Self‑employed overnight care
Overnight Carer Jobs in Ashby de la Zouch
Waking or sleeping nights — set your own hours and rates from £17–£19 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
Overnight care in Ashby de la Zouch suits experienced carers who want meaningful night work and the freedom to run their own service. On PrimeCarers you’ll support people in their own homes with either waking nights — active support through the night — or sleeping nights where you remain available but can rest between calls. You decide the nights you take, the clients you’ll work with and the areas you cover around Ashby de la Zouch and wider Leicestershire. Right now, 9 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Typical roles include checking on a client at intervals, administering medication, supporting with personal care, or providing companionship and reassurance overnight. Shifts vary by client needs; you may be asked to stay awake or to be on-call while a client sleeps. We list typical pay as £17–£19 per hour and you set the exact rate you charge when you create your profile.
This kind of work suits carers who want dependable night hours without agency rota constraints. If you’re used to agency or bank work and are thinking about working for yourself, PrimeCarers handles the admin so you can focus on care: we find clients, manage contracts, handle invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you work.
- Flexible hours — choose nights that fit your life and pick clients that match your skills and availability.
- Self-employed freedom — set your own rates and define your service area around Ashby de la Zouch, including nearby towns such as Ashby Woulds, Swadlincote, Coalville, Melbourne, Shepshed and Willington.
- Support from PrimeCarers — we take care of contracts, chasing payments and the paperwork so you don’t have to.
- Quick to start — applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
Requirements to join are straightforward: 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. We won’t invent overnight patterns or promise fixed income — every booking is agreed between you and the family, and you control your availability and fees.
If you live in Ashby de la Zouch or nearby in Leicestershire and you’re ready to move away from agency restrictions, PrimeCarers can help you build a steady stream of overnight care work. Create your profile, upload your documents and set your rates — then choose the night shifts you want. You’ll keep control of your diary and your earnings while we handle the rest.
What carers earn around Ashby de la Zouch
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 87 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 82 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2558 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Ashby de la Zouch
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 82 carers within 30km of Ashby de la Zouch on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 9 hourly and night placements within 30km of Ashby de la Zouch are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Ashby de la Zouch.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self‑employed and decide what to charge; many carers list within £17–£19 per hour.
Choose your hours
Pick the nights and clients that fit your life and work locally around Ashby de la Zouch.
Meaningful night work
Support people in their own homes with hands‑on or reassuring overnight care.
Admin and insurance taken care of
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up in minutes, upload your documents and set your rates and service area.
- 2
Verify and go live
We check your experience, DBS and references — profiles typically go live within days.
- 3
Choose nights and work
We introduce you to families; you accept the bookings you want and get paid through PrimeCarers.
Common questions
No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed. You set your own hours, pick clients and invoice through the platform.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers manages client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments so you don’t have to chase families — and we include insurance while you work.
Applying takes minutes and, once documents are verified, profiles typically go live within days. Then you can start accepting overnight bookings in Ashby de la Zouch and nearby towns.
Yes. When profiles are matched with families you’ll see whether a role is for waking nights or sleeping nights and you decide which bookings to accept.
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 Ashby de la Zouch through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
