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Senior Care and Support Assistant

Sanctuary • Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Salary

£36k – £36k

Posted

20 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sanctuary is hiring a Senior Care and Support Assistant in Bury St. Edmunds, a social work role. The advertised salary is £36k – £36k. Sanctuary 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.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status. Senior Care and Suppo…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sanctuary — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £36k – £36k
How this salary compares: about 20% above the £30,000 median across 2,523 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Bury St. Edmunds — browse them
Posted: 20 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.