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Newport, Tennessee · Cocke County
Caregiver Jobs in Newport, TN
Newport is a Cocke County city of about 6,900 people with its own hospital, a Walters State center and a TCAT nursing site. Families post private sitter and home care work on CaregiverConnect; new postings appear above as soon as families publish them, labeled with the job's own town and distance.
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Newport is an incorporated city in Cocke County, Tennessee, governed by a Board of Mayor and Aldermen. ETHRA describes the county as the city of Newport, the town of Parrottsville and the communities of Cosby, Del Rio and Midway. The ACS 2020–2024 profile counts 6,881 people in the city with a median age of 43.9, and 18.7% are 65 or older (margin ±4.5 points). Among those older residents, 53.8% report a disability, and 15.0% of all households are older women living by themselves. Those numbers describe a town where help at home matters, but they say nothing about how many families are hiring at a given moment.
Families on CaregiverConnect write their own posting, choose the schedule and rate, and contact you directly, with no agency taking a share. Newport has about 3,100 occupied households in the ACS count, so set a radius that reaches past the city. Mohawk, in Greene County, is about 17 straight-line miles from Newport measured between ZIP centroids; Morristown and Greeneville have pages of their own. Distances on job cards are straight-line, so ask how long the drive takes before you agree to a schedule.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Newport, TN
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This opening is in Mohawk, not in Newport itself. It is listed here because caregivers in Newport can reach it; distances are straight-line miles between ZIP-code centers, not driving miles.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Newport
Sitter work in a town like Newport tends to mean daytime company and supervision for someone who should not be alone, help getting washed and dressed, light housework and meals, and rides to appointments or the pharmacy. It can also mean evening or overnight cover after a hospital discharge.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Newport: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (includes Cocke County); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (includes Cocke County) | $16.28 median ($16.25 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 1,460 jobs; concentration 0.37× national |
| Tennessee statewide home health and personal care aides (35,950 jobs), median | $15.45 | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Federal (Tennessee has no state minimum) minimum wage | $7.25 | effective July 24, 2009 |
| Nursing assistants, East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (includes Cocke County) | $17.54 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison) |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer. Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour is the legal floor, and federal overtime rules apply to directly employed caregivers unless the work is exempt companionship under the FLSA. Sources: US Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws; US Department of Labor, direct care workers.
Cocke County is not in a BLS metro area. The wage survey counts it in the East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area with Bledsoe, Greene, Johnson, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Sevier and Van Buren counties, where the May 2025 survey found 1,460 aides at a median of $16.28 an hour. That figure is above the Tennessee median of $15.45, and well above the $14.44 reported for the Morristown metro, so a Newport caregiver who also takes jobs in Hamblen County may see different rates on each side of the county line. Nursing assistants in the nonmetropolitan area had a median of $17.54. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies because Tennessee has none of its own. BLS county estimates put Cocke County's 2025 unemployment rate at 5.1%, above the state's 3.5%; it is labor-market context, not a measure of care jobs.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Rules
Caregiver requirements in Tennessee, applied to Newport
A Newport family can hire you directly for companion or personal care without any Tennessee license, certificate or registry listing on your part; the state licenses agencies and facilities rather than individual private sitters. If you want a nurse aide certificate, the Health Facilities Commission requires an approved training course and a passed state exam within 24 months of finishing it; Credentia has handled the registry and testing since June 1, 2026. Certificates lapse after two years unless you show at least eight hours of facility employment; private sitter, companion and private duty work does not qualify. Federal wage law reaches domestic workers employed by a household: the minimum wage applies unless the work is exempt companionship, and a caregiver who lives in the home may be exempt from overtime only. The Department of Labor proposed in July 2025 to return to its 1975 home care rules, so check the current version before relying on an exemption. Concerns about an adult being harmed, neglected or financially exploited go to the state's Adult Protective Services hotline (1-888-277-8366) or the One DHS portal.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Newport
Places in and around Newport for training, rides and senior services, each confirmed on the organization's website on October 25, 2026.
- TCAT Morristown, Newport Instructional Service Center216 Hedrick Drive, Newport. One of four sites offering the college's 12-month, 1,296-clock-hour Practical Nursing diploma, which prepares graduates for the LPN licensing exam (listed tuition and fees $4,923). The Patient Care Technology program with its 246-hour Nurse Aid certificate is taught at the main campus in Morristown.
- Walters State Community College, Newport Center115 Mulberry Street, Suite 203, in the historic Tanner School Building, 423.532.1001. General education courses and some program classes for about 275 students; the college's Workforce Training division offers short Certified Nurse Assistant, Medication Aide and Direct Support Professional courses across its ten-county region.
