Social work Jobs

Safeguarding Lead Practitioner

Waythrough • Birmingham, West Midlands

Salary

£35k – £35k

Posted

11 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Waythrough is hiring a Safeguarding Lead Practitioner in Birmingham, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £35k – £35k. Waythrough 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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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Waythrough — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £35k
How this salary compares: about 17% above the £30,000 median across 932 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live social work roles in Birmingham — browse them
Posted: 11 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.