four steps, and a consultant who stays with you through all of them.

1

Tell Us What You Want

Send your CV or just get in touch. We talk through the roles you are after, the settings that suit you, pay expectations and how soon you can start.

2

We Match and Prepare You

Your consultant puts you forward for roles that genuinely fit, briefs you on the organisation before you meet them, and helps you get ready for interview.

3

Vetting, Handled Properly

We guide you through DBS, references and the compliance checks the sector requires, so paperwork never becomes the reason an offer stalls.

4

Placed, and Still Supported

We check in once you have started. If something is not working, we would rather hear it early and put it right than lose you to a bad fit.

Why candidates choose us

Specialists, not a switchboard

Our consultants each work a defined patch of the public sector, so the person handling your application understands the setting, the qualifications it calls for and what a good employer looks like in that field.

That is also why we can tell you when a role is worth your time, and when it is not.

Specialist knowledge means better conversations, better opportunities and a better match.

105

Specialist consultants

3,074

Placements in the last 12 months

88%

Still in role after 12 months

£0

Cost to candidates, ever

What our candidates say

Nothing was too much trouble, and she was with me every step of the way.

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Questions candidates ask us

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Talk to a consultant who knows your sector inside out. No fees for candidates, ever.