Social work Jobs

Social Worker

Staffordshire County Council • UK

Salary

£39k – £44k

Posted

9 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Staffordshire County Council is hiring a Social Worker in UK, a social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £39k – £44k. Staffordshire 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.

Our Social Workers support the Adult Social Care Service to deliver the statutory care and support offer that the council provides to adults with care needs, to achieve their personal outcomes and goals in life. In this role you’ll be an integral part of the ‘Assessment and Care Management’ teams in the county. We now have two great opportunities, with two Social Worker vacancies, to join the county’s high performing and citizen-focused Neurodivergent team, as part of the Health and Care Direct…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Staffordshire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £39k – £44k
How this salary compares: about 47% above the £30,000 median across 932 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 91 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 9 July 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.