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Social Worker - Youth Justice Service

Kirklees Metropolitan CouncilWest Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber

Salary
£30k – £40k
Posted
8 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Kirklees Metropolitan Council is hiring a Social Worker - Youth Justice Service in West Yorkshire, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. Kirklees Metropolitan 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 employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work. Kirklees Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a multi-agency partnership comprising social work, health, police, careers, restorative justice, probation and youth justice professionals. The YJS sits alongside the Youth Engagement Team, whic…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Kirklees Metropolitan Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
  • How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 1,714 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber · Full-time
  • Posted: 8 July 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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