Self-employed care roles
Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Coggeshall
Set your own rates and hours — typical pay around £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 carers who specialise in dementia support with families in and around Coggeshall. The role is about helping people stay at home where routines, familiar rooms and gentle patience matter most. You’ll support daily routines, help with personal care and meals, offer meaningful companionship and assist with memory-friendly activities — all aimed at keeping life steadier for someone living with dementia. Right now, 4 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
This kind of work suits experienced carers who prefer continuity: regular visits, predictable routines and time to build trust rather than rushed, task-focused calls. You decide whether you want shorter daytime visits, longer sits or live-in work, and you set your own rates and availability. Typical pay sits around £18.80–£20 per hour, with options across £18.80–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for live-in days. Because you’re self-employed, you keep control of who you work with, the hours you accept and your service area.
PrimeCarers finds suitable families in Coggeshall and nearby towns including Witham, Halstead, Braintree, Colchester, Heybridge and Maldon. We handle the client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments and we include insurance while you’re working with a family arranged through us. That means you can focus on care while we take care of the admin that usually slows skilled carers down.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check. If you don’t already have an Enhanced DBS, PrimeCarers can help you arrange one. We don’t post one-off roles here — we advertise ongoing, self-employed opportunities so you can build steady relationships with people who need dementia support across Coggeshall and the wider Essex area.
Applying takes minutes: complete a short profile, upload references and DBS where available, and our team will verify the details. Profiles typically go live within days of verification, and from there you can review client matches and choose those that suit you. If you’re an experienced carer craving more control, predictable routines and the chance to make a real difference to people living with dementia, PrimeCarers in Coggeshall could be a better way to work.
Ready to get started? Create your profile and start seeing matches within days.
What carers earn around Coggeshall
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 41 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 33 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2097 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Coggeshall
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 41 carers within 30km of Coggeshall on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 4 hourly and night placements within 30km of Coggeshall are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Coggeshall.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Choose how much you charge and control your income by agreeing fees directly with families.
Flexible hours
Pick the clients, shifts and area that suit your life — daytime, evenings or live-in arrangements.
Meaningful continuity
Work with the same families regularly to build trust and provide consistent dementia support.
Admin handled for you
We manage contracts, invoicing and payments, and include insurance while you’re working.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, add references and DBS details, and tell us about your dementia care experience.
- 2
Get matched
We introduce families that need steady dementia support in Coggeshall and nearby areas.
- 3
Choose and work
Accept the clients and hours you want, deliver care, and we take care of contracts and payments.
Common questions
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You decide your rates, clients and hours. PrimeCarers helps match you with families and handles the paperwork.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. An Enhanced DBS check is also required; PrimeCarers can assist with arranging this if needed.
PrimeCarers manages invoicing and payments between you and the family, and we include insurance while you’re carrying out work introduced through the platform.
Applying takes minutes. Once your profile and documents are verified, profiles typically go live within days and you can begin reviewing client matches.
You choose your service area. Many carers work across Coggeshall and nearby towns, while others prefer to stay local—your profile settings control the area you cover.
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 Coggeshall through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
