Social work Jobs

Care Assistant - Complex Care

Barchester Healthcare • Great Burdon, Darlington

Salary

£29k – £29k

Posted

1 November 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Barchester Healthcare is hiring a Care Assistant - Complex Care in Great Burdon, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £29k – £29k. Barchester Healthcare 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Care Assistant at a Barchester complex care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve. We'll look to you to support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease. Our residents need highly specialised care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there deliver that by assisting with daily living, providing support and companio…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Barchester Healthcare — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 5% below the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Great Burdon, Darlington
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Great Burdon — browse them
Posted: 1 November 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.