Social work Jobs

Support Worker

British Red Cross • French Walls, Smethwick

Salary

£26k – £26k

Posted

30 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

British Red Cross is hiring a Support Worker in French Walls, a social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £26k – £26k. British Red Cross 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: British Red Cross — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £26k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £30,431 median across 1,933 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: French Walls, Smethwick
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in French Walls — browse them
Posted: 30 October 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.