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Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding team - Thurrock Council

Reed • Grays, Essex

Salary

£55k – £55k

Posted

25 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed is hiring a Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding team - Thurrock Council in Grays, a social work role. The advertised salary is £55k – £55k. Reed 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.

Our client, Thurrock Council, is seeking an agency social worker for its Safeguarding Team. The role will last 3 months initially with pay rate TBC but should be at least £32 per hour. The role will involve the following: Adults Safeguarding Team. The candidate will be working with Adults who have been referred to the team due to concerns about safeguarding. Cover emergency safeguarding duty visits Complete initial information gathering and signpost when concerns are received Complete s42 safeg…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Reed — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £55k – £55k
How this salary compares: about 84% above the £30,000 median across 2,418 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Grays, Essex
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live social work roles in Grays — browse them
Posted: 25 August 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.