Compass Associates aims to exceed the expectations of our customers by providing a high-quality, professional, transparent, value-added service.

Compass Associates is the premium contingent recruitment brand at CRS, dedicated purely to the independent health, social care and children’s services & education sectors. The team deliver mid to senior level management appointments on a permanent and interim basis.  

The largest dedicated recruitment offering to the independent markets by headcount, Compass Associates’ team are responsible for facilitating nearly 1000 placements a year across a broad range of the health and care markets. Located across Portsmouth and Manchester offices, consultants can often be found on site visiting our valued clients to ensure a full understanding of the teams they are helping to build, and the environments candidates work in are understood. 

We are committed to the long term future of our clients and candidates 

Compass Associates has a long history of partnering with some of the next ambitious, repeated, and successful health and care providers since our creation in 2010. Our commitment to provide unwavering support, continued learning, and dedication to finding the perfect candidate for every hire, has seen many clients use us on a repeat basis.  

The Compass brands are some of the most widely recognised names in the markets they operate in. CRS have grown in line with demands for our services, to three dedicated Compass brands: Compass Associates, Compass Carter Osborne and Carrot Recruitment.  

Each CRS brand has a distinctly unique offering, but retains the same Compass feel felt since we first started out. The knowledge sharing and collaboration puts CRS at a distinct advantage over our competitors, as we have a grass-roots up understanding of the sectors and industries we recruit into. It is this unique proposition which sees private equity invest into CRS in 2024.