Weekend Carer Jobs in Accrington

If you give short-term respite care — a few hours, an overnight or weekend cover — and want more control over where and when you work, PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers directly with families in Accrington and the surrounding area. Respite work helps family carers take a break while you provide companionship, personal care, medication prompting and safe support for people at home.

Right now, 16 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This type of work suits experienced carers who value flexibility: morning visits, late-evening support, weekend handovers or a couple of days of live-in respite. Many carers prefer short, focused assignments that fit around other commitments or block-booked weekends. You can pick jobs that match your skills and availability across Accrington, and in nearby towns such as Oswaldtwistle, Clayton le Moors, Great Harwood, Padiham, Haslingden and Rawtenstall.

As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay is £18.50–£20 per hour. For reference, hourly care assignments commonly fall in £18.50–£20 per hour and live-in day work is often in £145–£160 per day. PrimeCarers handles finding clients, contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work — so you can focus on care, not paperwork.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. If you already have a recent DBS and references, the profile verification is quicker; if not, PrimeCarers will guide you through the checks.

Applying takes only minutes and creating a profile is straightforward. Once verified, profiles typically go live within days, and you can start choosing the respite shifts that suit you around Accrington and wider Lancashire. We’re not advertising a single role here — this page promotes ongoing self-employed opportunities for carers who want reliable short-term and weekend work without agency constraints.

If you’re ready to keep caring on your terms, set up a profile, upload your documents and start seeing local families who need weekend and short-term respite cover.