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Social Worker (Justice) - Citywide - 16722_1792760513

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL • UK

Salary

£40k – £50k

Posted

23 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL is hiring a Social Worker (Justice) - Citywide - 16722_1792760513 in UK, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £40k – £50k. CITY OF EDINBURGH 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.

Justice Social Workers Citywide Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks 5 x Permanent Fulltime Positions - Court Team, Justice Pathways Service & Justice Practice Team Edinburgh Justice Services are seeking to recruit 5 enthusiastic individuals for the role of Justice Worker. These posts will support the delivery of services designed to promote community safety through the delivery of effective interventions and credible alternatives to custody. The posts will be across our Court…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 67% above the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 209 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 23 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.