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Maintenance Assistant/Gardener - Care Home

Barchester HealthcareNewbattle, Dalkeith

Salary
£27k – £27k
Posted
8 July 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Barchester Healthcare is hiring a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener - Care Home in Newbattle, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £27k – £27k. Barchester Healthcare 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. We take real pride in the quality and appearance of our homes. We also know that our grounds can be a source of great enjoyment for our residents and their visitors. That's why your contribution as a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener will be so important. You'll maintain our buildings…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Barchester Healthcare — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £27k – £27k
  • How this salary compares: about 10% below the £30,000 median across 932 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Newbattle, Dalkeith
  • Posted: 8 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.

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