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Waking Night Residential Worker

Durham County CouncilNewton Aycliffe, County Durham

Salary
£30k – £40k
Posted
4 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Durham County Council is hiring a Waking Night Residential Worker in Newton Aycliffe, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. 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.

WHAT WE DO MATTERS At Aycliffe Secure Centre what we do truly matters; we provide a caring, trauma informed and aspirational environment for young people aged between 10 and 18. Our young people are accommodated under a welfare or criminal justice order and have faced many adversities, including neglect, trauma, relationship breakdown and criminal proceedings. As a result, you will be working with young people with complex needs and behaviours including violence and aggression. Our job is to pr…
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  • Employer: Durham County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
  • How this salary compares: about 33% above the £30,000 median across 1,928 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Newton Aycliffe, County Durham · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Newton Aycliffe browse them
  • Posted: 4 September 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.

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