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Residential Worker - Night Support

Essex County Council • Basildon, Essex

Salary

£26k – £29k

Posted

9 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Residential Worker - Night Support in Basildon, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £29k. Essex County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Residential Worker - Night Support Permanent, Full Time £26,284 per annum Location: Basildon Working Style: Fixed-base worker Residential Worker - Night Support Basildon £34,169.2 - £37,191.7 per annum (includes allowance) Permanent Full Time If you have the ability to be patient, to be kind and to be there for any young person, then you can definitely do the job - Cerys, Residential Worker. Join our brand-new children's homes to help shape and empower brighter futures for our young people. A…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £26k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 5% below the £30,000 median across 932 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Basildon, Essex · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Basildon — browse them
Posted: 9 July 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.