Self‑employed carers wanted
Night Care Assistant Jobs in Aldridge
Overnight care in Aldridge — set your own rates; typical £17–£18 per hour
- Set your own rates, with no agency cut
- Choose your clients and your hours
- Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
PrimeCarers connects experienced, self‑employed carers with families in Aldridge who need reliable overnight support in their own homes. Nights can be waking shifts, providing hands‑on care and observations, or sleeping nights where you remain available and respond if needed. Right now, 30 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Overnight care covers a range of tasks: reassuring and supporting a client through the night, assisting with toileting and repositioning, prompting medication, observing changes and responding appropriately, and liaising with family members when required. You will not be asked to work beyond your agreed responsibilities; clients and carers agree clear boundaries on each placement.
This kind of work suits carers who are used to lone working at night, who value quiet, focused shifts and who want more control than typical agency rosters allow. Many carers on PrimeCarers choose to cover Aldridge and nearby areas such as High Heath, Coal Pool, Brownhills, Pelsall, Hill Hook and Walsall. If you live in the West Midlands and want to keep local rounds, you can set a service area that fits your plans.
As a self‑employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay for overnight roles is around £17–£18 per hour depending on the client and the duties agreed. You decide which shifts to accept and when you want to work.
To join you will need:
- At least 1 year of professional care experience
- An Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange this)
- The right to work in the UK
- Verifiable references
PrimeCarers finds clients for you and takes care of the paperwork: contracts, invoicing and payments are handled through the platform, and insurance is included while you are working on a placement. That means you can focus on care, not admin.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. You remain in control: choose the overnight roles that suit you, change your availability at any time and keep the flexibility of self‑employment. If you want steady local work in Aldridge and the wider West Midlands, register and your profile will be visible to families seeking overnight support.
What carers earn around Aldridge
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges are based on what carers in the area currently charge.
Hourly care
Based on 316 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 254 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2544 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Aldridge
You set your own rate on PrimeCarers, and the rate you advertise is what a client is charged for your time. Our commission comes out of that rate rather than being added to it. Put your week in and the figures below move with it.
A week
£61
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£265
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£18 a night x 4
£72
£312
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £10.80
- £46.80
You receive
£15.30 a night
£61.20
£265.20
A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift commission rate. The commission is taken out of the rate you advertise rather than added on top of it, and the VAT on it comes out of our share.
Tax is yours to sort out
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed, so Income Tax and National Insurance come out of the take-home figure above. Nothing is deducted for you and this page does not work out what you owe. Tax and money as a self-employed carer walks through registering with HMRC and what to put aside.
Rates from what 254 carers within 30km of Aldridge on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 30 hourly and night placements within 30km of Aldridge are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Aldridge.
Register as a carerWhat PrimeCarers gives you
Set your own rates
You’re self‑employed so you decide what to charge and which overnight roles to accept.
Choose your hours
Pick waking or sleeping nights, the clients and the service area that suit your lifestyle.
Meaningful night work
Provide calm, focused support that helps families rest while you do the caring.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How to get started
- 1
Create your profile
Fill in your experience and availability — the application only takes minutes.
- 2
Get verified
Provide references and a right to work. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS. Profiles usually go live within days.
- 3
Choose night shifts
PrimeCarers matches you with families. You accept the nights you want and PrimeCarers handles contracts and payments.
Common questions
Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed: you set your rates, choose clients and manage your hours.
Overnight care can be waking nights (active support, observations and personal care) or sleeping nights (being available and responding if needed). Tasks are agreed with the family before each placement.
You’ll need at least 1 year’s professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS. PrimeCarers can help arrange the DBS check.
PrimeCarers manages invoicing and payments for you. You invoice through the platform and payments are processed, so you can focus on care not admin.
Yes. Insurance is included while you are working on an agreed placement booked through PrimeCarers.
Guides for carers
What the work pays, the checks and paperwork you need, and how to get started.
Ready to start earning on your own terms?
Join the carers already working with families around Aldridge through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
