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Service Manager Children in Care

Nottingham City Council • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Salary

£59k – £62k

Posted

21 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Nottingham City Council is hiring a Service Manager Children in Care in Nottingham, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £59k – £62k. Nottingham City 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.

Service Manager Children in Care (Closing Date Monday 2nd November) Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid / Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG Salary: £58,602 - £62,109 Download Job Description As Service Manager for Children in Care, you will play a key role in leading and shaping services that support children in care across Nottingham, ensuring they experience safety, stability, permanence and the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Reporting to the Head of Service, you…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Nottingham City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £59k – £62k
How this salary compares: about 107% above the £30,000 median across 2,376 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Similar roles nearby: 7 other live social work roles in Nottingham — browse them
Posted: 21 October 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.