Social work Jobs

Senior Social Worker

Suffolk County Council • Wherstead, Ipswich

Salary

£54k – £54k

Posted

3 November 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Suffolk County Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker in Wherstead, a part-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £54k – £54k. Suffolk 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.

Suffolk County Council Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX Salary: £42,872 - £48,607 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus retention payments for 2, 3 and 5 years of service of £1,000, £1,500 and £2,000 Hours: 37 per week, flexible working options available Contract: Permanent We are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join our Countywide Forensic Mental Health Team within Adult Social Care on a permanent basis. This is an opportunity to use your social work expertise in a s…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Suffolk County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £54k – £54k
How this salary compares: about 76% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Wherstead, Ipswich · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Wherstead — browse them
Posted: 3 November 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.