Social work Jobs

Shared Lives Carer

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland • UK

Salary

£38k – £38k

Posted

20 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is hiring a Shared Lives Carer in UK, a social work role. The advertised salary is £38k – £38k. The Richmond Fellowship Scotland 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.

Open Your Home. Change a Life. Become a Shared Lives Carer – Dumfries & Galloway What if your spare room could become someone's fresh start? Across Dumfries & Galloway, young adults, adults and older people are looking for something many of us take for granted, stability, belonging and a safe place to call home. That someone could be you. Please be aware that to be eligible for this role you must

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: The Richmond Fellowship Scotland — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £38k – £38k
How this salary compares: about 27% above the £30,000 median across 2,376 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 350 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 20 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.