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Meals at Home Driver

Runnymede Borough Council

Annual Salary £5,730 – £5,902 for 9 hours per week plus £20 allowance per shift at weekends

Surrey Heath House, Camberley (On-Site)

Posted 3 days ago

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Community Development Worker

Bracknell Forest Council

£25,012 FTE

Bracknell (On-Site)

Posted 9 days ago

Casual Instructor at Dinton Activity Centre

Wokingham Borough Council

£12.45 per hour

Dinton Activity Centre, Hurst, Wokingham (On-Site)

Posted 25 days ago

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