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Senior Social Worker - Adult Social Work - SIC08929

Shetland Islands Council • UK

Salary

£50k – £60k

Posted

19 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Shetland Islands Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker - Adult Social Work - SIC08929 in UK, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £50k – £60k. Shetland Islands 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.

Advertisement Details The Adult Social Work Senior Social Worker is part of the Adult Social Work Service and assists the Executive Manager in providing a comprehensive Adult Social Work service to a range of service users. The Senior Social Worker will be responsible for the day to day management and supervision of Social Workers within the Service. More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert. Please f…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Shetland Islands Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £60k
How this salary compares: about 100% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 200 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 19 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.