Social work Jobs

Care and Support Worker

L'Arche • Canterbury, Kent

Salary

£25k – £25k

Posted

7 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Charity Worker Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

L'Arche is hiring a Care and Support Worker in Canterbury, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £25k – £25k. L'Arche holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Charity Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Care and Support Worker, L'Arche Kent ABOUT THE ROLE Hours of work: 40 hours per week Salary: £ 12.82 per hour (plus sleep-in allowance) Place of work: Pine Tree Locality Residential care home and Supported living house Reports to: Locality Leader and Deputy Locality Leader Contract type: Permanent. Full time Closing date: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 9 am Notes: Due to the needs of the service, this post is only open to female applicants (as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: L'Arche — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Charity Worker
Advertised salary: £25k – £25k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £30,000 median across 1,767 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Canterbury, Kent · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Canterbury — browse them
Posted: 7 October 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.