- ETHRA Public TransitDoor-to-door demand-response rides for the general public in Cocke, Hamblen and 14 other counties, weekdays 8:00am to 4:30pm, with priority for medical trips. Call 1-800-232-1565 at least three business days ahead; $3.00 a trip within the county or across a county line.
- Cocke County Office on Aging (ETHRA)ETHRA manages the county's Office on Aging, which handles information, referrals and coordination for older residents. ETHRA lists its Cocke County site at 440 Eastern Plaza Way, Newport, (423) 623-7296.
- Community Connect ProgramFree rides to medical appointments and grocery shopping, plus light housekeeping, for seniors below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines in Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson and Sevier counties; 423-318-6912.
The area
Newport in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 estimates for Newport, with wide margins because the city is small: median household income $31,250 (±$12,090), poverty affecting 27.2% of residents and 20.3% of people 65-plus, 28.2% of the civilian population with a disability, 41.8% of households receiving Social Security, 44.3% renting, 7.6% of households without a vehicle and a 26.2-minute average commute. Only 4.0% of Newport's population aged five and up uses another language at home.
Tennova Newport Medical Center at 435 Second Street, (423) 625-2200, is the city's hospital. Its 2025 community benefit report counted more than 78,000 patient encounters, over 23,000 emergency visits and a payroll above $24 million. Twenty-six home health agencies held licenses covering Cocke County on the Tennessee Department of Health's list of February 7, 2024; Smoky Mountain Home Health & Hospice is the one based in the county. CMS records a 150-bed certified nursing home at 135 Generation Drive. ETHRA's regional aging and disability office covers Cocke County and pays for meals, homemaker and personal care, and family caregiver support. Statewide resources are on the Tennessee caregiver jobs page, and our guide to writing a caregiver profile explains what to put at the top.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Newport (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Newport
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Sources (checked 2026-10-25):
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year data profiles (DP02–DP05), Newport city, Tennessee
- BLS OEWS May 2025, East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (4700004), 31-1120 and 31-1131, via BLS Public Data API
- BLS OEWS area definitions (East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area counties)
- BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Cocke County and Tennessee, 2025 annual averages
- U.S. Department of Labor, federal minimum wage history and state minimum wage laws
- U.S. Department of Labor, direct care workers and the FLSA
- TennCare, CHOICES in long-term services and supports
- ETHRA, Area Agency on Aging and Disability and Offices on Aging
- ETHRA, Cocke County locations
- Tennessee DHS, Adult Protective Services reporting
- Tennessee Health Facilities Commission, Nurse Aide Registry and renewal rules (archived August 17, 2026)
- Tennessee Department of Health licensure, home health agencies licensed by county, February 2024 (archived)
- Tennova Newport Medical Center, location and 2025 community benefit report
- CMS nursing home record 445504 via NursingHomeDatabase (file of September 1, 2026)
- TCAT Morristown, Practical Nursing and campus locations
- Walters State Community College, Newport Center
- ETHRA Public Transit, service area and fares
- City of Newport, Tennessee
- McNabb Center, Hamblen County resource guide (Community Connect)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Newport: frequently asked questions
Is there nursing or nurse aide training in Newport itself?
Yes. TCAT Morristown teaches its Practical Nursing diploma at the Newport Instructional Service Center on Hedrick Drive, and Walters State has a Newport Center on Mulberry Street. The TCAT program that includes a Nurse Aid certificate meets at the Morristown main campus.
How does aide pay in Cocke County compare with Morristown?
BLS groups Cocke County with nine other nonmetropolitan counties, where the May 2025 aide median was $16.28 an hour. The Morristown metro reported $14.44. Neither is a private-pay rate; you and the family agree on that.
Can TennCare pay a family member to care for someone in Newport?
Through CHOICES Consumer Direction, a member who qualifies can become the employer and hire family, friends or neighbors, with some limits. People not on TennCare yet can call 1-866-836-6678 to reach the regional aging office; enrolled members call their TennCare health plan. The LTSS help desk is 1-877-224-0219.
Is unemployment high in Cocke County?
BLS county estimates put Cocke County's 2025 average at 5.1%, above Tennessee's 3.5%. The figure covers all work, not caregiving in particular.
Who do I call if I think an older person in Newport is being mistreated?
Call Tennessee Adult Protective Services, 1-888-277-8366, day or night, or report online through the One DHS portal without logging in. In an emergency, call 911.
Does working as a private sitter count toward renewing a nurse aide certificate?
No. The registry asks for eight hours at a licensed or certified facility in each two-year period, and time spent with private clients does not count. If you hold a certificate, keep some facility work on your schedule.
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