2018 Scottish Enterprise Awards

22 SME NEWS / 2018 Scottish Enterprise Awards , Drawing on a wealth of experience, Taylor Davenport specialise in placing experienced Social Workers and Consultants up to Director level. We spoke to Sarah Kay, Director of Recruitment, to find out more. Recognised Leaders in Social Care Recruitment 2018 Taylor Davenport SCO18031 Over the years, Taylor Davenport has gained a reputation for excellence in social care recruitment, supporting a wide range of clients. Sarah explores the firm’s service offering in detail and how it has come to achieve the success it enjoys today. “Here at Taylor Davenport, we place interim and permanent candidates into local authorities, voluntary and private sector organisations across the UK and British Isles. We also specialise in placing improvement consultants and teams of expert social work practitioners who can make a measurable difference. We cover a vast range of specialist areas and take the time to understand our clients’ individual needs. This enables us to source specialists with the experience and motivation required to not only do the job but make a lasting and sustainable difference.” As a team, Taylor Davenport are really passionate about improving the standards in social care recruitment. All of the work the firm does is measured on client and associate feedback and the firm constantly strive to provide new and innovative ways to achieve this. Sarah shares an insight into the firm’s dedicated team and how their drive and passion is central to the firm’s success. “The Taylor Davenport team knows the name and experience levels of all our contractors. They will know where each contractor is working, what kinds of jobs they are looking for and how far they are willing to travel. Our contractors are not just a placement, we get to know them, build relationships and support them whilst they are in placement. We want to be their recruitment agency of choice and for them to be proud to work with us. “Our finance team is exceptional. We pay our contractors every week and ensure it is done correctly. We recognise how important this is to our contractors and we take this responsibility seriously. You will not find a contractor working with Taylor Davenport who said they submitted a timesheet to us and we did not pay them correctly or on-time. This may sound like a small thing but so many of our contractors have worked with other agencies where this is not the case.” This dedicated team needs to feel supported to work to its optimum capacity, and as such Sarah is as proud of her firm’s culture as she is of her team. “Internally, the culture of Taylor Davenport is trust and passion. Taylor Davenport employees manage their own hours and we recognise people need a work life balance. We all work together to meet targets and deadlines. If someone has a lot of work on we will all pitch in to help. “Information sharing, and team work has been vital success. We want to hear new ideas, recognise and utilise talent and let everyone have a voice. Each one of our team have helped to make Taylor Davenport what it is. This award has been won from the hard work of our staff and contractors.” Overall, the future looks bright for Taylor Davenport, as it seeks to build on its current success and support an even wider array of clients over the years to come. Company: Taylor Davenport Contact: Sarah Kay Address: Phoenix House, Strathclyde Business Park, Glasgow, Bellshill, ML4 3NJ, UK Phone: 07799 655719 Website: www.taylordavenport.com