Social work Jobs

Specialist Support Worker (Male Only)

Positive Futures • Belfast, Northern Ireland

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

17 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Positive Futures is hiring a Specialist Support Worker (Male Only) in Belfast, a social work role. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. Positive Futures 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.

Getting to know someone properly is where good support starts. Positive Futures supports people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autism to live the life they choose, and as a Specialist Support Worker, you'll be one of the people who makes that real, day in and day out. This role is about more than presence. It's for someone ready to build the specialist skills that help a person feel genuinely understood, especially in the moments that are hardest to get right. Day to day, …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Positive Futures — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 7% below the £30,160 median across 2,348 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live social work roles in Belfast — browse them
Posted: 17 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.