Social work Jobs

Social Worker

Staffordshire County Council • Stafford, Staffordshire

Salary

£44k – £44k

Posted

20 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Staffordshire County Council is hiring a Social Worker in Stafford, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £44k – £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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Staffordshire County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £44k – £44k
How this salary compares: about 46% above the £30,068 median across 2,472 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Stafford, Staffordshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Stafford — browse them
Posted: 20 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.