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Residential Youth Support Practitioner

Suffolk County Council • Gillingham, Beccles

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

15 October 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Suffolk County Council is hiring a Residential Youth Support Practitioner in Gillingham, a part-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. Suffolk County 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.

Suffolk County Council Address : Beccles Children's Home, Beccles, Suffolk. Onsite working Salary : £29,542 per annum (pro rata for part time) plus additional payment for rostered sleep in duties (see benefits), £17.60 hourly rate (this includes the hourly rate of £15.31 plus the 15% unsociable hours allowance). Casual contract paid at £15.31 per hour. Hours : 37 or 18.5 hours per week Contract : Permanent, 3 positions available, and Casual basis roles At Suffolk County Council, collaboration i…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Suffolk County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 6% below the £30,000 median across 2,376 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Gillingham, Beccles · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Gillingham — browse them
Posted: 15 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.