Self‑employed care work

Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Castle Vale

Set your own hours, support people with dementia locally — typical rates £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

If you have patience, a steady approach and experience supporting people living with dementia at home, PrimeCarers can help you find ongoing, self-employed work across Castle Vale. You’ll support clients to stay safe and comfortable in familiar surroundings, helping with routines, companionship, personal care, prompts for medication and gentle encouragement through daily tasks. Many families want the same carer regularly so relationships and routines can settle — something that suits a calm, consistent approach.

Right now, 28 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

Work in Castle Vale and nearby areas like Buckland End, Minworth, Tyburn, Shard End, Pype Hayes and Birches Green; you can choose how far you’re willing to travel within the West Midlands. As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own hours, service area and rates. Typical rates for this kind of work are £18.50–£20 per hour, with more specific guides shown as £18.50–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for live-in day support.

Day-to-day duties vary with each client but often include establishing reassuring routines, supporting mealtimes, supervising safe movement around the home, prompting medication, providing personal care where needed and offering companionship and meaningful activity that suits each person’s history and preferences. The role suits experienced carers who value continuity, patience and a strengths-based approach to dementia support.

PrimeCarers finds families for you and handles the admin so you can focus on care: we manage client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments, and we include insurance while you work through the platform. You remain fully self-employed — you choose which clients to accept, the hours you work and the areas you serve.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We’ll guide you through verification and checks so your profile can go live quickly.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. If you’re ready to move away from agency shift-rotation and build ongoing, relationship-based dementia support work in Castle Vale and across the West Midlands, create a profile and start choosing the clients and hours that suit you.

What carers earn around Castle Vale

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 385 carers in the area

£18.50–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 329 carers in the area

£17–£18 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2541 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

Why carers choose PrimeCarers

Set your own rates

You’re self‑employed and choose your pay. Use £18.50–£20 per hour as a guide while you set the rates that work for you.

Flexible hours

Pick clients, shifts and service areas that fit your life — part‑time, regular days or live‑in agreements are possible.

Meaningful, relationship-based care

Focus on continuity and routine to support people with dementia in their own homes across Castle Vale and nearby communities.

Admin, payments and insurance handled

PrimeCarers finds clients and manages contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you work through the platform.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes. Tell us about your experience, upload references and any care qualifications.

  2. 2

    Verify and get matched

    We check DBS, references and right to work (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS). Then we introduce you to suitable families.

  3. 3

    Choose work and start

    You decide which clients and hours to accept. Profiles typically go live within days of verification and you remain self‑employed.

Frequently asked questions

You need at least one year of professional care experience supporting adults. Experience with dementia care is highly relevant and will help you match with families seeking continuity and routine.

As a self‑employed carer you set your own rates. £18.50–£20 per hour is a typical range for this role on the platform — you can set higher or lower depending on your skills, availability and client needs.

PrimeCarers handles client contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work through the platform so you can focus on care.

Applying takes minutes. Once your documents and references are verified your profile can go live within days, allowing you to begin connecting with families in Castle Vale.

No — you choose your service area. Many carers work just in Castle Vale and nearby areas such as Buckland End, Minworth, Tyburn, Shard End, Pype Hayes and Birches Green, so you can keep travel manageable.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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