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Senior Social Work Practitioner - Assessment and Safeguarding Team

Sanctuary • Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Salary

£66k – £66k

Posted

22 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sanctuary is hiring a Senior Social Work Practitioner - Assessment and Safeguarding Team in Gateshead, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £66k – £66k. 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.

JOB-20240819-db742659 Job Title: Senior Social Work Practitioner - Assessment and Safeguarding Team Specialism: Social Work Location: Gateshead, UK Salary: £31.74 per hour Type: Locum, Full Time Duration: 3 months We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Work Practitioner to join the Assessment and Safeguarding Team in Gateshead . This full-time locum position offers a competitive rate of £31.74 per hour over an initial 3-month contract . This is an excellent opportunity for an exper…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sanctuary — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £66k – £66k
How this salary compares: about 120% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live social work roles in Gateshead — browse them
Posted: 22 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.