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Permanent Relief Children's Support Worker

Kent County Council • Kennington, Ashford

Salary

£29k – £31k

Posted

22 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Permanent Relief Children's Support Worker in Kennington, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £29k – £31k. Kent 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.

Role Responsibility Permanent Relief Children’s Support Worker – KCC Athena Children’s Home Ashford, Kent Kent County Council | Children’s In‑House Residential Services Position: Permanent Relief Children Support Worker Zero Hours x 4 Be part of something that truly matters. Kent County Council is opening a brand-new, small, high-quality children’s home in Ashford as part of Project Athena – a flagship programme designed to transform how we support children and young people with complex emotion…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £31k
How this salary compares: in line with the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Kennington, Ashford
Posted: 22 October 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.