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Community Care Assistant - City Wide

The City of Edinburgh Council • Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge

Salary

£35k – £35k

Posted

8 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

The City of Edinburgh Council is hiring a Community Care Assistant - City Wide in Edinburgh Technopole, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £35k – £35k. The City of Edinburgh 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 Community Care Assistant Citywide Salary: £30,188 - £34,452 (For social work qualification - MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.) Hours: 36 per week Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Assessment and Care Management service, a fast-paced and dynamic service that manages referrals, assessments and reviews for the people of Edinburgh. Community Care Assistants determine personal outcomes through a person-centr…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: The City of Edinburgh Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £35k
How this salary compares: about 17% above the £30,056 median across 1,960 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live social work roles in Edinburgh Technopole — browse them
Posted: 8 August 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.