Please see the profiles below to find out about the team members' backgrounds and their continuing involvement in the wider social work field.

James Brown, Managing Director

James qualified as a Social Worker in 1978 and in 1993 gained a post graduate qualification in business management..

He has enjoyed a diverse career, gaining solid experience as a Social Worker and Social Work Manager in a variety of settings.

James has an overview of the whole company with ultimate responsibility for the quality of recruitment, the finance and the esteemed position which SocialWork 2000 holds within the recruitment industry.

Emma Blaker, Recruitment Team Manager

With a background in teaching and education recruitment, Emma joined the company as a Recruitment Adviser in the Milton Keynes office in June 2004.

Emma became Recruitment Team Manager in October 2005. Since then she has trained and supported Recruitment Advisers, conducting individual and team supervision and has been paramount in compiling staff induction materials.

Emma enjoys the challenge of helping to develop the business in the constantly evolving field of social work.

Yvonne Harlow, Operations Administrator

Yvonne came to SocialWork 2000 in June 2005. She assists the company in maintaining the database and providing management information.

Yvonne also assists the High Wycombe recruitment team with their administration. Prior to taking a year out to go travelling before joining SocialWork 2000, Yvonne was an Office Manager for a software company.

Vicki Shortt, Recruitment Adviser

Vicki was welcomed into the Milton Keynes team in January 2006. As a Recruitment Adviser, Vicki interviews, places and supports locum Social Workers and liaises with new and existing clients.

Prior to joining SocialWork 2000, Vicki worked as an Employment Adviser in Birmingham supporting people with physical and mental disabilities who wanted to return to work.

On leaving university, Vicki worked in community regeneration for 2 years, developing a local social enterprise to support fledgling community businesses within an area of social, environmental and economic deprivation.

Shelli Gubby, Recruitment Administrator

Shelli joined SocialWork 2000 in November 2005. She provides valuable administrative support to every member of the team in Milton Keynes and assists in placing locums into temporary contracts.

After completing her A’levels, Shelli worked in a management role for Birthdays and Thorntons across several stores in the region before joining SocialWork 2000.

Jo Cockerill, Senior Recruitment Adviser

Jo joined SocialWork 2000 High Wycombe office in Nov 2003 as an Administrator. Her previous experience includes HR Assistant for an incentives company, Personal Assistant to a Managing Director and running her own company in addition to several years in temporary recruitment.

Jo moved into a Recruitment Adviser position in January 2006.

Nikki Mills, Recruitment Administrator

Nikki joined SocialWork 2000 in January 2008 as a Recruitment Administrator. Nikki supports Jo in the High Wycombe office, and ensures that all the rigorous checks are efficiently carried out. She is the first port of call to the organisation and always gives a welcoming and helpful response.

Prior to joining SocialWork2000 Nikki was a Care Coordinator for five years. This role involved monitoring the provision and continuity of domiciliary care.

Nikki is responsible for organising the social events programme. She is also a trained chef, something that comes in handy when comfort food is required!

Kate Thompson, Senior Recruitment Adviser

A self-employed business owner for many years prior to joining the company, Kate came to SocialWork 2000 in September 2003 as an Administrator. She played a key role in establishing the Milton Keynes office and moved into a Recruitment Adviser position in December 2005.

Kate's background is retail management in supermarkets, news agencies, convenience stores and high street galleries. 

Mags Walker, Recruitment Adviser

Mags joined SocialWork 2000 in the summer of 2008 and is really enjoying this development in her career. Mags worked for 8 years as a Senior Day Care Officer in a mental health day centre. She qualified as a Social Worker in 2006.

As a qualified worker Mags' gained experience in a young people's team. She registered with SocialWork 2000 as a locum and gained further valuable experience within a community mental health team. Mags knowledge of social work and life as a locum brings further depth to the skills within our recruitment team.

Mags has enjoyed quite a varied career in her life, having worked for the Inland Revenue, Prison Service and as an Estate Agent. She now enjoys being able to relate to locum social workers and to promote the positive, person centred ethos of SocialWork 2000.

Michael Jeffries, Financial Director

Michael qualified as an Accountant in 1975. His early career experience was with a large international pharmaceutical corporation.

Since then he has acquired considerable experience running his own businesses which include a model shop, a large post office and his own accounting business, Accurate Accounting.

He joined SocialWork 2000 in 2001 and has brought excellent practice to the execution of the finance, invoice and payroll functions of the business which are indeed one of its underpinning strengths.

Michael is a well known figure on the Buckinghamshire table tennis circuits and an expert on model railways.

Sam Clark, Finance Administrator

Sam joined SocialWork 2000 in June 2004. She performs an extremely important function at the heart of the finance team and takes responsibility for sales and purchase ledgers, credit control and invoicing.

In a career spanning 20 years she has experience of retail and has even run a sizeable post office. Qualifying with an AAT Diploma whilst with the company, Sam is a reliable and steady member of the team. She dreams of a life in France and loves the outdoors and is part way to fulfilling those dreams.