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Find a job in social care
There are hundreds of jobs in social care available across England right now. You might find a job by:
- Visiting a local council's website. Search for Local Authority job website by region. (Each local council has a different job category for these vacancies, including 'health & care' and 'care work'. Social care vacancies are not always available but please keep trying – new jobs are added all the time)
- Looking in your local newspaper – many residential care homes and local councils place adverts in this way
- Looking in your local library, town hall, or sports centres for vacancies with your local council
- Looking in newsagents' windows – many employers place adverts here for local vacancies
- Listening to local radio to hear which employers are recruiting.
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Please note:
The Department of Health is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the websites you can link to from this site and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will be active as we have no control over availability of linked pages.
CareJobFinder.org
www.carejobfinder.org/jobs
CareJobFinder.org matches you up with employers in your area. All you need to do is complete an online form about the sort of work you would like to do and CareJobFinder.org will locate employers who can contact you to discuss available jobs. CareJobFinder.org is developed and run by the United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd (UKHCA).
Job Seekers Direct (provided by Jobcentre Plus)
http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk/
This website enables you to search online for care vacancies by geographical area as well as providing details of your local job centre which you can visit in person for details of local care vacancies. To find social care jobs, use the search box, type in 'Care' and the name of the town or city you'd like to work in. You can also use the postcode of the area. For example, 'I want a job as a carer in Leeds' or 'I want care jobs in S10 2SL'.
Jobs Go Public
www.jobsgopublic.com/socialcarecareers
On this site you’ll find all social care vacancies currently listed on the official Local Government job site, LGjobs.as well as social care vacancies with other Public Sector and Not-for-Profit organisations.
The Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
www.LGcareers.com
A guide to careers in local government including career profiles in
all the different service areas.
www.LGjobs.com
The official recruitment website for local government advertising
current vacancies in councils all over the country.
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