About Spencer Clarke Group.
About Spencer Clarke Group.
Founded in 2017, we’re an ambitious and award winning recruitment agency based in the heart of the North West. Operating nationwide, we work with local authorities (on and off frameworks), schools, multi-academy trusts, housing associations and direct employers to help them with their recruitment needs.
We recruit interim, temporary, daily cover, and permanent professionals from entry to board level across multiple sectors. This includes education, special educational needs, housing, change and transformation, the built environment, healthcare and social care.
We employ 60+ staff at our head office in Preston and we pride ourselves on being one of the leading employers in the North West. In 2025, we won Best Company to Work For at the REC Awards, a title we are extremely proud of.
Our Recruitment Consultants have a deep understanding of their sectors and take a consultative approach to address the unique challenges our clients face. Our Associate Director, Richard Shorrock, has received numerous accolades, including Best Temporary Consultant at the Global Recruiter Awards 2023, Temporary Recruiter of the Year at the REC Awards 2024, and Agency Star of the Year at the REC Awards 2024.
Managing Consultant, John Shorrock, also came highly commended for Agency Star of the Year at the 2025 REC Awards which demonstrates the culture of excellence which we strive for.
For jobseekers, we offer exclusive private and public sector jobs across the UK on a range of different contract types.
Our Career Hub provides tailored career advice including CV and cover letter tips, interview preparation, CPD support, and interviews with industry professionals to complement career advice with first-hand experience. The interviews add a real-world perspective to the Career Hub, making it more practical and credible while helping professionals make better-informed decisions about their skills, career paths, and job opportunities.
In 2025, we were humbled to win Best Public/Third Sector Recruitment Agency, Best Temporary Recruitment Agency and Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team at the 2025 Recruiter Awards. We also came highly commended for the Most Effective Compliance Operation. These achievements reflect the high standards we set for ourselves every single day.
In 2025, we featured at number 28 in the Recruiter HOT 100 list and at number 72 in Lancashire Business Views hot 100 most profitable SME’s.
In 2024, we also proudly received the title of Recruitment Agency of the Year at the Recruiter Awards.
The Spencer Clarke Group Standard.
We’re constantly rethinking recruitment and striving to improve industry standards to create a better recruitment experience. We thrive off doing things differently, setting high standards, and turning heads along the way.
As one of the region’s top employers in the North West, we offer market leading salaries, attractive benefits packages, and personalised career plans to attract and retain the best talent.
We invest significantly in state-of-the-art recruitment technology, marketing, and branding to enable our consultants to grow and achieve. By supporting and valuing our employees, we empower them to deliver outstanding service to our clients and candidates, enabling the agency to thrive.
We are extremely proud of the hundreds of positive reviews we’ve received on Google, Trustpilot, and Glassdoor. These testimonials highlight our success as a recruitment agency and as an employer.
Building Brighter Futures.
Our commitment to reshaping the recruitment experience extends further than the four walls of Spencer Clarke Group.
We are extremely passionate about transforming the perception of the recruitment industry, supporting our local community and building brighter futures for the children within it.
We are active supporters of multiple charities including Fylde Food Bank, Home-Start Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and Helping Hearts Fylde. We are incredibly proud of the work we have done to support them and the local community.
Vision.
To positively impact lives by connecting candidates and clients, enabling opportunities for shared success.
Mission.
To set the benchmark in our industry, dedicated to exceptional service, and constantly evolving to exceed expectations.
Culture and Values.
Our ’10 Points of Culture’ represent our values and how we do business. As one of the leading recruitment agencies in the UK, we pride ourselves on being innovative, creative, ambitious and dedicated, to name but a few. Our core values underpin everything we do and bi-monthly, we award a Culture Champion who has best displayed our culture.
Fun.
As a young, vibrant team, we’re always coming up with creative ways to create a fun, inclusive and positive working environment.
Hard Working.
We believe that success doesn’t occur by accident. We’ve worked hard to build an agency which surpasses expectations.
Passionate.
They say, ‘do it with passion or not at all’ and never has a truer word been spoken than of our team.
Rewarding.
Our charity work and connecting candidates to a career which they can flourish in are just some of the perks of the job.
Innovative.
We’re driven by innovation to ensure we’re always the best version of ourselves, today and tomorrow.
Sup'paw'tive.
Our expert team is always on hand to offer support and guide you in the right direction – simply get in touch!
Energetic.
We derive energy from the fact that what we do makes a difference; it’s why we spring out of bed in the morning.
Ambitious.
In just a few short years, we’re already making big waves in the world of recruitment - and this is only the start!
Creative.
Whatever the ‘norm’ is, we look for creative alternatives to challenge common thinking and defy expectations.
Dedicated.
Whether you’re a client, candidate or employee, we invest time and effort into everyone and everything we do.
The People Behind Our Success.
We believe that when we take care of our employees, they take great care of the business. That’s why we go the extra mile to attract and retain an outstanding team of friendly and talented individuals.
The Spencer Clarke Group Story.
With an extensive background in recruitment, in 2017, Managing Director Mike Shorrock took a leap of faith and opened the Spencer Clarke Group doors.
Mike’s vision was clear: to redefine how recruitment should be done, become the agency of choice across the public and private sectors, establish the business as one of the North West’s leading employers, and actively support the local community.
Over the years, and with an incredible team to support him, Mike has more than achieved his vision. With a growing team of 60+ employees, we’ve successfully launched into new sectors, expanded into additional office space, and picked up an impressive haul of industry awards along the way.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
We’re passionate about creating a diverse workplace which is inclusive of age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and physical or mental ability.
Our approach is straightforward: if you are motivated to succeed, you are welcome here. We will provide the tools and all the training you need to reach your personal and professional goals.
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