Social work Jobs

Care Assistant

Fife Council • Fife, Scotland

Salary

£27k – £29k

Posted

9 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Fife Council is hiring a Care Assistant in Fife, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £27k – £29k. Fife Council 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.

Description Proposed Interview Date: Interviews will be ongoing throughout the advertising period Closing Date: Monday 17 August 2026 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata) Working Pattern: 35 hours per week. Unsocial hours will be paid at basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate . Location: Fife Wide (Location preference will be discussed at interview stage) Jean Mackie - Dunfermline Matthew Fyfe - Dunfermline Lindsay House - Lumphinnans Ostlers House - Kirkcaldy Methil…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Fife Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £27k – £29k
How this salary compares: in line with the £30,000 median across 1,714 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Fife, Scotland · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Fife — browse them
Posted: 9 July 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.