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Principal Officer, SCH Aged Childcare (Mat Cover)

Slough Borough Council • Chalvey, Slough

Salary

£43k – £49k

Posted

10 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Slough Borough Council is hiring a Principal Officer, SCH Aged Childcare (Mat Cover) in Chalvey, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £43k – £49k. Slough Borough 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.

Directorate: Children's Services Pay Level: 7 ( fully inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1,130) Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover 1 year) Working Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Observatory House/ Slough Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office) DBS requirement: Enhanced The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 23rd October 2026 Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 2nd November 2026 What you’ll be doing: Are you passionate about improvi…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Slough Borough Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £49k
How this salary compares: about 63% above the £30,000 median across 2,060 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Chalvey, Slough · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live social work roles in Chalvey — browse them
Posted: 10 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.