Social work Jobs

Residential Workers - Long-Stay Children's Home

Durham County Council • Durham, County Durham

Salary

£25k – £30k

Posted

11 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Durham County Council is hiring a Residential Workers - Long-Stay Children's Home in Durham, a full-time social work role. 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.

Residential Workers - Long-Stay Children's Home Salary: £31,015 - £34,811 plus up to £5,000 in enhancements. A brand-new, purpose-designed Children’s Home is opening in Aycliffe, and it’s unlike anything Durham County Council children homes has launched in years especially for children with learning disabilities and complex needs. We’re creating a specialist, long-stay home for children and young people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and complex needs, and we’re looking for …

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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: in line with the £30,000 median across 2,446 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Durham, County Durham · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 8 other live social work roles in Durham — browse them
Posted: 11 October 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.