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The work life of a fostering advisor

The work life of a fostering advisor

Fostering advisory work is a key area in the developing relationship between foster agencies and potential foster families. Sarah Kean-Price talks to Will Simpson about his day-to-day work life:
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Q+A with a carer in a children's home

Q+A with a carer in a children's home

Sarah Kean-Price talks to a carer in a children’s home about their first 3 weeks in a their new job. She finds that two days are never the same and the desire to work with the homeless has been a driving force from an early age.
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Q+A with a support worker with the deaf

Q+A with a support worker with the deaf

Sarah Kean-Price talks to Alex Hamlin about working with deaf and deaf-blind clients as an educational communication support worker. Alex explains how he got in to the job, and why it's great to learn British Sign Language.
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Find out about social housing careers

Find out about social housing careers

What are social housing jobs about and what kind of careers are available in social housing? We try to quickly answer these questions about this large sector of social care.
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The life of a care worker

The life of a care worker

In this article Sarah Kean-Price, who is, amongst other things, also a care worker, explains what it is she loves about care worker jobs, and how she got in to the profession.
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Dan Yates - mental health nursing student

Dan Yates - mental health nursing student

Dan Yates is a year three mental health branch student at Swansea University. When he qualifies he hopes to relocate to the north of England to work in an acute mental health setting initially, with a view to moving across to community nursing in mental health after gaining some experience. Interview by Matt Farrah.
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Home care jobs and care home jobs - an introductory guide

Home care jobs and care home jobs - an introductory guide

All across Socialcare.co.uk you’ll see jobs in care homes, and jobs in home care. There’s an important difference, of course. Here we briefly outline four of the most common such jobs that you’ll find on this site.
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The positives of a job working with autistic children

The positives of a job working with autistic children

There's no denying that working with autistic children can be challenging. But the rewards and, in fact, the challenge itself, can make a job working with autistic children one of the most positive career experiences you could choose.
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Ever wondered what a care assistant job is really like?

Ever wondered what a care assistant job is really like?

Karen Ashberry describes this crucial and multifaceted social care role.
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