Social work Jobs

Social Worker

Lancashire County Council • Lancashire, North West England

Salary

£38k – £42k

Posted

25 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Lancashire County Council is hiring a Social Worker in Lancashire, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £38k – £42k. 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-£42,123 Per annum | Permanent| Full Time - 37 hours per week Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We have exciting opportunities in the Kinship Assessment Team for a permanent full-time social worker Our Team is based in County Hall, Preston. The successful candidate will be expected to travel therefore you must drive and have access to a car. As a social worker in our Team, you will be responsible for • Undertaking viability assessments …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Lancashire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £38k – £42k
How this salary compares: about 40% above the £30,068 median across 2,472 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lancashire, North West England · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live social work roles in Lancashire — browse them
Posted: 25 September 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.