PrimeCarers

Self-employed visiting carers

Visiting Carer Jobs in Brierley

Daytime, hourly visiting care — set your own rates, typically £18.50–£20 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

Looking for visiting carer work in Brierley? Our daytime, hourly roles focus on short visits to help people remain independent at home. Typical tasks include personal care (washing, dressing, toileting), preparing meals, prompting or administering medication, companionship and running errands like shopping or collecting prescriptions. Visits are mostly daytime and spread across people’s own homes in and around Brierley, with regular clients who value consistency and kindness.

Right now, 21 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This is an ongoing self-employed route rather than a single post. Carers on PrimeCarers set their own hours, choose the clients they take and decide their service area. You can set rates that reflect your experience and availability — many carers work within £18.50–£20 per hour — and accept only the visits that suit you and your life. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you are working. That means less paperwork and more time with the people you support.

If you’re based in Brierley or nearby — for example Hemsworth, South Kirkby and Moorthorpe, South Elmsall, Barnsley, Wombwell and Featherstone — you’ll be working in communities across South Yorkshire where families want reliable, skilled visiting support. This role will suit an experienced care worker who prefers independence from agency rota pressures, likes organising their own diary and values continuity of care for clients.

Requirements to join are straightforward and focused on safe, professional practice: at least one year of recent professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), and verifiable references. We verify profiles quickly, and many carers go live within days of providing documents. Applying takes minutes: create your profile, upload checks and references, and we’ll match you with local enquiries.

Self-employed visiting care is rewarding but practical. You’ll need reliable travel to reach clients in Brierley and across the local patch, good timekeeping, and the ability to manage brief visits professionally. PrimeCarers supports you with contracts, secure payments and cover while you work, so you can focus on providing high-quality care.

If you’re an experienced carer in Brierley considering a move away from agency life, this is a straightforward way to take control of your work, your clients and your time. Start your application now and your profile could be live within days once verified.

What carers earn around Brierley

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 164 carers in the area

£18.50–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 139 carers in the area

£17–£17.70 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 1850 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

Why carers choose PrimeCarers

Set your own rates

You choose the rate that reflects your skills and availability, with many carers working within £18.50–£20 per hour.

Choose your hours

Accept the visits and days that fit your life — morning calls, daytime visits and occasional errands.

Focus on care that matters

Build ongoing relationships and provide consistent, person-centred support in clients’ own homes.

We handle the admin

PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing, payments and provides insurance while you’re working.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Sign up, add your experience and references, and tell us where in Brierley and South Yorkshire you’ll work.

  2. 2

    Verify your checks

    Upload your Enhanced DBS and ID. If you need a DBS, PrimeCarers can help arrange one.

  3. 3

    Start accepting visits

    We introduce local enquiries, you choose clients and shifts, and PrimeCarers handles contracts and payments.

Frequently asked questions

Short daytime visits in people’s homes offering personal care, meal support, medication prompts and errands. The focus is on helping clients live safely and comfortably at home.

Yes. You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS. PrimeCarers can assist if you need to arrange a DBS check.

No. As self-employed carers you choose which clients and visits to accept based on location, needs and your availability.

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments for the work you do, and provides insurance cover while you are working for a matched client.

Applying takes minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification, so you can start being matched to local clients quickly.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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