You're Missing Out On These 4 Essential Caregiver Recruitment Tools
If you’re in the process of recruiting caregivers for your home care agency, then you know how important it is to have a solid recruitment strategy. You also know that there are a lot of different recruitment tools out there, and it can be hard to keep track of all of them. In this blog post, we’ll highlight four essential caregiver recruitment tools that you may be missing out on.
The importance of having a solid recruitment strategy for caregivers
Caregiver recruitment is one of the most important aspects of running a care facility. Without the proper tools in place, it can be difficult to find and retain quality caregivers. There are a few key things to keep in mind when developing a caregiver recruitment strategy. First, it is important to have a clear understanding of what your needs are. What type of caregivers do you need? What qualifications do they need to have? Once you have a good understanding of your needs, you can start developing a plan for how to reach out to potential candidates.
The different types of recruitment tools available
There are a variety of recruitment tools available to help you find the right caregivers for your needs. From online job boards to personal networking, there are a number of ways to reach potential candidates. However, you may be missing out on some key resources that could help you find the perfect fit for your open position. Most of the agencies turn to Online Resources. With an ever-growing number of people searching for jobs online, it’s important to have an presence on popular job sites like Indeed and Monster. However, if you rely only on this tool, you are probably missing out about 80% of qualified candidates. In a recent survey done to InMyTeam users (only HHA’s), out of 2675 caregivers, only 499 knew what Indeed was. This is less than 20% of our pool.
This is why you need to come up with alternative and creative ways to reach that 80% potential you’r emissing out.
Four essential caregiver recruitment tools that you may be missing out on
- Social Media
Do you have a Facebook page or Instagram profile? If yes, then you’re already one step ahead in the recruitment process. Sites like Facebook and Instagram allow you to reach out to your audience and connect with people who may be interested in the job you have available.
In fact, Facebook is the most popular social network worldwide as of January 2022, with 2.934 billion monthly active users. (Source: www.statista.com) Followed by YouTube , WhatsApp and Instagram. Do you want to guess where you can find the 80% of the caregivers who didn’t know about indeed?
2. Applicant Tracking Systems
An Applicant Tracking System or ATS, is a Software for recruiters and employers to track candidates throughout the recruiting and hiring process.
As businesses start to embrace automation and systems that can be run efficiently through the cloud, Applicant Tracking Systems are becoming more powerful than ever before. An increase in ATS functionality can help companies find best-fit candidates more quickly as well as help them manage application materials from multiple sources. Additionally, an ATS has the ability to personalize each candidate’s experience by reducing delays, streamlining onboarding processes, and making hiring a faster process overall.
3. On-line Onboarding Platform
During the Onboarding of new hires, the Home Care Agencies must ensure employees are job ready, safe, compliant and aware of the procedures and policies to conduct their job, role or tasks properly.
An On-line Onboarding Platform typically involves a workflow such as the completion of new starter forms, collection of licenses or evidence of training, onboarding checklists and assessments to ensure they understand and acknowledge important topics related to the job. The starter can upload all the documentation and fill out all the forms comfortably from home or anywhere they want, at their own pace, while the Agency can review each document and make suggestions or highlight missing information in the process. By the time the new hired employee arrives to the office, all the hard work has been done and they can focus on other important steps.
4. Employee Referral Programs
When you’re in charge of recruiting caregivers to help with your agency’s growth and success, you need to make sure that your team is on board with the process.
Let Your Team Know!
If your team is not knowledgeable about the requirements for each position, they’re not likely to be able to find the best people for the job.
There’s nothing like a word of mouth endorsement from a current employee to make a good job even better. Make sure you’re offering incentives for past employees to refer new hires. Encourage your current employees to refer their friends and family to your company and rewards them as a token of gratitude. The referring employee must be given recognition within the Agency, and their reward must be made known.
What all these tools have in common? They shave days off your time to hire, cut recruiting costs, create an engaged workforce, and increase employee retention.
If you are looking for top-notch caregiver recruitment tools for your home care agency? InMyTeam has got you covered!
Check out our Applicant Tracking System and On-line Onboarding Platform.
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