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Children's Social Workers and Senior Social Workers

Suffolk County Council • Wherstead, Ipswich

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

2 November 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Suffolk County Council is hiring a Children's Social Workers and Senior Social Workers in Wherstead, a part-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. Suffolk County 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.

Suffolk County Council Address: Various locations in Suffolk, Hybrid and Community based at Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU, Ipswich IP1 5PF, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1BB Salary: £38,510 - £48,607 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus, retention payment of up to £4,000 per year (pro rata for part time) Hours: Full time or part time hours available Contract: Permanent Job roles available: Social Workers : £38,510 - £42,123 per annum, plus £4,000 annual retention payment (pro ra…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Suffolk County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 31% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Wherstead, Ipswich · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Wherstead — browse them
Posted: 2 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.