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Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker

Surrey County Council • St. Johns, Woking

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

21 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Surrey County Council is hiring a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker in St. Johns, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. Surrey County 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.

The starting salary for this position is £29,678.40 based on a 21.6-hour working week (pro rata to £49,464 per annum FTE). We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Supervising / Assessing Social Worker to join the Family and Friends Team in Surrey's Fostering Service, based in Woking. Our Offer to You We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee 28 days…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Surrey County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,160 median across 2,348 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: St. Johns, Woking · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in St. Johns — browse them
Posted: 21 September 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.