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Residential Children's Worker

Coventry City Council • Coventry, West Midlands

Salary

£30k – £36k

Posted

13 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Coventry City Council is hiring a Residential Children's Worker in Coventry, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £36k. Coventry City 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.

Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.Our Values are:…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Coventry City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £36k
How this salary compares: about 19% above the £30,000 median across 2,446 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Coventry, West Midlands · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 9 other live social work roles in Coventry — browse them
Posted: 13 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.