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Home Care Support Worker Learning Disability (Children and Young People)

Brighton & Hove City Council

£27,269 - £27,711 full time without relevant qualification (£14.13-£14.36 per hour) £28,163 - £30,060 with relevant qualification (£14.60- £15.58) plus enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays

55 Drove Road, Hove (On-Site)

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Foster Carer

Brighton & Hove City Council

Generous weekly allowance + fee (please see advert)

Brighton (On-Site)

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