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£35,412.00 to £38,220.00, Grade 8

Exciting opportunity – Senior Residential Worker needed in our Children’s Home! Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Recuriter: Wakefield Council

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£38,613.67 to £41,590.89, pro rata. Grade 10. Term Time

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Recuriter: Wakefield Council

Enhanced Senior Social Worker

Career Grade 10 to 11

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Recuriter: Wakefield Council

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Recuriter: Oxfordshire County Council

Senior Community Engagement Officer

£31537 - £34434

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Recuriter: Oxfordshire County Council