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Social care:  providing services to vulnerable people in the community. Service users can be old or young and from any background. As well as social work, allied professions include probation, and youth and community work.

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Using recruitment consultancies wisely

Agencies can be a useful tool for getting you your first social care job, but only if you are proactive and know how to use them.

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