Social work Jobs

Social Worker (LD&A) Team

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council • Netherton, Bootle

Salary

£43k – £48k

Posted

28 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is hiring a Social Worker (LD&A) Team in Netherton, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £43k – £48k. Sefton Metropolitan Borough 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.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and experienced Social Worker into our busy but exciting borough-wide team within the Learning Disabilities & Autism (LD&A) You will be part of Adult Social Care, working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to deliver high-quality, strengths-based assessments, care planning, and reviews that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. The post sits within Sefton’s Adult Social Care Service and will work towards excellent standar…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £43k – £48k
How this salary compares: about 57% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Netherton, Bootle · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Netherton — browse them
Posted: 28 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.