Welcome to

South Tyneside Care Academy

The Care Academy is here to support the development of a well-led, skilled and valued social care workforce in South Tyneside.

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Care to join us?

Check out this video to see what difference you could make to peoples lives by working in care.

Whether you are new to care or have worked in the sector before, we would love to hear from you!

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“Building an Adult Social Care workforce that represents our local population, encouraging more residents to choose a career in care and supporting our existing workforce to develop”

Get in touch…

Are you interested in a career as a carer, applying for an opportunity, or just wanting to know more about South Tyneside Care Academy? Contact us to submit your details and we’ll be in touch!

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Our aims and objectives:

Our workforce is our greatest asset and staff need to feel valued for the work they do and the commitment they bring. We also want to ensure we provide fully inclusive employment opportunities for those who wish to work in adult social care.

South Tyneside Care Academy aims:

  • improve recruitment
  • ongoing development
  • career progression
  • retention of the adult social care workforce

What we do

Here at South Tyneside Care Academy we are in partnership with the local authority, social care providers, NHS, education providers and the voluntary sector. Also, we support and facilitate training, recruitment and career development. We commit to a collaborative approach, to equip our workforce to be curious, accountable, responsive and empowered.

Meet the team

We are a small team of 4 and each take responsibility for different things within the Care Academy. Find out more about us.


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Latest jobs in the care sector


There are lots of different roles depending on what you want to do, who you want to work with and where you’d like to work. Click on ‘View latest jobs’ to find out more!

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Working in adult social care


Working in Adult Social Care can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience. Click on ‘View Working in Adult Social Care’ to find out more!