Self-employed companion roles

Companion Carer Jobs in Brixton

Set your hours and rates — many carers charge within £18.80–£20 per hour

  • Set your own rates, with 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 · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

If you enjoy spending time with people and making ordinary days more sociable, Companion carer roles in Brixton are about conversation, local outings, hobbies and light help around the home. These are ongoing self-employed opportunities for carers who want to build trusting, companionship-led relationships rather than task-driven shifts. Right now, 228 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

  • What you’ll do: Be company and reassurance—chatting, accompanying clients to shops or community groups, supporting hobbies, reading together, and light domestic help like making drinks, meal prep or tidying.
  • Typical day: A tea-and-chat call, a short trip into town, a walk in the park or a few hours at home helping a client enjoy an activity. The focus is companionship, not complex clinical care.

Who this suits: This role fits experienced carers who prefer continuity and personal connection. If you’re working in agencies in Brixton or elsewhere in Lambeth and want more control over which clients you visit, what hours you work and how you deliver care, these roles give you that freedom.

Pay and flexibility: Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Many companion carers charge within £18.80–£20 per hour depending on experience and the hours agreed. You choose your clients, your hours and your service area while PrimeCarers finds clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you work through the platform.

Requirements to join:

  • At least 1 year of professional care experience.
  • An Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one).
  • The right to work in the UK and verifiable references.

These are ongoing self-employed opportunities rather than a single role. Applying takes minutes; profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can start accepting bookings across Brixton and nearby areas like Westside, Stockwell, Herne Hill, Woodlands, Clapham and Denmark Hill. PrimeCarers supports you with the paperwork and payments, so you can focus on delivering warm, reliable companionship that makes a real difference.

If you’re ready to move away from rigid rotas and rebuild a caseload based on connection and trust, create your PrimeCarers profile today and see local opportunities in Brixton and across Lambeth.

What carers earn around Brixton

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 1283 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1094 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2133 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Brixton

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

£400

25 hours a week, before tax

A month

£1,733

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£20 an hour x 25

£500

£2,166.67

PrimeCarers commission

20%, VAT included

- £100

- £433.33

You receive

£16 an hour

£400

£1,733.33

Visits shorter than six hours are charged at the hourly 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 1283 carers within 30km of Brixton on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 228 hourly and night placements within 30km of Brixton are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Brixton.

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

You’re self-employed and decide what to charge, with many companions working within £18.80–£20 per hour.

Flexible hours

Choose your clients, shifts and service area to suit your life and commitments.

Meaningful work

Focus on building relationships through conversation, outings and shared hobbies.

Admin and insurance handled

PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments; insurance is included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes and add your experience and availability.

  2. 2

    Verify and get approved

    Provide references and DBS; PrimeCarers can help arrange checks and will verify your documents.

  3. 3

    Choose and accept bookings

    Profiles typically go live within days. Pick the clients and hours that suit you.

Frequently asked questions

You join PrimeCarers as a self-employed carer. You set your own rates, choose clients and manage your working hours.

PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work. The platform also offers help with checks and verification.

You’ll need at least 1 year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can start accepting bookings in Brixton and nearby areas quickly.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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