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Senior Social Worker - Countywide Enhanced Support Inreach

Essex County Council • Colchester, Essex

Salary

£50k – £60k

Posted

1 August 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker - Countywide Enhanced Support Inreach in Colchester, a part-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £50k – £60k. Essex County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. This is a part time opportunity for 18.5 hours per week, with flexibility on working pattern. The pro rata'd salary range is £24,102.50 to £28,994 per annum. The Countywide Enhanced Support Inreach Team is a multidisciplinary team that works with adults and young people with a complexity of needs related to their Learning Disability, Autism, Mental or Physical …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £50k – £60k
How this salary compares: about 100% above the £30,007 median across 1,977 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Colchester, Essex · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Colchester — browse them
Posted: 1 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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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.