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Meet the team |
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SocialWork 2000 was established in September 1999. James Brown now runs the company supported by an experienced team who share his principles and firm commitment to the profession - every one of our employees take real pride in their work, and have a genuine interest in the welfare of both locums and clients. Please see the profiles below to find out about the team members' backgrounds and their continuing involvement in the wider social work field. |
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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.
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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.Vicki is also involved in various marketing activities for the company. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sam Cartwright, 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 has a love of the outdoors, and has dreams of one day living in France.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Katie Park, Recruitment Adviser Katie started work with SocialWork 2000 as a Recruitment Adviser in February 2011. As part of the the Milton Keynes team Katie interviews candidates and supports them through the recruitment cycle to placement, and maintains regular communication to ensure her locums are happy in their placements. As part of her role she networks with new and existing clients. Prior to joining SocialWork 2000 Katie worked as a Senior Recruitment Consultant within the social care sector. Her experience encompasses the development of a social work recruitment desk within a start up organisation, and also the development of a recruitment desk for a global organisation. Katie's previous work history includes working directly for Social Services in a Family Support Team, working for the NHS in a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Team, roles within play therapy, education and behavioural support, and more diversely in a ski resort in Switzerland.
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