Now recruiting in Amble

Hourly Care Assistant Jobs in Amble

Daytime hourly home care — set your own hours and rates (typical pay £15–£25 per hour)

  • Set your own rates — no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · Most carers are live within days

Description

PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers with families looking for daytime hourly home care in Amble. The work is hands-on and local: short daytime visits to support people with personal care, meals, medication prompts and errands, giving them the independence to stay at home. New care jobs in the area are posted on PrimeCarers throughout the year.

If you already have at least a year of professional care experience and want to move away from agency routines, this could suit you. You set your own hours, choose the clients you’ll work with and set your own rates — many carers list typical pay around £15–£25 per hour. You choose the area you cover, whether that is around Amble or across Northumberland.

PrimeCarers finds the clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you’re working with a client. That means less admin for you and more time caring. You remain self-employed at all times and keep control over which visits you accept.

Typical daytime visits involve personal care (washing, dressing, continence support), meal preparation and support, medication prompts, companionship and small errands such as shopping or collecting prescriptions. Visits are usually hourly and flexible to fit family needs across Amble and nearby Alnwick, Ashington, Newbiggin by the Sea, Morpeth, Rothbury and Bedlington.

To join you need: at least one year’s professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one) and verifiable references. We’ll walk you through verification — applying takes minutes, and profiles typically go live within days of checks being completed.

PrimeCarers suits people who want to: keep hands-on care at the centre of their work, earn more control over their time, and work closer to home in Amble rather than long travel or shift patterns. You’ll still manage your own tax and National Insurance as a self-employed carer, but we remove much of the client-finding and billing hassle so you can focus on care.

If you’re ready to try a different way of working in Amble and across Northumberland, create a profile with PrimeCarers. It’s quick to apply and often only days before families start seeing your profile. There’s ongoing demand for reliable, experienced hourly carers — if you want weekday daytime visits in and around Amble, this is a simple route to finding that work.

What carers earn around Amble

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 3 carers in the area

£19–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 2 carers in the area

£17–£17 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 613 carers in the area

£144–£160 per day

Why carers join PrimeCarers

You set your rates

Self‑employed carers choose their own rates and clients, with flexibility to work around your life.

Choose your hours

Pick daytime visits that suit you — short hourly calls, regular rounds or occasional cover.

Focus on care

Work doing meaningful home care: personal care, meals, medication prompts and small errands.

Less admin, insurance covered

PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments — plus insurance while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes with your experience, references and right to work. Say where in Amble and Northumberland you’ll cover.

  2. 2

    Verification

    We check references and DBS (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS). Profiles usually go live within days.

  3. 3

    Choose and accept work

    Families find you through PrimeCarers — you pick the daytime visits you want and manage your calendar as self‑employed.

Frequently asked questions

You should have at least one year of professional care experience and verifiable references. That could be from agency, domiciliary or care home work.

You set your own hourly rate as a self‑employed carer. Many carers use £15–£25 per hour as a guide but you’re free to choose what reflects your experience and availability.

PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work with a client. We also support DBS checks and verification.

Yes. You decide your service area — stay local in Amble or cover nearby towns and other parts of Northumberland. You’ll see matches based on the area you choose.

Applying takes minutes and, after checks, profiles typically go live within days. Once live, families can contact you directly to arrange daytime visits.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around Amble through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.