Respite Carer Jobs in Chadwell Heath

Provide short-term respite for families across Chadwell Heath and nearby areas. You’ll cover breaks that range from a few hours at weekends to a couple of days’ support so family carers can rest, run essential errands or take a holiday. Work might include companionship, personal care, medication prompts, meal preparation and supporting short-term routines — always agreed with the family before you start.

Right now, 177 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This kind of work suits experienced carers who want flexibility and direct relationships with families. If you’re used to agency shifts but want to choose who you work for, when you work and how you travel around Chadwell Heath, PrimeCarers lets you set your own terms. Carers on the platform are self-employed and set their own rates and availability; typical rates sit around £18.80–£20 per hour. You can advertise hourly care, evening or weekend cover and even short live-in stays where needed. For clarity, typical hourly and live-in ranges are shown as £18.80–£20 per hour and £145–£160 per day.

PrimeCarers finds families for you and takes care of the paperwork: we handle client introduction, contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you are working on assignments found through our platform. That means less admin for you and more time caring. You choose your clients, the hours you’ll accept and the service area you’re willing to travel to — whether you prefer to work around central Chadwell Heath or extend into Becontree Heath, Becontree, Marks Gate, Goodmayes, Romford and Rush Green and other parts of Barking and Dagenham.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange one if you need it), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We run a quick verification so families can trust profiles; applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. There’s no single fixed rota — you pick short-term bookings that fit your life and offer families reliable respite cover.

Expect regular short-notice and planned weekend bookings from family carers looking for a dependable break. Many roles suit those who are calm under pressure, good at building quick rapport, and confident with medication prompts and personal care when required. If you want to move away from routine agency shifts and have clearer control over who you work for and when, PrimeCarers in Chadwell Heath offers that choice with the admin support and insurance you need.

Ready to apply? It only takes a few minutes to create your profile and start receiving enquiries for respite cover across Chadwell Heath and wider Barking and Dagenham.