Social work Jobs

Social Worker

Gloucestershire County Council • Gloucestershire, South West England

Salary

£30k – £40k

Posted

22 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Gloucestershire County Council is hiring a Social Worker in Gloucestershire, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. Gloucestershire 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.

If you’re a Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK, with a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on! Salary Skilled Worker Social Worker: £39,481 per annum with a relocations allowance of up to £8,000* for eligible applicants. Salary Experienced Adults Social Worker: £40,444 - £42,123 per annum with a relocations allowance of up t…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Gloucestershire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 2,523 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Gloucestershire, South West England · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live social work roles in Gloucestershire — browse them
Posted: 22 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.