PrimeCarers — self-employed respite work
Respite Carer Jobs in Driffield
Set your own rates (typical rates £19–£19.60 per hour), choose your clients and hours — support families when they need a short break.
- 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
If you provide short-term and weekend respite for families around Driffield, this platform connects you directly with local families needing cover from a few hours to a few days. You’ll be matched with families who need dependable breaks from caring while you stay self-employed and in control. Right now, 5 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Respite work through PrimeCarers fits experienced carers who want flexibility: take a few hours one evening, cover a full weekend, or do a couple of days while a family gets away. Carers on the platform set their own rates and choose the jobs they accept, and the typical range for this kind of work is £19–£19.60 per hour. Many carers who’ve moved from agency work value the clearer relationship with families in and around Driffield and the wider East Riding of Yorkshire.
This work suits you if you already have at least one year of professional care experience and want to keep using your skills in familiar community settings. You’ll often support people with personal care, medication prompts, companionship, mobility assistance and light household tasks while family carers take a planned break. You decide which clients, hours and service area you’ll cover — including nearby towns such as Beswick, Bridlington, Beverley, Hornsea, Market Weighton and Pocklington.
To join PrimeCarers 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
- Verifiable references
PrimeCarers handles the client matching process, contracts, invoicing and payments for you, and provides insurance while you’re working with a client. That means less time on admin and more time caring. Applying takes minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification, so you can start seeing opportunities around Driffield quickly.
If you’ve been thinking about leaving agency routines, want better control over your time and clients, and prefer being self-employed while keeping essential protections in place, this is a simple way to find local respite work. Create a profile, complete the checks and start choosing the short-term and weekend care that fits your life in Driffield and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
What carers earn around Driffield
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 14 carers in the area
£19–£19.60 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 11 carers in the area
£17–£17.30 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1264 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Driffield
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 14 carers within 30km of Driffield on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 5 hourly and night placements within 30km of Driffield are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Driffield.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your own rates
Be self-employed and name your price — many carers charge within £19–£19.60 per hour depending on experience and duties.
Flexible hours
Choose short-term, weekend or multi-day cover. You control the schedule and the areas you’ll work in.
Meaningful local work
Provide much-needed support to family carers in Driffield and nearby communities, building trusted relationships.
Admin and insurance handled
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you’re working with clients.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up in minutes, add your experience and availability, and say which areas around Driffield you’ll cover.
- 2
Verify checks
Provide references, the right to work and an Enhanced DBS (we can assist). Profiles are typically live within days.
- 3
Choose clients & get paid
Accept the short-term or weekend bookings you want. PrimeCarers handles contracts and payments for each assignment.
Frequently asked questions
Respite cover is short-term support for family carers—anything from a few hours to several days. On PrimeCarers you’re matched directly with families in and around Driffield who need reliable breaks.
You’re self-employed and decide your rates. A typical range for respite roles is £19–£19.60 per hour, but you set what you charge based on your experience and the duties required.
You need at least one year’s professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
Yes. PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments and includes insurance while you’re working with a client, so you can focus on care rather than admin.
Applying takes minutes. After verification most profiles go live within days, and you can begin seeing opportunities around Driffield and neighbouring towns shortly after.
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 Driffield through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.