99 care employers in Stockton-on-Tees could find you

Working in care in Stockton-on-Tees

Billingham, Thornaby or Yarm: which part of Stockton-on-Tees suits you?

Stockton-on-Tees is less one town than a cluster of them. The borough takes in Stockton itself, Norton and Billingham north of the river, and Thornaby, Ingleby Barwick and Yarm to the south, with around 200,000 people between them. Care work here splits almost evenly: home care agencies and care homes are close in number, with a smaller group of nursing homes, so you have a genuine choice between rounds and a single workplace.

The population is getting older. Between the 2011 and 2021 censuses the median age rose from 39 to 41, and the number of people aged 65 to 74 went up by nearly a third. It is also more mixed than much of the region: the CQC notes the borough has the third largest Asian or Asian British population in the North East, so a carer who speaks Urdu, Punjabi or another community language may find that useful here.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council lets people use their personal budget to employ a personal assistant, buy home care from an agency, pay for community activities or arrange respite at home. That means some local care work is arranged directly between a carer and the person they support, rather than through a company.

The University Hospital of North Tees, run by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, is the borough's main hospital. Since 2024 that trust and South Tees have operated as one group, University Hospitals Tees. For training, Stockton Riverside College teaches health and social care in a dedicated wing with a mock hospital ward and an elderly care zone, and the council's own Stockton Learning and Skills Service offers Level 2 and Level 3 care diplomas to people already working or volunteering in adult care.

94% of the inspected care employers in Stockton-on-Tees are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 93% across the North East and above England as a whole (85%).