Teaching Jobs

Health Care and Education Assistant

Durham County Council • Stanley, County Durham

Salary

£25k – £30k

Posted

7 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Durham County Council is hiring a Health Care and Education Assistant in Stanley, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £25k – £30k. 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.

Permanent, term time only. Required to start from September or as soon as possible. Croft Community School is a generic special school for pupils who have moderate, severe, or profound and multiple learning difficulties or Autism Spectrum Conditions. Governors are wishing to appoint a Health Care and Education Assistant to join our dedicated SEN team from September 2026. This rewarding role involves supporting pupils with complex learning and physical needs, ensuring their care, wellbeing and a…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Durham County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £25k – £30k
How this salary compares: about 8% below the £32,500 median across 1,158 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Stanley, County Durham · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 6 other live teaching roles in Stanley — browse them
Posted: 7 July 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.