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Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption, St Lennan's (11389) - CNS06444

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR • Stornoway, Western Isles

Salary

£40k – £50k

Posted

20 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR is hiring a Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption, St Lennan's (11389) - CNS06444 in Stornoway, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £40k – £50k. COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR 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.

ADVERT: Social Worker – Fostering & Adoption, St Lennan’s (11389) 37 hours per week, Permanent Post £48,622 - £52,635 per annum (inclusive of £2,997 Distant Islands Allowance per annum) The postholder will deliver and promote effective fostering, adoption, accommodation services and resources in the Western Isles, ensuring that all children in such placements are receiving a high quality of care and support. You will be required to work, where necessary, in supporting other statutory Social Wor…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 67% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Stornoway, Western Isles
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live social work roles in Stornoway — browse them
Posted: 20 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.