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Welfare Rights Officer - ANG06391

Angus Council • Forfar, Angus

Salary

£30k – £40k

Posted

7 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Angus Council is hiring a Welfare Rights Officer - ANG06391 in Forfar, a social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. Angus 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.

Job Description Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar. This job is workstyle 3. You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration. You will provide advice, assistance and representation to clients on a range of benefit and debt-related matters. You will manage a varied caseload…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Angus Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 2,049 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Forfar, Angus
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Forfar — browse them
Posted: 7 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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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.