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Paragon Social Care

Paragon Social Care is a UK-based provider of childrens and young peoples support services that partners with local authorities, residential care operators, hospitals, and families to deliver safe, trauma informed assistance tailored to individual needs. Based in Berkhamsted, the organization centers its practice on Excellence Through Understanding and combines Positive Behaviour Support with rigorous safeguarding to help every child and young person thrive. Paragon designs and delivers flexible support packages in family homes and hospital settings, ranging from a few hours per day to 24/7 arrangements, typically with staffing ratios starting at one-to-one to maintain safety and continuity of care, particularly for children on the edge of care or during reunification periods. The company also supplies experienced support workers to local authority and privately owned childrens residential homes, covering short shifts, long days, waking nights, and sleep in shifts to ensure consistent staffing. Underpinning delivery are robust policies, safer recruitment, clear codes of conduct, and multi-agency collaboration, with staff encouraged to share information responsibly and escalate concerns through formal whistleblowing routes. Ongoing supervision, training, and investment in staff capability equip teams to respond swiftly and effectively to safeguarding issues and to uphold best practice across complex situations. Paragon promotes listening to the voice of the young person, validating feelings, and creating environments where individuals feel safe, respected, and heard, while maintaining GDPR compliant records and confidentiality. Its recruitment pathway invites support workers to submit a CV for consideration, reflecting demand led resourcing aligned to service need. Whether augmenting a residential homes rota, bridging support around hospital discharge, or stabilizing care at home, Paragon Social Care adapts resources to each young persons goals and circumstances, working in partnership with commissioners, carers, and clinical teams to achieve positive, sustainable outcomes.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsHospital & Health Care (Nursing)Mental Health CareFundraisingEnvironmental ConservationPhilanthropyHealthcare & Life Sciences

HQBerkhamsted, United Kingdom

Oxford HR

Oxford HR is a global leadership advisory and executive search partner for purpose led organizations working for people and planet. The firm develops long term partnerships to help clients find and build resilient leadership teams and to strengthen boards and governance so that social and environmental impact can scale sustainably. Through its Find Exceptional Leaders solution, Oxford HR delivers diligent, values aligned executive search and an active interim management network to meet urgent leadership needs. Its Select with Confidence offering supports evidence based hiring decisions that complement culture and team dynamics, while Build Internal Capability focuses on developing internal talent pipelines and future leaders. In addition, the team helps organizations Strengthen Teams and Governance and Enable Change and Transformation, turning moments of evolution into opportunities for clarity, alignment, and performance. Oxford HR serves NGOs and charities, foundations and philanthropies, multilateral and UN agencies, social enterprises, and impact driven businesses across sectors such as climate, nature and sustainability, global development and humanitarian response, renewable energy, trade and economic development, and tech for good. The company works remotely and collaboratively across Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, with locally grounded consultants in markets including Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, and across the European region. In 2024 the team delivered 175+ assignments; 57 percent of placed candidates identified as female and 49 percent were from outside the UK, EU, US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, reflecting a genuine commitment to equitable, globally diverse talent. Clients value Oxford HR for sector expertise, thoughtful and empathetic processes, and the ability to translate complex briefs into strong, mission aligned shortlists. Whether hiring a Chief Executive, building a senior leadership team, planning succession, or guiding a board through transition, Oxford HR provides trusted partnership focused on better leadership for a better world.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationRenewable EnergyMiningEnvironmental Services

