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Social Care Officer

Kent County Council • Peene, Folkestone

Salary
£29k – £31k
Posted
15 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Social Care Officer in Peene, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £29k – £31k. Kent 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.

Role Responsibility Adult Social Care — Community Social Care Officer A permanent full-time opportunity are available in Folkestone and Hythe. We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service. About Us This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Team in as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do. We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing …
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  • Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £29k – £31k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £30,000 median across 2,446 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Peene, Folkestone · Full-time
  • Posted: 15 October 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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