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Senior Social Worker Adults (Safeguarding) - Grade 9*

Wokingham Borough Council • Woosehill, Wokingham

Salary

£51k – £51k

Posted

13 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Wokingham Borough Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker Adults (Safeguarding) - Grade 9* in Woosehill, a social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £51k – £51k. Wokingham Borough 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.

Who You Are You are a qualified social worker with HCPC registration, significant post-qualification experience, and a comprehensive understanding of the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation. You are dedicated to safeguarding adults and have demonstrated experience in quality assurance, supervision, and direct work with adult safeguarding issues. What the Job Involves As a Senior Social Worker in the Adult Safeguarding Hub, you will manage adult safeguarding concerns within the Borough,…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £51k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 71% above the £30,000 median across 2,190 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Woosehill, Wokingham
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Woosehill — browse them
Posted: 13 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.