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Early Years Assistant - Pennywell Early Learning & Childcare

The City of Edinburgh Council • Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

19 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

The City of Edinburgh Council is hiring a Early Years Assistant - Pennywell Early Learning & Childcare in Edinburgh Technopole, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. 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 Early Years Assistant Pennywell Early Learning and Childcare Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro rata for sessional) Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional Pennywell Early Learning and Childcare opened in August 2024. This exciting new centre for providing high quality learning experiences for children and families is part of the MacMillan Hub. MacMillan Hub is a community focused, collaborative location which will provide a range of services for the local community through partnership w…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: The City of Edinburgh Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 7% below the £30,040 median across 2,295 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh Technopole, Milton Bridge · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 9 other live social work roles in Edinburgh Technopole — browse them
Posted: 19 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.