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Permanent Relief Senior Children's Support Worker

Kent County CouncilKennington, Ashford

Salary
£32k – £35k
Posted
27 August 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Permanent Relief Senior Children's Support Worker in Kennington, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £32k – £35k. 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 We are looking for passionate and skilled Permanent Relief Senior Children’s Support Workers to help shape and deliver care in our new Athena home in Ashford. You will be required to work on an ‘as and when required’ basis, dependent on the needs of the home. This is not a “business as usual” role – this is an opportunity to be part of building a home from the beginning and shaping its culture, practice and outcomes. Why Athena – and why now? Athena homes provide high-qualit…
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  • Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £32k – £35k
  • How this salary compares: about 17% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Kennington, Ashford
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Kennington browse them
  • Posted: 27 August 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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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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