Social work Jobs

Support Worker

Riverside Group • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Salary

£17k – £17k

Posted

23 July 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Riverside Group is hiring a Support Worker in Cambridge, a part-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £17k – £17k. Riverside Group 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.

Job Title: Support Worker Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £28,031.5 per annum, pro rata Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week Working Pattern: 3x 7.5 hour shifts per week. The early shift is 0700-1500 and the late shift is 1400-2200. You will be required to work every other weekend. Shifts are assigned on a 4 weekly rolling rota pattern. Location: The Victoria Project, Cambridge If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a curr…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Riverside Group — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £17k – £17k
How this salary compares: about 44% below the £30,056 median across 2,544 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live social work roles in Cambridge — browse them
Posted: 23 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.