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Team Manager - Social Work Team 6 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s Service

Kent County Council • Eastwell, Ashford

Salary

£56k – £63k

Posted

17 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Team Manager - Social Work Team 6 - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s Service in Eastwell, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £56k – £63k. Kent County 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.

Role Responsibility Social Work services KCC provides to UAS children, are fully funded by Central Government. Are you looking for a social work job focused on young people and with opportunities for professional development? Kent offer a competitive basic salary between £ 55,764 and £ 62,535 dependent on your experience. Kent County Council’s Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Children’s Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent. …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £56k – £63k
How this salary compares: about 108% above the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Eastwell, Ashford · Full-time
Posted: 17 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.