All 7 social work management agencies
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Agencies ranked here include Tripod Partners, Only Social Care Recruitment and Ackerman Pierce. We assessed all 7 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.
- 86% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 13 years
- 4 (57%) have open jobs on our site, and 3 of those show pay on most of them
About these social work management agencies in the UK
7 of the 224 social care agencies we rank (3%) recruit for social work management.
6 of these agencies (86%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, more than the 63% across all social care agencies. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (5) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (3).
The median agency here has traded for 13.3 years. 4 (57%) have open jobs on our site, and 3 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals. 5 (71%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for social work (general), adult social work and children's social work.
Further down the list, the longest-established is Supply Care Solutions, trading for 13 years. Supply Care Solutions has the most open jobs on our site (33).
At the top:
- 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.
- Supply Care Solutions: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 13 years.
- Social Work First: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 5 years.
- Austin Dean Recruitment: on 1 confirmed framework, 4 open jobs on our site.
- Caritas: on 4 confirmed frameworks.
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 social work management 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 social work management 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.