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Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership Independent Scrutineer

Durham County Council • Durham, County Durham

Salary

£50k – £60k

Posted

16 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Durham County Council is hiring a Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership Independent Scrutineer in Durham, a full-time social work role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £50k – £60k. Durham 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.

The Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership (DSCP) is committed to creating the safest possible environment for our children and young people so that they can flourish and achieve their potential. To support the critical work of the partnership the DSCP is seeking to appoint an Independent Scrutineer with the passion, vision, and commitment to strengthen and develop the work of the partnership. This appointment is for a three-year tenure and is covered by IR35 arrangements. It is expected that…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Durham County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £60k
How this salary compares: about 100% above the £30,000 median across 1,669 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Durham, County Durham · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live social work roles in Durham — browse them
Posted: 16 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.