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Recruitment & ATS

From applicant to fully-onboarded staff member — in one workflow.

TIFA Connect includes the only ATS purpose-built for UK supported accommodation. DBS, Right-to-Work, references, contracts — tracked, scored, and inspection-ready. When a candidate is hired, they're in induction the same day. No re-entry. No separate platforms. No gaps.

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Why this matters for inspections

One-click compliance audit pack. Inspector-ready, every day.

Most supported accommodation providers reconstruct compliance evidence under pressure when CIW or Ofsted arrive. DBS records in spreadsheets. Reference responses in lost emails. Right-to-Work scans on someone's hard drive. Three weeks before inspection becomes three weeks of frantic assembly.

TIFA Connect tracks every compliance check as a structured object — DBS, Right-to-Work, references, contract — with status, owner, due date, and evidence trail. The Compliance Dashboard surfaces what's cleared, what's pending, what's blocked, and where the bottleneck is across every candidate in pre-employment.

When the inspector arrives, the audit pack is one click. Full PDF export — every candidate, every check, every timestamp, every document. Built for CIW, Ofsted, and CQC inspection requirements.

  • DBS, RTW, references, contracts — all tracked as core workflow. Not a tab in your HR system. Designed around UK regulatory reality.
  • AI Compliance Predictor. Estimates days-to-clearance per candidate, recommends next action, flags risks before they become delays.
  • Bulk chase actions. Chase all overdue DBS, all pending references, all unsigned contracts — one click, audit-logged.
  • One-click inspection PDF. Full evidenced compliance pack, ready for CIW, Ofsted, or CQC. No more reconstruction.
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How hiring actually works

Pipeline kanban that runs at the speed of your week.

Every vacancy gets a pipeline. Every candidate moves through nine stages — Applied through Hired — with drag-and-drop on desktop, swipe gestures on mobile. Days-in-stage shows traffic-light urgency. Star ratings and AI fit scores let you prioritise the right candidates without reading every CV.

AI Sift reads each CV when it arrives. Scores fit 1 to 100 against the role and the cohort. Suggests shortlist, reject, or phone screen. Identifies the specific questions to ask each candidate based on what's in their CV and what's missing. The recruiter reviews and decides — AI never auto-rejects, never auto-progresses. It just removes the bulk-reading work so you spend time on the candidates who matter.

  • 9-stage pipeline: Applied → Shortlisted → Interview Scheduled → Interviewed → Offer Extended → Pre-Employment → Hired → Rejected → Withdrawn.
  • AI Sift. Reads CVs, scores fit, suggests action, identifies questions to explore. Pro tier.
  • AI Interview Brief Generator. One-page interviewer brief tailored to each candidate's CV and the role. Pro tier.
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The moment you hire

Candidate to staff member to inductee — in one transaction.

Most providers run hiring in one platform and onboarding in another. The new starter exists as a candidate in the ATS, then has to be re-entered as a staff record in the operational system, then re-entered again into the training tracker, then re-entered again for property access. Four data entries, four chances for inconsistency, four reasons why new starters wait two weeks for their first shift.

TIFA Connect closes that loop. The "Hire this candidate" wizard creates the staff record, optional property assignments, the user account with welcome invite, the induction record, and the training plan with target completion dates — all in one transaction. The new starter is in induction the same day. The candidate record stays linked to the staff record permanently, so future audits trace the full journey from application to hire.

One transaction. Same day. Permanent audit trail.

What's included

The full recruitment workflow, end to end.

Vacancy management

Full vacancy CRUD with role templates. Support Worker, Senior, Bank, Manager templates ship as standard — new vacancies live in 90 seconds.

Candidate detail (8 tabs)

Overview, CV & Documents, Compliance, Interviews, References, Emails, Notes, Audit Log. Every interaction logged. Browser-deeplinking — candidates bookmarkable, shareable, linkable from emails.

Email integration

Templated emails for every workflow step. Reference requests with secure-link forms — referees respond directly without manual chasing. All sends tracked and logged.

AI Reference Question Generator

Targeted reference questions based on what was learned in interview. Stops generic "would you re-employ?" responses and gets you useful detail. Pro tier.

AI Rejection Letter Personaliser

Drafts kind, useful, candidate-specific rejection emails. Treats rejected candidates with respect — protects your employer brand for future hires. Pro tier.

Audit log + permanent linkage

Full audit trail of every interaction. Permanent link from candidate record to staff record post-hire. Future audits trace the full lifecycle without manual reconstruction.

How this compares

What the alternatives don't do.

Birdie
  • Has staff record management
  • No applicant tracking
  • No DBS workflow
  • Recruitment happens in your separate ATS, then re-entry into Birdie post-hire
Care Vision
  • Has basic onboarding records
  • No proper applicant pipeline
  • No DBS workflow
  • No compliance dashboard
  • Built for residential care, not supported accommodation
Workable / Greenhouse
  • General-purpose ATS, designed for office hiring
  • Doesn't model DBS or RTW
  • Doesn't understand safeguarding
  • Separate platform — no integration with care operations after hire

TIFA Connect doesn't compete with general ATS or care platform staff modules. It does what neither can do alone — handle the full journey from applicant to onboarded staff member, with UK supported accommodation regulatory reality built in.

What's included in each tier

Recruitment ships with Growth. AI co-pilots with Pro.

Core

£299 / month flat
Up to 20 young people
Recruitment & ATS not included

Core is built for very small providers running a single property or two. The ATS becomes worth the investment from the point you're hiring more than two or three staff a year.

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Pro

£14 / YP / month
£599 / month minimum
Full ATS + 5 AI co-pilots

Everything in Growth, plus AI Sift, AI Compliance Predictor, AI Interview Brief Generator, AI Reference Question Generator, AI Rejection Letter Personaliser. AI threaded through every workflow step.

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Want to see the recruitment module in action?

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