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Adults Social Worker - Harlow North & South Neighbourhood Team

Essex County CouncilHarlow, Essex

Salary
£36k – £52k
Posted
11 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Adults Social Worker - Harlow North & South Neighbourhood Team in Harlow, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £36k – £52k. Essex County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. This advert is open to Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Worker's (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW is £36,124 per annum, rising to £38,487 per annum upon successful completion of the ASYE programme. We're an adult social care service that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much choice and control over the way they live their lives as possible. We…
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  • Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £36k – £52k
  • How this salary compares: about 72% above the £30,056 median across 1,960 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Harlow, Essex · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Harlow browse them
  • Posted: 11 August 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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