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Community Support Worker (Detox) - Galavale - SBO10475

Scottish Borders council • UK

Salary

£20k – £30k

Posted

13 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Scottish Borders council is hiring a Community Support Worker (Detox) - Galavale - SBO10475 in UK, a social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £20k – £30k. Scottish Borders 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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Scottish Borders council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £20k – £30k
How this salary compares: in line with the £30,000 median across 2,446 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 328 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 13 October 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.