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Youth Practitioner - Level 1

Dorset Council • Chapelhay, Weymouth

Salary
£30k – £34k
Posted
15 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a Youth Practitioner - Level 1 in Chapelhay, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £34k. Dorset 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.

You will be a naturally caring person who can form and maintain positive relationships with our children, young people and families, as well as partner agencies and allocated social workers who form a team around the child. You will be ambitious for our children, creative and passionate to ensure children and young people who are disabled are supported to achieve the best outcomes and provide them with the opportunities to flourish. You will be able to work independently and as part of a team a…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £30k – £34k
  • How this salary compares: about 12% above the £30,000 median across 2,446 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Chapelhay, Weymouth · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 3 other live social work roles in Chapelhay — browse them
  • Posted: 15 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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