Social work Jobs

Kitchen Assistants - Locum/Relief - Crookston Care Home - EAL12979

East Lothian Council • Tranent, East Lothian

Salary

£20k – £30k

Posted

17 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

East Lothian Council is hiring a Kitchen Assistants - Locum/Relief - Crookston Care Home - EAL12979 in Tranent, a social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £20k – £30k. East Lothian 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.

Vacancy Information Hourly rate of pay: £13.52 - £13.66 Days and Hours of Work: Shifts to be worked as and when required. This will be determined by the needs of the service. Please note that with locum/relief posts there is no guaranteed number of hours per week. It is essential that all applicants hold an Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 2). This can be obtained on-line and is available from many on-line training providers. Job Details To assist in the provision of a quality meal an…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: East Lothian Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £20k – £30k
How this salary compares: in line with the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Tranent, East Lothian
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Tranent — browse them
Posted: 17 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.