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Head of Safeguarding

MEARS GROUP PLC • Arlingham, Gloucester

Salary

£75k – £75k

Posted

14 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

MEARS GROUP PLC is hiring a Head of Safeguarding in Arlingham, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £75k – £75k. MEARS GROUP PLC 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.

Annual salary: up to £75,000.00 Head of Safeguarding Location: Remote role with regular travel Salary up to £75,000 per annum plus £4,800 company car allowance Contract: Full time - Permanent, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work i…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: MEARS GROUP PLC — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £75k – £75k
How this salary compares: about 150% above the £30,000 median across 932 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Arlingham, Gloucester · Full-time
Posted: 14 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.