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Family Help Social Worker

Dorset CouncilLower Blandford St. Mary, Blandford Forum

Salary
£32k – £50k
Posted
19 August 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a Family Help Social Worker in Lower Blandford St. Mary, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £32k – £50k. Dorset 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.

Outstanding Children’s Services | Leading Families First Practice. If you want to practise social work where relationships come before process, Dorset offers that environment. Dorset Council is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, with inspectors recognising strong and stable leadership, a confident workforce and children receiving timely help that makes a meaningful difference. Practitioners told Ofsted they feel valued, supervision is reflective and leaders understand frontline practice. We helped sh…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £32k – £50k
  • How this salary compares: about 68% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Lower Blandford St. Mary, Blandford Forum · Full-time
  • Posted: 19 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.

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