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Adults Social Worker - South Essex (Expression of Interest)

Essex County Council • Basildon, Essex

Salary
£36k – £52k
Posted
22 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 - South Essex (Expression of Interest) in Basildon, 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.

Register your interest here to be notified of upcoming Social Worker opportunities within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services in South Essex. We welcome expressions of interest from 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. About Our Social Worker Roles We're an adult social care service that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much ch…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £36k – £52k
  • How this salary compares: about 71% above the £30,229 median across 1,617 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Basildon, Essex · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 5 other live social work roles in Basildon — browse them
  • Posted: 22 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.

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