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Senior Residential Child Care Worker | Skelmersdale |

Lancashire County Council • Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Salary

£32k – £36k

Posted

6 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Lancashire County Council is hiring a Senior Residential Child Care Worker | Skelmersdale | in Skelmersdale, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £32k – £36k. Lancashire 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.

Description | Salary £32,061 - £36,363 per annum| Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Skelmersdale | *Plus enhancements for shift work, weekend working and sleep-in duty Visa Sponsorship – this role cannot offer visa sponsorship As part of our Where Our Children Live programme, we are seeking dedicated and passionate individuals to join our Children's Residential Service, as Senior Residential Child Care Workers. There are two, exciting, new settings due to open in Skelmersdale, and we'r…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Lancashire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £32k – £36k
How this salary compares: about 21% above the £30,056 median across 1,960 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live social work roles in Skelmersdale — browse them
Posted: 6 August 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.