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Senior Practitioner - Children in Care, West Essex

Essex County Council • Eastwick, Harlow

Salary
£48k – £58k
Posted
25 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, West Essex in Eastwick, 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, West Essex Permanent, Full Time £48,205 to £57,988 per annum Location: Harlow Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 7th October 2026 Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We ha…
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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 93% above the £30,068 median across 2,472 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Eastwick, Harlow · Full-time
  • Posted: 25 September 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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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.

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