HQOxford, United Kingdom

NFP People

Not-For-Profit People (NFP People) is a UK-based recruitment partner dedicated exclusively to charities, NGOs, social enterprises, social housing providers, education bodies, arts and culture organizations, and public sector teams. With more than 20 years of sector experience, the firm designs cost effective, transparent hiring solutions that reflect the realities of fixed budgets, varied application processes, short deadlines, and the need for exceptional candidate care. NFP People delivers two complementary models: a flat fee recruitment advertising service that writes and optimizes job ads, posts them across targeted job boards, runs database and social media searches, engages applicants, and provides clear reporting; and a headhunting and executive search practice that manages end-to-end searches for C-suite, senior leadership, and trustee appointments while ensuring an outstanding candidate experience. Beyond filling roles, the team invests in capability building for in-house charity recruiters through free webinars, workshops, and networking events that share practical tools and sector insights. Integrity is central to how NFP People works: the team only undertakes assignments they believe in, partners as an extension of each client, aligns with organizational values, and supports candidates with timely, respectful communication. The approach replaces clunky, costly, contracted processes with a single, seamless solution that accelerates hiring while safeguarding quality. From high-volume campaigns to niche leadership mandates, NFP People serves organizations nationwide and has supported well-known names across health, social care, community services, culture, and international development. By combining sector expertise, collaborative delivery, and ongoing training, NFP People helps mission-driven organizations attract best-in-class talent faster and make a bigger impact with great people behind great causes.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationEducation AdministrationHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & Coaching

HQOlney, United Kingdom

Placing People

Placing People is an independent recruitment agency based in Bedford town centre with more than 25 years of continuous service to local employers and job seekers. The firm delivers Recruitment at its best through a hands on, responsive model that covers temporary and permanent hiring across industrial, logistics, trades, engineering, and support roles. As members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, they align their processes to the REC Code of Good Recruitment Practice, ensuring compliance, fairness, and clear communication throughout every assignment. Candidates benefit from a straightforward registration that verifies right to work documents, national insurance, and proof of address, along with reference checks covering a minimum of three years of employment history. Agency workers are supported with clear pay and holiday entitlements, access to a worker room for forms such as holiday requests, and an out of hours line for urgent issues, with team emails monitored 24-7 so communication does not stop at 5 pm. The Bedford team combines deep local market knowledge with practical experience placing high demand blue collar and technical talent, from housekeeping and laundry assistants in care environments to onsite drivers, forklift and handyman roles, plumbers working on council property portfolios, and field service engineers supporting industrial operations. Clients value the agency's quick turnaround on temp cover, flexible shift and weekend support, and the ability to scale for peak periods, while also trusting the team to run targeted searches for permanent hires who will stay and perform. Led by Managing Director Darren Kershaw, with financial and payroll oversight from Accounts Manager Carolyn Kershaw and day to day delivery by experienced consultants including Sonia Kaur Masciopinto, Joanna Fay, and Jasmine Ferguson, Placing People blends proven processes, local relationships, and attentive service to match the right people to the right roles across Bedfordshire and neighboring areas.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQBedford, United Kingdom

Osirian Consulting Ltd

Osirian Consulting Ltd is a boutique recruitment partner focused on SAP, technology, and project and change management talent, combining more than two decades of market experience with a high touch, compliant delivery model. The firm supports clients ranging from fast growing SMEs to global enterprises, as well as a wide spectrum of public and third sector bodies, by sourcing hard to find specialists who keep complex programmes on track. With over 25 years of SAP recruitment expertise, Osirian builds full project teams or secures individual experts across modules, integration, and delivery, and complements this with deep capability in project and programme management, PMO, planning and project controls, IT infrastructure and development, data governance and compliance, finance analysts and accountants, and IT channel sales. Osirian operates rigorous validation, including in depth interviews and independent verbal references, to mitigate hiring risk and reduce time to hire, while its consultative approach challenges briefs to uncover the real needs of each assignment. In the public sector, Osirian supplies IT and finance contractors under the Crown Commercial Service RM6277 framework, approved for Lot 2 Corporate Functions and Lot 3 IT Professionals, and delivers across central and local government, emergency services, NHS and healthcare authorities, universities, and charities. Engagement options include contractors, fixed term professionals, and temporary positions, all aligned to IR35, GDPR, and Cyber Essentials requirements. For clients seeking outcome based delivery, Osirian collaborates with its partner brand, Anubian, which provides Statement of Work engagements, while Osirian remains focused on recruitment for permanent, contract, and temporary hiring. For candidates, the firm offers tailored support across permanent and contract career paths, connecting them with leading employers and guiding them through every stage of the process. Osirian is defined by precision, reliability, and care, consistently finding talent others cannot.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQReading, United Kingdom

