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Social Care Officer - DEE06733

Dundee City Council • Lochee, Dundee

Salary

£10k – £20k

Posted

2 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Dundee City Council is hiring a Social Care Officer - DEE06733 in Lochee, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £10k – £20k. Dundee 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.

Job Description An exciting opportunity has arisen in Children’s Residential Services and we would like to welcome the right candidate to our Residential Social Care Officer team. This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and trauma-informed team, and to work directly with young people with a range of needs connected to their individual life experiences and childhood adversity. Do you enjoy working with children, sharing your knowledge, experience, skills in any hobbies or interests you …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Dundee City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £10k – £20k
How this salary compares: about 33% below the £30,000 median across 2,049 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lochee, Dundee · Full-time
Posted: 2 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.