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Senior Practitioner – Children in Care – North Essex

Essex County Council • Tendring, Clacton-On-Sea

Salary

£48k – £58k

Posted

19 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Senior Practitioner – Children in Care – North Essex in Tendring, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £48k – £58k. 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.

Senior Practitioner – Children in Care – North Essex Permanent, Full Time £48,205 to £57,988 Per Annum Location: Clacton on Sea Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 4th October 2026 Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very successful track record of delivering transformational change. ECC anticipated change was needed in the public sector and has worked to deliver bet…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £48k – £58k
How this salary compares: about 92% above the £30,229 median across 1,617 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Tendring, Clacton-On-Sea · Full-time
Posted: 19 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.