Social work Jobs

Social Worker

Kent County Council • Chequers Centre, Maidstone

Salary

£36k – £40k

Posted

6 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Social Worker in Chequers Centre, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £36k – £40k. Kent 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.

Role Responsibility Fixed Term for 12 Months About the Team The Early Discharge Planning Team is KCC’s acute mental health hospital discharge team. The team works with adults who are inpatients in Acute Mental Health Hospitals in Kent and including some out of area hospitals. Our mission is to help people leave hospital safely and smoothly, working closely with NHS partners, Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and other agencies. We believe in a joined-up, person-centred approach, making sure every di…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £36k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 31% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Chequers Centre, Maidstone · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Chequers Centre — browse them
Posted: 6 November 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.