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Social Worker, Specialist Mental Health North

Birmingham City Council • Birmingham, West Midlands

Salary

£38k – £38k

Posted

23 October 2026

Sponsor match

low

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Birmingham City Council is hiring a Social Worker, Specialist Mental Health North in Birmingham, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £38k – £38k. Birmingham City 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.

Social Worker - Specialist Mental Health North Permanent Grade C- £35,412 - £41,771 Golden Hello payment - £1,000 £5,000 per annum; see below for further details and conditions. Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week About the Role As a Qualified Social Worker, you will support adults with a range of needs to remain safe, independent, and well-supported. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake strengths-…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Birmingham City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £38k – £38k
How this salary compares: about 28% above the £30,000 median across 2,376 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Similar roles nearby: 19 other live social work roles in Birmingham — 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.