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Care Assistant (Weekends)

Home Instead • Folkestone, Kent

Salary
£27k – £27k
Posted
10 September 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Home Instead is hiring a Care Assistant (Weekends) in Folkestone, a social work role. The advertised salary is £27k – £27k. Home Instead 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.

Job Description Care as it should be — unhurried, personal, rewarding!. At Home Instead, we give you the time to make a difference. Our visits are at least an hour long, so you can focus on what matters — helping someone feel safe, comfortable and valued. You’ll be supporting older adults with things like: Personal care and mobility Making a meal or a comforting cuppa Keeping their home tidy and safe Sharing stories, laughter and companionship Supporting with some health tasks — e.g. catheter c…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Home Instead — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £27k – £27k
  • How this salary compares: about 10% below the £30,000 median across 1,942 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Folkestone, Kent
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Folkestone — browse them
  • Posted: 10 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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