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Social Worker | EmPower - Contextual Safeguarding Team

Lancashire County Council • Lancashire, North West England

Salary

£38k – £41k

Posted

5 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Lancashire County Council is hiring a Social Worker | EmPower - Contextual Safeguarding Team in Lancashire, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £38k – £41k. Lancashire 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.

Description | Salary 37,563-41,177, Per annum |Fixed Term Full Time 37 hours per week | Pro Rata Social Worker (Grade 8) - EmPower Service: EmPower - Contextual Safeguarding Team Location: Lancashire Salary: Grade 8 Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) Make a Difference to the Lives of Lancashire's Young People An exciting opportunity has arisen to join EmPower, Lancashire's specialist Contextual Safeguarding Team, on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. EmP…

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Employer: Lancashire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £38k – £41k
How this salary compares: about 35% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lancashire, North West England · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live social work roles in Lancashire — browse them
Posted: 5 November 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.