Number 8 Group

Number 8 Resourcing Ltd, also known as Number 8 Group, is a UK-based labour supply and recruitment partner dedicated to delivering ethical, compliant, and socially responsible staffing solutions with a strong focus on construction and demolition. Built by professionals from the construction coal face rather than traditional recruiters, the business specializes in supplying competent temporary trades and labour and plant operatives to civil construction, demolition, residential development, and commercial fit-out projects across the UK. Its Trades and Labour team maintains a comprehensive database of subcontractors with verified, up-to-date qualifications and tickets, requires appropriate CSCS cards as a minimum, and actively supports industry upskilling through training pathways, including CCDO progression via its association with the NFDC (member since 2012) and engagement with the NDTG training group, with face fit testing available when needed. Number 8 extends beyond contingent labour by offering targeted permanent recruitment when clients need culture-aligned hires, and it mobilizes retail services and installation teams nationwide for electrical surveys and modifications, branding and signage rollouts, and shelving systems upgrades. The company also places contractors into a range of public sector frameworks and underpins engagements with reliable in-house payroll management to ensure confidence and compliance for all parties. A core pillar of the firm is responsible resourcing that opens doors for under-represented groups, including ex-offenders, military service leavers, women entering construction roles, and disabled workers, backed by genuine entry-level training and partnerships that enable sustainable career and personal development. Number 8 operates with a zero tolerance approach to immigration, tax, and employment law irregularities, clear communication, and a get it right first time mindset, promising realism over empty assurances. Typical roles supplied include general operatives, demolition operatives with demolition and asbestos awareness, plant operators across civil and demolition categories, crane and lifting trades, carpenters, bricklayers, ground workers, and slinger signallers. With strong connections to New Zealand, the company also facilitates overseas construction opportunities for suitable UK talent.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionEducation AdministrationFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQWindsor, United Kingdom

Recro Consulting

Recro Consulting is a UK based employability and recruitment solutions consultancy and training company focused on improving the effectiveness, efficiency and experience between workless people, employers and providers. The team designs and delivers bespoke recruitment solutions for employers while leveraging their needs through the wider supply chain, and runs publicly funded programmes that progress long term unemployed people toward and into sustainable employment. Using proven personal and professional development content, Recro provides leading edge recruitment training so candidates understand how the game works, and complements this with coaching, mentoring and one to one support that builds confidence, motivation, aspiration and self esteem to help people become life ready and work ready. Its flagship personal breakthrough, motivation and employment program The Life You Want sits alongside Developing Character and Resilience Learning from the Best, How To Get The Life And Career You Want, Developing Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Sector Based Work Academy Programmes and other tailored interventions, including practical redundancy and outplacement support. For employers, Recro enables direct hiring from its programmes, conducts recruitment and supply chain audits, and delivers talent development, CSR and diversity initiatives, making the complex bit in the middle work more effectively and efficiently. The consultancy practice covers strategy and delivery, change, regeneration and return on investment, and partnering, with a record of bringing diverse stakeholders together behind a shared vision and measurable outcomes. Recro collaborates with local authorities, Jobcentre Plus, colleges, training providers, housing associations and the voluntary sector, and engages with schools, colleges and universities to help students be their best and transition into good work. The company aims to be a recruitment partner of choice, enabling what seems impossible become possible, supporting social mobility, social justice and health justice outcomes, and maximizing the social gain of every employment opportunity while helping employers build resilient, inclusive and future ready workforces.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOTotal Talent MgmtGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental Conservation

HQBerkhamsted, United Kingdom

Resourcing Group

RG Setsquare is a specialist recruitment partner focused on construction and property across the UK, connecting skilled professionals with organisations that build, operate, and maintain vital infrastructure and the built environment. As a trusted leader in these markets, the business delivers permanent, contract, and temporary staffing solutions across dedicated specialisms that include construction, civil engineering, facilities management, highways and infrastructure, social housing, and critical and non critical maintenance. Its live job portfolio features opportunities ranging from trades and labour and engineering and technical roles to construction management, surveying, cleaning and waste management, facilities, and responsive repairs, supporting both white collar and blue collar talent. RG Setsquare prioritises career progression, job security, and safety first compliance, embedding robust standards and governance in every assignment while championing construction with a conscience and social value. The firm also provides managed services to streamline hiring, working within service level frameworks, positioning employer value propositions competitively, and driving transparency across processes and timelines. Case studies illustrate consistent delivery: monthly fulfilment for a housing provider operating in 125 local authority areas, with 15 permanent placements between November 2020 and October 2021 and 70 percent retention; and a programme reshaping a social housing department in Greater Manchester that supplied eight temporary staff, including Housing Officers and ASB Officers, with several moving to fixed term or permanent contracts. Recent recognition as a Great Place to Work in 2025 reflects a people first culture where employees feel valued, engaged, and empowered to deliver for clients and candidates alike. RG Setsquare trades as Community Resourcing Limited and forms part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, giving clients access to scale, compliance, and market reach while maintaining the hands on expertise of a dedicated construction and property talent partner.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionAirlines & AviationMaritimeRailroad

