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Health Care and Education Assistant

Durham County CouncilSpennymoor, County Durham

Salary
£25k – £30k
Posted
5 August 2026
Work mode
Part-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Durham County Council is hiring a Health Care and Education Assistant in Spennymoor, a part-time teaching role advertised as contract. 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.

Temporary Contract until August 2027, with the potential to extend, subject to funding. Part Time- 34 hours per week (8.40am to 4pm Mon-Fri) Term Time Only plus 2 weeks. The Oaks is a generic special school for pupils aged 11–19 with moderate, severe, or profound learning difficulties and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions. The school has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted in its last four consecutive inspections, reflecting the high quality of care, education, and support we provide to our pupils. Th…
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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 10% below the £33,246 median across 1,775 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Spennymoor, County Durham · Part-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Spennymoor browse them
  • Posted: 5 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.

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