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Social Worker | Older People and Physical Disabilities | Neighbourhoods | Burnley

Lancashire County Council • Burnley, Lancashire

Salary
£38k – £42k
Posted
6 November 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Lancashire County Council is hiring a Social Worker | Older People and Physical Disabilities | Neighbourhoods | Burnley in Burnley, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. 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 I Permanent, Full Time I Older People and Physical Disabilities | Neighbourhoods About the role This is an incredibly exciting time to join our service. We have launched Living Better Lives in Lancashire our new strengths-based vision for Adult Social Care. Through this we are embedding innovative practice that will make a real difference to the lives of people in our communities. We are looking for Social Workers to support us to deliver our vision of suppo…
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  • Employer: Lancashire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £38k – £42k
  • How this salary compares: about 38% above the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Burnley, Lancashire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Burnley — 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.
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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.

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