Teaching Jobs

Early Years Support Assistant - DGA13619

Dumfries And Galloway Council • Maxwelltown, Dumfries

Salary

£10k – £20k

Posted

28 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Dumfries And Galloway Council is hiring a Early Years Support Assistant - DGA13619 in Maxwelltown, a teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £10k – £20k. Dumfries And Galloway 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 Early Years Support Assistant (Fixed Term) Troqueer Primary School Band 5 £6,231.09 - £6,616.44 Troqueer Primary Nursery is seeking an Early Years Support Assistant. You will be required to work 9 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, over a Thursday and Friday (1.30pm to 6.00 pm). This post is fixed term until 18/08/2027. Post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your Line Manager must be sought before applying for this post. Troqueer Primary Nursery setting caters for c…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Dumfries And Galloway Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £10k – £20k
How this salary compares: about 40% below the £33,160 median across 969 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Maxwelltown, Dumfries
Posted: 28 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.