social work recruitment agency
your next hire in social work and social care, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to find the headhunter best suited to your role, from service manager to facility director.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire with muzzo
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your organisation, your sector. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
the right headhunters get started
Those who have already recruited for this role, from educator to facility director.
03
you meet the profiles
Already approached and qualified. You choose who you meet.
04
you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%. You only pay it once the person is hired. No fixed fees, no deposit: if you don't hire, you pay nothing. The Muzzo team helps you choose the right amount.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of new hires are still in post after 3 months.
Click “get started” and describe your role in two steps. The Muzzo team gets back to you to refine what you need. Then the headhunters who make the most placements in that field get to work. Launching is free, with no exclusivity.
headhunters who know social work and social care are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
in social work, the best people aren’t looking
social work managers are already in post
A good service manager looks after their team and the people they support. They don’t read job ads. A headhunter who knows the sector knows where they work and calls them directly.
a qualification doesn’t make a professional
Specialist educator, social worker, employment adviser: the state qualification matters, but so do the client group and the type of organisation. At Muzzo, each role goes to the headhunter who knows that job.
a vacant post weighs on the whole team
A missing director, a service manager not replaced, and the team absorbs the load. Several headhunters can work in parallel, one per role.
the roles
the social work and social care profiles our headhunters will find for you
From frontline social work to management, each role goes to a headhunter who knows that job.
social care facility director
They run a facility or a division: budget, service plan, teams, relations with funders.
educational service manager
They lead the educational team day to day and act as the link between frontline staff and management.
specialist educator
They support children, teenagers or adults in difficulty, in a facility or in the community.
social worker
They help people claim their rights: housing, health, income, employment.
employment support adviser
They help people far from the job market find their way into lasting work.
financial controller and accountant
They keep the organisation’s books and prepare budget discussions with funders.
already hired in social care
HR manager
They recruit, retain and train teams in an organisation where roles are hard to fill.
the method
one headhunter per role, not one firm for everything
We have tracked every headhunter since November 2020, on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed.
you describe the role
You fill in the form, then we talk it through: the job, the region, the salary. You set the fee, between 5 and 30%.
we choose the headhunters
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, we keep those who make the most placements in your field.
you meet the right profiles
The headhunters approach and check every profile. You receive fewer CVs, but ones that match.
you only pay if you hire
Nothing to pay upfront. No fixed fees, no deposit.
hiring with a social work recruitment agency
why use a social work recruitment agency
Social work and social care are major employers in France: according to Insee, social and medico-social residential care and social action accounted for 56% of paid working hours in associations in 2018, the equivalent of 811,000 full-time jobs. All these facilities look for the same managers and the same qualified staff.
A social work recruitment agency approaches those already in post, directors, service managers, experienced educators, and presents them with a concrete project for your facility. You only meet people who have already held the role.
recruitment shortages recognised by the State
In February 2026, France's General Inspectorate of Social Affairs (Igas) published a report on recruitment shortages in social work. It describes a lack of trained professionals in pivotal jobs and recommends a sharp increase in training capacity.
In practice, qualified people are few and in high demand. For a specialist educator or a service manager, waiting for replies to a job ad is no longer enough: you have to go and find professionals where they work.
qualifications, agreements, authorisations: the sector's framework
Many French social work jobs rely on a state diploma: specialist educator, social worker, family and social economy adviser. To run a social or medico-social facility, regulations require a high-level qualification, such as the CAFDES.
Most associations apply the 1951 or 1966 collective agreement, with their own pay scales and recent pay rises. Our headhunters know these frameworks and help you position the salary and status of the role.
management, supervision, frontline, support functions
A facility director leads the facility’s project, the budget and relations with public funders. A service manager leads an educational team day to day. An educator or a social worker works directly with the people supported.
Support functions matter too: financial control, accounting, HR. These profiles can come from other sectors, as long as they understand public funding and the non-profit’s mission. Each role goes to the headhunter who knows that job.
how our headhunters find social work profiles
Your role goes to the headhunters who have already recruited for that job, chosen from more than 2,500 selected headhunters. We have tracked them since November 2020 on three criteria: how many hires they make, the quality of their profiles, their speed.
They know the associations, foundations and facilities in your area. They approach professionals in post, check their qualifications and references, then introduce few profiles, but the right ones.
cost, timing and guarantee for a social work hire
You set the fee for each role, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it when you hire. Launching is free, with no exclusivity. A Muzzo hire takes 26 days on average, across all roles, over the last 12 months.
If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of new hires are still in the role after 3 months.
your questions about hiring in social work
Facility directors, division heads, service managers: these are the roles where a headhunter makes the biggest difference. The right people are already in post and don’t answer job ads. The headhunter approaches them directly and checks their qualifications, including the one required to run a facility.
Qualified specialist educators are few and in high demand. Each role goes to a headhunter who knows these state diplomas and these client groups, and who approaches professionals already in post. You set the fee according to how hard the role is to fill.
Most associations apply the 1951 or the 1966 collective agreement, each with its own pay scales. Our headhunters know these frameworks and help you position the salary from the first conversation.
Trained professionals are scarce: in February 2026, France’s Igas published a report on recruitment shortages in social work and recommends a sharp increase in training capacity. Qualified people are in post and in demand. You have to go and find them directly.
Yes. We work with employers hiring in social work: non-profits, foundations, social care facilities, employment integration organisations. Public-sector purchasing rules are covered in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.