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Family Worker - Fostering

Dorset CouncilHerringston, Dorchester

Salary
£29k – £33k
Posted
9 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a Family Worker - Fostering in Herringston, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £29k – £33k. 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.

As a Family Worker within the Fostering Service you will provide a range of support to children and young people in care and under Special Guardianship. You will support children and young people to remain in their fostering and Special Guardian families as much as possible through a range of creative interventions. You will undertake 1:1 and relationship based work with children and young people. This is an exciting role, with additional training provided including Life Story Work, therapeutic…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £29k – £33k
  • How this salary compares: about 9% above the £30,000 median across 1,714 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Herringston, Dorchester · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 7 other live social work roles in Herringston browse them
  • Posted: 9 July 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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