Self‑employed care roles
Private Carer Jobs in Cheshunt
Daytime hourly home care in Cheshunt — set your own rate; typical pay is £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
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
PrimeCarers connects self‑employed private carers in Cheshunt with families who need hourly daytime home care. The role is focused on visits in people’s own homes to help with personal care, meal preparation, medication prompts and short errands. Work suits experienced carers who want more control over their diary and the relationships they build with clients in Cheshunt and nearby areas. Right now, 166 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
As a carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose the clients, hours and service area that suit you. Typical rates for these daytime visits fall in the range £18.80–£20 per hour. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work — so you can focus on care, not paperwork.
This kind of work is ideal if you have at least one year’s professional care experience and want regular hourly visits rather than shift patterns set by an agency. You’ll visit people in their homes across Cheshunt and around Hertfordshire, including areas near Waltham Cross, Waltham Abbey, Freezywater, Enfield Lock, Bulls Cross and Enfield Wash. Visits tend to be daytime and community‑based, giving you the chance to support independence and build rapport.
To join you’ll need an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one if needed), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify profiles quickly: applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. While you remain self‑employed, PrimeCarers supports the back‑office tasks — contracts, secure payments and insurance — so you get paid promptly for the work you accept.
What you won’t find here are fixed rosters you can’t change. You pick the clients and visits you want to accept, set your hourly rate within your market, and control your availability. If you’re used to agency life but want a quieter way to manage your time and rates without losing the security of a platform that handles admin, PrimeCarers could be a good fit.
Ready to join? Create a profile, show your experience and references, and start seeing client matches in Cheshunt within days. If you need help with your DBS or have questions about working in Hertfordshire, our team will walk you through the steps.
What carers earn around Cheshunt
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 950 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 812 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2275 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Cheshunt
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
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 950 carers within 30km of Cheshunt on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 166 hourly and night placements within 30km of Cheshunt are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Cheshunt.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your rate
You’re self‑employed and set your own rates within the local market, typically around £18.80–£20 per hour.
Flexible hours
Choose daytime visits, pick the clients you want and manage your own diary.
Meaningful work
Provide personal care, meal support, medication prompts and errands — build trusted relationships.
Admin and protection
PrimeCarers handles client matching, contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes, add your experience and references.
- 2
Get verified
We check references, DBS and right to work; profiles typically go live within days.
- 3
Choose visits
Accept the clients and daytime visits you want and manage bookings through the platform.
Common questions
Yes. PrimeCarers is an introductory platform for self‑employed private carers. You set your own rates, choose clients and manage your working hours.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers handles client matching, contracts, invoicing and secure payments so you’re paid for the visits you accept. Insurance is included while you work through the platform.
Applying takes minutes and, once verified, profiles typically go live within days. You can begin reviewing local matches across Cheshunt and nearby towns quickly.
You choose your service area. Many carers accept visits across Cheshunt and neighbouring towns such as Waltham Cross, Waltham Abbey, Freezywater, Enfield Lock, Bulls Cross and Enfield Wash.
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 Cheshunt through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
