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Youth Support Worker - In Training

Essex County Council • Basildon, Essex

Salary

Up to £26k

Posted

24 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Government Authorised Exchange Temporary Worker (A rating)

Role overview

Essex County Council is hiring a Youth Support Worker - In Training in Basildon, a full-time social work role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is Up to £26k. Essex County Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Government Authorised Exchange route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Youth Support Worker - In Training Permanent, Full Time £25,580 per annum £954 Fringe Allowance Location: Basildon Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 6th October 2026 Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK. Are you looking for a new opportunity to combine paid work with study and achieve a qualification? Do you have a passion to help and support young people? This could be the oppor…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Essex County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Government Authorised Exchange
Advertised salary: Up to £26k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £30,068 median across 2,472 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Basildon, Essex · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live social work roles in Basildon — browse them
Posted: 24 September 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.