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Live-in Carer Jobs in Burnham on Crouch
Self-employed live-in roles with flexible terms — typical pay around £145–£160 per day
- 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
Looking for live-in care work in Burnham on Crouch that gives you control and stability? PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers with families across Burnham on Crouch and the surrounding area, helping you find placements where you live with a client and support their daily routines around the clock with agreed breaks. Carers travel from across the country for live-in placements and often stay for weeks or months, depending on what suits you and the family.
Right now, 101 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.
Live-in roles are for experienced carers who want to step away from agency rota constraints. You set your own rates and choose the clients, hours and service area that suit you. Typical pay sits around £145–£160 per day, with many carers using £18.80–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for full live-in days. PrimeCarers takes care of contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work so you can focus on caring, not paperwork.
This work suits you if you have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (PrimeCarers can help arrange one) and verifiable references. You’ll be living in a client’s home, supporting personal care, medication prompts, meal preparation, companionship and daily routines, plus overnight checks and agreed rest breaks. Many carers appreciate the deeper relationships and continuity of care that live-in work in Burnham on Crouch brings.
- Choose where you work: pick clients in Burnham on Crouch, nearby towns such as Southminster, Rochford, North Shoebury, Stroud Green, Shoeburyness and Southchurch, or further afield across Essex and beyond.
- Work your way: decide how long you stay with a placement and which duties you take on.
- Support from PrimeCarers: we match you with families, manage contracts and payments, and include insurance while you’re on placement.
Applying takes minutes; profiles typically go live within days of verification. Create a clear profile that highlights your experience, upload references and DBS, and choose the kinds of live-in roles you’ll accept. You remain self-employed at all times and set your own terms with the families you choose to work with.
If you’re ready to find live-in carer jobs in Burnham on Crouch that respect your experience and give you more control over your working life, join PrimeCarers today and start seeing suitable matches quickly.
What carers earn around Burnham on Crouch
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 71 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 56 carers in the area
£17–£20 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2031 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Burnham on Crouch
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
£956
7 days a week, before tax
A month
£4,141
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£156 a day x 7
£1,092
£4,732
PrimeCarers commission
12.5%, VAT included
- £136.50
- £591.50
You receive
£136.50 a day
£955.50
£4,140.50
Live-in placements are priced by the day and carry the lowest 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 2031 carers within 250km of Burnham on Crouch on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 101 live-in placements within 250km of Burnham on Crouch are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Burnham on Crouch.
Register as a carerWhat PrimeCarers offers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and choose rates that work for you, often within £145–£160 per day.
Flexible working
Pick the clients, hours and service area you want — live-in placements travel from across the country.
Deeper relationships
Live-in care lets you provide continuity and meaningful support to people in their homes.
Contracts & insurance handled
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing, payments and provides insurance while you’re on placement.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Tell us about your experience, upload references and DBS, and set the types of live-in roles you accept.
- 2
Get verified
PrimeCarers checks your documents — applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
- 3
Choose placements
We introduce matches; you decide which families to work with and set your terms for each placement.
Frequently asked questions
You set your own rates as a self-employed carer. Use £145–£160 per day as a local benchmark, but choose what reflects your skills and experience. Families see the rate you list before contacting you.
Live-in care means living in the client’s home and supporting daily routines around the clock with agreed breaks. Duties vary by placement but often include personal care, meals, medication prompts and companionship.
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.
Yes. PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments and provides insurance while you’re working on a placement, so you have support for the administrative side.
Applying takes minutes. Once your documents are verified, profiles typically go live within days and we’ll start introducing suitable live-in opportunities near Burnham on Crouch and across Essex.
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 Burnham on Crouch through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.