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Senior Social Care Assistant

Surrey County Council • St. Johns, Woking

Salary

£35k – £35k

Posted

20 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Surrey County Council is hiring a Senior Social Care Assistant in St. Johns, a social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £35k – £35k. Surrey 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.

The starting salary for this role is £34,660 per annum, working 36 hours per week. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate person to join our team as Senior Social Care Assistant as part of our 6 month pilot of a 14 to 18 year old's Link Worker Service. This is a fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 6 months, ending no later than 31st March 2027. If you are applying for an internal secondment, please seek permission from your line manager before applying. Our Offer to Yo…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Surrey County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £35k – £35k
How this salary compares: about 16% above the £30,000 median across 2,270 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: St. Johns, Woking
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live social work roles in St. Johns — browse them
Posted: 20 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.