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Supervising Social Worker - Colchester Fostering Team

Essex County Council • Mile End, Colchester

Salary

£38k – £52k

Posted

29 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Supervising Social Worker - Colchester Fostering Team in Mile End, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £38k – £52k. Essex County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Supervising Social Worker - Colchester Fostering Team Permanent, Full Time £38,487 to £51,834 per annum Location: Colchester Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 3rd August 2026 Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us having received our 2 nd Outstanding Ofsted rating in a row. The role of Supervising Social Worker within Fostering As a supervising social worker in a busy fo…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: £38k – £52k
How this salary compares: about 73% above the £30,000 median across 2,849 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Mile End, Colchester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Mile End — browse them
Posted: 29 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.