Supported Living · Residential · Complex Care

The Care Recruitment Partners Who Have Actually Walked the Floor.

Founded and run by experienced support workers and an award-winning care director. We specialize in placing high-grit, long-term, and short-term support workers across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We don't just screen candidates by keywords. We screen them for resilience, person-centered care, and ironclad safeguarding.

CQC Track Record
Co-founder led regulated provider to Good
30+
Team scaled by Head of Recruitment
$1M+
Digital acquisition spend managed
24h
Friction-free digital onboarding
Specialists in Supported Living Residential Care Children's Homes Complex Behaviour
Prioritizing Safeguarding
Commitment to Good Governance
Uncompromising Person-Centered Care

Meet the Founders

Three operators. One uncompromising standard.

Talent Grid is led by people who've signed the rota, completed the inspection, and closed the placement, not just read about it.

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Mason Blair

Founder & Head of Digital Growth

Mason combines deep operational healthcare experience with elite digital talent acquisition strategies. He has worked extensively on the ground as a support worker in high-risk environments, ranging from adult supported living to residential children's homes. Outside of healthcare, Mason is a digital marketing professional who has scaled over 10 brands, managing more than $1,000,000 in meta advertising spend. He builds the custom data infrastructure and targeted social media pipelines that attract premium, passive care professionals who aren't looking at traditional job boards.

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Jesse Charles

Head of Recruitment

Jesse is a high-volume sales and recruitment specialist with a proven track record of building and managing elite teams. He previously built his own direct-to-door sales company, Paramount LTD, from scratch, expanding into an Essex regional headquarters overseeing 20+ staff. At Talent Grid, Jesse handles candidate sourcing, client relationships, and care manager liaison, ensuring the placement process is friction-free, rapid, and tailored to daily operational rota gaps.

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Tyrone Bradshaw

Director of Operations & Compliance

Tyrone brings years of first-hand experience managing and directing care services across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. He famously took over a struggling care provider and successfully elevated its CQC rating from "Requires Improvement" to "Good" on its latest inspection. Having faced chronic staffing shortages first-hand as a director, Tyrone oversees Talent Grid's rigorous vetting, governance, and safeguarding protocols, ensuring we only pass candidates who are truly fit for high-risk environments.

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For Care Providers

Why hire from Talent Grid.

Built by a former care director who's faced chronic staffing shortages first-hand. Every candidate we send is vetted for the realities of your floor.

CQC-Standard Vetting

Every candidate is screened to the standards expected by CQC-regulated providers, including Enhanced DBS Update checks, full employment gap analysis, and strict reference verification, managed by a former care director.

High-Risk Specialists

We prioritize sourcing professionals trained to handle complex physical behaviors, crisis escalation, and person-centered care plan execution.

Friction-Free Onboarding

We operate on an agile model where contracts are signed digitally in seconds, allowing us to drop vetted staff into your critical rota gaps without delay.

Built by Support Workers

You are not a number on a spreadsheet. We have walked the floor in supported living and residential homes; we understand the job and advocate for fair, transparent terms for our staff.

Stable Placements

We prioritize securing you consistent, long-term block bookings or permanent positions at highly rated local facilities.

Fast-Track Onboarding

Using our fast-track digital DBS and compliance portal, we get you vetted, cleared, and out earning money rapidly.

For Candidates

Join an agency that advocates for you.

Real terms. Real placements. Run by people who know what a 12-hour shift in supported living actually feels like.

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