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Residential Practitioner 2 - ABC13713

Aberdeen City CouncilBucksburn, Aberdeen

Salary
£40k – £50k
Posted
4 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Aberdeen City Council is hiring a Residential Practitioner 2 - ABC13713 in Bucksburn, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £40k – £50k. Aberdeen 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.

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  • Employer: Aberdeen City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £40k – £50k
  • How this salary compares: about 67% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Bucksburn, Aberdeen · Full-time
  • Posted: 4 September 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.

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