Social work Jobs

Adults Social Worker - Mid Essex (Various Teams)

Essex County Council • Maldon, Essex

Salary

£50k – £60k

Posted

15 September 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 - Mid Essex (Various Teams) in Maldon, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £50k – £60k. 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.

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 think everyone should have the chance to live a full and fulfilling life with people they love and care about, doing things that matter to them and living in a place they can call home. We're determined that with the right support, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're proud to be working to make these ambitions a realit…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £50k – £60k
How this salary compares: about 100% above the £30,000 median across 2,366 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Maldon, Essex · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Maldon — browse them
Posted: 15 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.