About Us

We are Tempest

A recruitment agency for education, social care, revenue and benefits, executive and housing. Established in 2011 and growing ever since.

Purpose

What's your 'why'?

Ours is community. We want to ensure the organisations helping shape tomorrow's generations have access to the best knowledge, compassion, and care.

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Our Mission

We connect organisations with exceptional, vetted talent.

Notoriously, recruitment has a reputation of treating all as one. We’ve been doing this long enough to know better. Our expertise is keeping it personal and doing things the right way. A methodical approach to connecting the best people with the best opportunities.

Our Vision

To be the first choice recruitment partner for education and social care.

Renowned for our commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver reliable, personal, and impactful staffing solutions. We envision a future where every institution, provider, and company has access to dedicated, skilled professionals who create positive outcomes in our communities.

Internally, we’re forever doing right by our team, candidates and clients. Collectively baring responsibility, accountability and building trust. All of these people help Tempest thrive and make a difference in education and social care.

Renowned for our commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver reliable, personal, and impactful staffing solutions. We envision a future where every institution, provider, and company has access to dedicated, skilled professionals who create positive outcomes in our communities.

Internally, we’re forever doing right by our team, candidates and clients. Collectively baring responsibility, accountability and building trust. All of these people help Tempest thrive and make a difference in education and social care.

Our Values
Community First

We care about education, social care, the public sector and the profound impact they have on our future. Our commitment extends beyond placements - focusing on relationships and quality over quantity - playing an active role in strengthening our communities through finding the right people for the job.

Always Personal

It’s always ‘people first and we don’t compromise on empathy, ethics, and genuine connection. We're here to truly understand and support our clients, candidates and team - making sure our work is in sync with values, goals and aspirations. We're people-people, through and through.

Consistent Development

We believe in the power and potential of growth. Offering comprehensive training and development opportunities to our candidates and team. Our support for continuous learning leads to greater opportunities ensuring everyone is equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve their best.

Meet the Team

The people behind the progress

Meet our team of individuals, professionals, and leaders dedicated to serving and strengthening our communities through public workforce opportunities.

Jonathan Griffiths
Managing Director
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Rachael Matthes
Group Managing Director
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Michael Humphreys
CEO
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Chloe Smith
Head Of Talent
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Nathan Elder
Director of Recruitment
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Ellie Power
Associate Director
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Chris Mair
Associate Director
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Florent Gislette
Associate Director
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Louise Pacquette
Associate Director
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Umar Shah
Associate Director
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Shabana Korkmaz
Associate Director
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Mike Shaw
Associate Director
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Olivia Freedman
Candidate Engagement Team Manager
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Bradley Garber
Commerical Manager
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Alison Nimmo
Head of Interim & Executive Recruitment
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Simon Lucy
Head of Housing Recruitment
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Lizzie Grant
Compliance Lead
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Our Culture

Why work at Tempest? Glad you asked.

Our team is at the heart of everything we do, and it's likely you'll come to see them as friends or dare we say it...family. Working closely with the public sector, we’re part of that very community and we don’t lose sight of being human. Growing, progressing in our careers and not taking ourselves too seriously along the way.

Careers at Tempest

Renowned for our commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver reliable, personal, and impactful staffing solutions. We envision a future where every institution, provider, and company has access to dedicated, skilled professionals who create positive outcomes in our communities.

Internally, we’re forever doing right by our team, candidates and clients. Collectively baring responsibility, accountability and building trust. All of these people help Tempest thrive and make a difference in education and social care.

Testimonials

"Overall, my experience with tempest has been outstanding, and I believe they are one of the best agencies in the field. Thank you once again for the exceptional support."

R. Ali

"I have gained really valuable experience with my school which helped me gain enough confidence to continue and pursue Behaviour Mentoring as a long term career goal. Overall, I’m really happy with the support, information and experience I have been offered so far."

Y. Mihova

"As always, Tempest was able to help me find an assignment that matches my skills and is also great fit with other commitments. Overall I am satisfied and look forward to be offered more appointments in the future."

F. Fran

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