Social work Jobs

Adult Social Workers

Suffolk County Council • Wherstead, Ipswich

Salary

£41k – £41k

Posted

8 September 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Suffolk County Council is hiring a Adult Social Workers in Wherstead, a part-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £41k – £41k. Suffolk County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Suffolk County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £41k – £41k
How this salary compares: about 35% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Wherstead, Ipswich · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Wherstead — browse them
Posted: 8 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Social work and care is a high-volume sponsorship category driven by persistent demand for care assistants, senior care workers, registered nurses in care settings, and qualified social workers. Many care home operators and domiciliary care providers hold active sponsor licences and recruit internationally on a regular basis.