Companionship Carer Jobs in Ballyclare

PrimeCarers connects experienced, self-employed carers with families in Ballyclare and the surrounding area who mainly need company and reassurance. You’ll focus on conversation, trips out, shared hobbies and light help around the home — not complex personal care. New care jobs in the area are posted on PrimeCarers throughout the year.

This is ongoing, flexible work for people who enjoy company and companionship. You choose your clients, your hours and the area you cover, whether that’s central Ballyclare, nearby Greenisland and Merville Garden Village, or towns a little further afield like Newtownabbey. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical pay for companionship roles sits at £18.80–£20 per hour, with more detail available for hourly and live-in arrangements: £18.80–£20 per hour and £145–£169 per day respectively.

PrimeCarers finds clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and insurance is included while you work. That means you can focus on spending time with the person in your care — taking a walk, making a cup of tea and listening, encouraging a hobby, or helping with small tasks around the house. Work is often daytime and community-based, but you choose what fits your life.

These roles suit carers who already have at least one year of professional care experience, can provide verifiable references, and have the right to work in the UK. An Enhanced DBS check is also required; if you don’t have one, PrimeCarers can help arrange it. We’re looking for people who value dignity, companionship and reliability as much as practical help.

If you’re used to agency patterns but want more control — setting your own rate, choosing clients and building longer informal relationships — PrimeCarers is built for that. You remain self-employed, setting your own terms, while we provide the back-office support that makes client work straightforward.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. You’ll have the freedom to accept or decline work and to look after clients in Ballyclare, Newtownabbey and the wider area including Greenisland, Merville Garden Village, Holywood, Crumlin, Randalstown and Dundonald. If you want meaningful, flexible companionship work with practical support behind you, join PrimeCarers and start connecting with local families in minutes.