Self-employed overnight care
Overnight Carer Jobs in Bentham
Set your own rates, choose nights and area — typical rates £19–£24 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 Bentham means providing waking or sleeping nights supporting a client in their own home so families can rest. You’ll be a familiar, trusted presence — helping with personal care, comfort checks, medication prompts and companionship during the night. Right now, 6 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
This work suits experienced carers who want control over their working life in Bentham and the surrounding area of North Yorkshire. Many carers move away from agency rotas because they prefer picking the clients they support and the hours they work. On PrimeCarers you remain self-employed, set your own rate and choose shifts that fit your life. Typical rates for overnight care are in the region of £19–£24 per hour depending on the client and the arrangement.
We find you clients so you can focus on care. PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work. You decide your service area and can accept night duties only in Bentham or extend to nearby towns such as Wennington, Kirkby Lonsdale, Settle, Carnforth, Lancaster and Milnthorpe if you wish. That flexibility helps you balance other commitments or combine nights with daytime work.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this) and verifiable references. We don’t invent shifts or promise outcomes; we present ongoing self-employed opportunities and put you in touch with families seeking overnight support. Applying takes minutes and once we’ve verified your documents your profile typically goes live within days.
Overnight roles vary: some clients need a waking carer for active support through the night, others need a sleeping carer who stays in the home and responds when required. You’ll agree the duties and handover directly with each family so the arrangement fits your skills and boundaries. If you’re used to agency life but want greater clarity, safer paperwork and direct relationships with families in Bentham, this approach can work well.
If you want to discuss what overnight work looks like in Bentham, or check how £19–£24 per hour might apply to the nights you’d accept, start your application now. It’s quick to sign up, and we’ll support you through checks and onboarding so you can begin taking self-employed night shifts in and around Bentham as soon as you’re ready.
What carers earn around Bentham
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 7 carers in the area
£19–£21.30 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 5 carers in the area
£19–£24 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1160 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Bentham
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
£71
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£309
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£21 a night x 4
£84
£364
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £12.60
- £54.60
You receive
£17.85 a night
£71.40
£309.40
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 5 carers within 30km of Bentham on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 6 hourly and night placements within 30km of Bentham are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Bentham.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Remain self-employed and name the hourly rate that reflects your skills and experience.
Choose your hours
Pick waking or sleeping nights that suit you — accept the bookings you want across Bentham and nearby areas.
Work directly with families
Build trusted relationships and provide consistent overnight support so families can rest.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Apply in minutes
Complete a short profile and upload your documents — it only takes a few minutes.
- 2
Verify and approve
We check your experience, Enhanced DBS and references. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if needed.
- 3
Choose nights and start
Accept bookings you want, agree duties with families and receive payments through PrimeCarers.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You set your own rates, choose clients and control your hours.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments on your behalf. You invoice through the platform and we manage client payments so you’re paid for nights you complete.
Yes. Insurance is included while you work on assignments arranged through PrimeCarers.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once your profile is active you can start accepting overnight bookings in Bentham and the surrounding area.
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 Bentham through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
