All 14 children's social work agencies
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Agencies ranked here include Liquid Personnel, Charles Hunter Associates and Seven Resourcing. We assessed all 14 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.
- 64% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 14 years
- 11 (79%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them
About these children's social work agencies in the UK
14 of the 224 social care agencies we rank (6%) recruit for children's social work.
9 of these agencies (64%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, about the same as the 63% across all social care agencies. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (6) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (5).
The median agency here has traded for 14.2 years. 11 (79%) have open jobs on our site, and 11 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, care homes and private hospitals. 11 (79%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for social work (general), adult social work and social work management.
Further down the list, the longest-established is Only Social Care Recruitment, trading for 20 years. Sheldon Phillips has the most open jobs on our site (361). The newest is Leaders In Care, trading for 4 years.
At the top:
- Liquid Personnel: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 19 years.
- Charles Hunter Associates: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 17 years.
- Seven Resourcing: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 15 years.
- Tripod Partners: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
- Only Social Care Recruitment: trading 20 years, 331 open jobs on our site.
- Ackerman Pierce: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 12 years.
- Sw Locums: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 16 years.
- Supply Care Solutions: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 13 years.
- Leaders In Care: trading 4 years, 119 open jobs on our site.
- Sheldon Phillips: trading 14 years, 361 open jobs on our site.
Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.
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How are these children's social work agencies ranked?
Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.
What makes a good children's social work agency?
Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.
What is a public sector staffing framework?
An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.