HQUnited Kingdom

Sheldon Phillips

Sheldon Phillips is a specialist Social Work recruitment agency founded in 2012 that focuses exclusively on placing Qualified Social Workers and leaders across the United Kingdom. Headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, with an additional office in central Manchester, the firm supplies both locum and permanent staff to local authorities and related social care organizations, with deep capability across childrens and adults services including assessment, safeguarding, child protection, disabilities, and locality teams. Built on values of transparency, honesty, excellence, integrity, and caring, Sheldon Phillips emphasizes a highly personal, relationship led approach, listening first and tailoring every search to the individual needs of clients and candidates. The team has operated in the sector since 2009 and has built a trusted network of experienced practitioners, team managers, and heads of service, enabling rapid access to hard to find talent at short notice or through planned permanent campaigns. Compliance sits at the core of its model, with rigorous pre submission checks, free DBS checks and renewal for the update service, and access to FCSA and Professional Passport accredited umbrella partners to ensure safe and fully vetted engagement. As APSCo members since 2016, and with leadership involvement in APSCo Social Work, the agency maintains sector best practice while offering market leading pay rates, salary packages, CPD access, and ongoing career advice from first year students through to senior leadership. Clients benefit from proactive talent pooling and long term candidate relationships, while candidates can search and apply through a curated job board, upload their CV for AI assisted matching, and take advantage of a generous referral scheme. Testimonials from social workers and hiring managers highlight fast turnarounds, honest communication, and consistent delivery, reinforcing the companys mission to provide the best personal job search in the social care sector.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingGovernment AdministrationHealthcare & Life SciencesSenior ExecutivesGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQNewbury, United Kingdom

Savant Recruitment

Savant Ltd is a North West UK based software company with more than 30 years of experience delivering innovative IT solutions that support critical processes across healthcare, the public sector, and enterprise environments. From its base at Dalton Hall Business Centre in Burton in Kendal, Cumbria, the company designs, develops, supplies, and supports specialist applications used by NHS organizations, local government, SMEs, and large corporations throughout the UK. Savant holds a proven quality and security pedigree, including over 26 years of continuous ISO9001 accreditation and ISO27001 certification, and maintains a strong focus on safety, traceability, and data integrity in clinical and laboratory settings. Its flagship Li LAC Milk Tracking Suite enhances safety and security in the use of human expressed breast milk, covering milk bank control, maternity milk checking, and feed interfaces that integrate with Badgernet EPR, ensuring the right feed reaches the right baby and capturing a complete audit trail. The Savant Stock Control System (SSC) provides secure, cloud or locally hosted stock management for clinical laboratories, enabling full control from delivery to analyzer with comprehensive tracking, quarantine, discards, reconciliation, reporting, and ordering. In blood, tissue, and stem cell domains, products such as Hematos, LabelCyte, and Pulse support compliant labeling and tracking, including ISBT 128 standards widely used by UK blood transfusion services. Beyond products, Savant offers a broad services portfolio spanning bespoke software development, mobile application development, barcodes and ISBT labeling, database services for Oracle and SQL Server, database management, IT support, OpenVMS support and migration, and software testing. Solutions are accessible via the Digital Marketplace and can be deployed in cloud or on premises, with ongoing support designed to deliver reliability and value. A sustainability policy and active participation in sector events underscore Savant’s commitment to continuous improvement and long term client partnerships.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsEducation AdministrationSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQBurton-in-Kendal, United Kingdom

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