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Senior Social Worker - Uttlesford Neighbourhood Team

Essex County Council • Harlow, Essex

Salary
£48k – £58k
Posted
29 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Senior Social Worker - Uttlesford Neighbourhood Team in Harlow, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £48k – £58k. 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.

About the Team We're an adult social care team that wants to see citizens of Essex have as much choice and control over the way they live their lives as possible. We think everyone should have the chance to live a fulfilling life with people they love and care about, doing things that matter to them and living in a place they can call home. We're determined that with the right support, everyone can maintain or achieve some independence and we're proud to be working to make these ambitions a rea…
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  • Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
  • Advertised salary: £48k – £58k
  • How this salary compares: about 93% above the £30,068 median across 2,472 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Harlow, Essex · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Harlow — browse them
  • Posted: 29 September 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.

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