Save Our Service leverages “People First” approach to stand out from recruiter crowd

Save Our Service (SOS), the rapidly growing early learning focused recruitment agency, continues to make waves as it broadens its geographic footprint and deepens its user community. 

Having recently expanded into Queensland, the Save Our Service team have been humbled by just how quickly both educators and providers across the region have been drawn to using the company’s services. 

“Having been involved in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) recruitment space for many years I have always had a strong sense of precisely what it takes for a recruiter to stand out and make a difference,” SOS Team Leader and Account Manager Joanne Oakman said. 

“Our commitment at Save Our Service is to support centres nationwide through the power of our values, care, passion, and knowledge. We believe that by supporting early childhood professionals with the right expertise and dedication, we help shape brighter futures for children across the country.”

By building strong, lasting partnerships SOS has been able to ensure that ECEC service owners and operators feel supported with reliable and committed service, an approach which has stood the test of time. 

“People First” approach – The only way to succeed in ECEC settings

It is well understood that the provision of ECEC services is a people driven pursuit. Thousands of teachers and educators across the country work tirelessly day in and day out to provide early learning and care to young children.

At the heart of the SOS way is a deep respect for the work ethic, passion and dedication of the educators that they work with, a perspective and position that is so often lost in larger recruiting organisations active in ECEC. 

“It is probably no surprise that our core values focus on our educators’ needs and ensuring that they are met,” Ms Oakman said. 

“We work very hard to ensure that they feel valued, supported, and equipped to provide the highest quality of care at all times.” 

“By relentlessly pursuing this commitment we have qualified educators who are deeply committed to the positive impact early learning brings to children.”

Putting “People First” is in the DNA of SOS and serves as a foundational principle that informs each and every action across the company, a position which has seen the recruiter come to be viewed as a provider of choice for many ECEC services across Australia. 

Culture is key but how does SOS stand out in practice?

Like any client facing business SOS has spent a great deal of time perfecting how they convert their winning approach to culture into tangible solutions for both educators and providers alike. 

“We recognise the important role recruiters play in the ECEC space and have been very intentional as to how we have built out the foundations that ultimately are needed if we are to really help the community in their times of staffing need,” Ms Oakman said. 

“By getting our culture right we can ensure high quality, engaged and passionate educators are available at all times to step in at short notice to support a service’s staffing needs, however in this day and age both technology and ongoing support are also an important part of the equation.”

In parallel to investing in culture SOS have partnered with Entire on Hire, an Australian staffing software solution that enables fast and secure onboarding for educators, and a portal that quickly connects providers to thousands of available educators in their preferred location.

Culture is undoubtedly central to the SOS way, but it is only through harnessing the power of technology that SOS is truly able to fulfill its vision of being a national leader in ECEC recruitment, attracting and representing the best talent to support the childcare community and inspire our future society.

Thrive Early Learning gives SOS the thumbs up

The team at Thrive Early Learning have recently switched to SOS and have been vocal about just how much value this move has been in attending to the recruitment needs across its network of nine services. 

“At Thrive Early Learning Centres, we believe that the quality of education and care we provide to our children is directly impacted by the strength of the partnerships we build,” Melissa Falero, Thrive Head of Operations said. 

“Save Our Service’s approach of ‘people first’ understands that at the heart of every successful centre are the educators. They have demonstrated a deep understanding of the challenges we currently face within the early childhood sector and their ability to support us with personalised solutions, tailored to meet our specific needs, has enabled us to focus more on what matters most – the children.”

“Working alongside Save Our Service over the past year has been an exceptional experience and we couldn’t be more grateful for their support and commitment to early childhood education.”

Save Our Service isn’t just another agency; they are an extension of our Thrive family and we look forward to continuing this meaningful partnership for years to come.”

To learn more about SOS and see how they can help your service please click here or contact Joanne Oakman at [email protected].