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Residential Worker (Nightshift) - EAY12843

East Ayrshire Council • UK

Salary

£30k – £40k

Posted

3 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

East Ayrshire Council is hiring a Residential Worker (Nightshift) - EAY12843 in UK, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. East Ayrshire 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.

Job Description Attend to the physical and emotional needs of children and young people, provide a safe environment and create positive developmental experiences for them in a residential setting in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Health and Social Care Partnership Plan and the Community Plan. Requirements The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: East Ayrshire Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 2,192 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 224 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 3 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.