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Practitioners - Children & Young People's Residential Service - SIC08954

Shetland Islands Council • UK

Salary

£30k – £40k

Posted

25 August 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Shetland Islands Council is hiring a Practitioners - Children & Young People's Residential Service - SIC08954 in UK, a part-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. Shetland Islands 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.

Advertisement Details Residential Childcare and Short Breaks for Children are part of the Children’s Social Work Service, within the Children’s Services Directorate of the Council. This includes Through Care and After Care (TCAC) services to young people who have previously been ‘looked after.’ The aim of this service is to provide a nurturing and safe environment for children and young people, giving security, valuing each individual and supporting them to grow, both physically and emotionally…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Shetland Islands Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 200 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 25 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.