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Residential Support Worker - Heathervale YPC - 17148_1793367964

City of Edinburgh Council • Edinburgh, Scotland

Salary

£34k – £41k

Posted

2 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

City of Edinburgh Council is hiring a Residential Support Worker - Heathervale YPC - 17148_1793367964 in Edinburgh, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £34k – £41k. City of Edinburgh 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.

Residential Support Worker Heathervale House Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks Working patterns - Early and Late shifts worked over a combined shift pattern. Nightshift pattern with additional subject working time payments & unsociable hours allowance. Are you interested and passionate about working with and supporting young people to grow and flourish? And do you have the skills to engage young people to reach their potential? Heathervale House aims to provide positive…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: City of Edinburgh Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £34k – £41k
How this salary compares: about 35% above the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live social work roles in Edinburgh — browse them
Posted: 2 November 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.