Portman Recruitment

Portman Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency built on a strong foundation in qualified social work recruitment. The company now supports employers and candidates across a wider range of social care sectors, providing both permanent and temporary staffing solutions. With real sector understanding and a straightforward, honest approach, Portman Recruitment helps employers find the right people and candidates find the right opportunities that make a genuine difference in their communities.

Portman Recruitment specialises in qualified social work, children's residential care, adult residential care, and housing associations. The company recruits for registered managers, deputies, social workers, support staff, and housing and property roles. With expertise across these interconnected sectors, Portman understands the pressures, priorities and realities of recruitment in social work, care, housing and local authority services, delivering recruitment support that works for both employers and candidates.

Portman Recruitment operates with national coverage across the UK, combining broad reach with an understanding of local markets and needs. The company is trusted by local authorities, care providers and housing organisations throughout the country. Based in Manchester, Portman Recruitment builds long-term relationships with both employers and candidates, taking time to understand the people, roles and organisations behind every placement. The agency offers clear, honest guidance, practical support and dependable specialist recruitment that sets it apart from competitors.