Self-employed caring roles
Companion Carer Jobs in Duddeston
Set your own rates from £18.50–£20 per hour — choose clients, hours and work across Duddeston and nearby areas.
- 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
Companionship care in Duddeston is about conversation, shared interests and reliable presence. If you enjoy taking a client to the park, keeping someone company at home, sharing hobbies or offering light help around the house, this role lets you focus on reassurance and connection rather than intensive clinical tasks. You’ll work with people who mainly need company, a friendly face and practical support to stay independent in their own homes. Right now, 31 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
These are ongoing self-employed opportunities across Duddeston and surrounding streets. Carers on PrimeCarers set their own hours, choose clients and decide how far they’ll travel. Many carers start by offering a few regular visits each week; others prefer daytime outings or hobby sessions. You set your own rates and can expect the typical range is £18.50–£20 per hour depending on the work and the arrangement. For reference, typical pay bands are shown as £18.50–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for live-in day work.
This kind of work suits experienced carers who value meaningful time with clients and want more control than agency life often allows. If you have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references, you’re already close to meeting the requirements. You will also need an Enhanced DBS check; PrimeCarers can help arrange this for you.
PrimeCarers finds clients for you and handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you are working. That means you can focus on care and companionship in and around Duddeston, while we take care of the paperwork. You stay self-employed — choosing the hours and locations that suit you, from Duddeston to nearby areas such as Gosta Green, Gun Quarter, Birmingham, Aston, New Town Row and Birmingham City Centre in the West Midlands.
Applying takes minutes. Create your profile, upload references and your DBS (or request our help), and once verified your profile usually goes live within days. You’ll then be able to review local requests and invite clients to book you. If you’re thinking of moving away from agency shifts and want a steadier mix of companion work in Duddeston, this is designed to give you flexibility, income control and more meaningful visits.
To apply, make a free profile on PrimeCarers and follow the simple steps to verification. You remain self-employed and free to accept or decline any booking that appears right for you.
What carers earn around Duddeston
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 388 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 326 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2556 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Duddeston
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
£380
25 hours a week, before tax
A month
£1,647
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£19 an hour x 25
£475
£2,058.33
PrimeCarers commission
20%, VAT included
- £95
- £411.67
You receive
£15.20 an hour
£380
£1,646.67
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 388 carers within 30km of Duddeston on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 31 hourly and night placements within 30km of Duddeston are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Duddeston.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates, keeping control of earnings and availability.
Flexible hours
Choose the clients and shifts that fit your life — evenings, daytime visits or regular weekly calls in Duddeston.
Meaningful companionship
Focus on conversation, outings and hobbies — support that brings reassurance and company to clients.
We handle the admin
PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes, add your experience and references, and say where in Duddeston and the West Midlands you’ll work.
- 2
Get verified
Provide an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange one) and references. Profiles typically go live within days of verification.
- 3
Choose bookings
Review local requests and accept the visits that suit you — you remain self-employed and in control of your diary.
Frequently asked questions
Companion care focuses on conversation, outings, hobbies and light support around the home. It’s for people who mainly need company and reassurance rather than intensive personal care.
As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you choose your own rate. You can set rates that reflect your experience and the type of visits you offer.
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 manages contracts, invoicing and payments for you. Insurance is included while you are working on bookings found through the platform.
This page advertises ongoing self-employed opportunities across Duddeston and nearby towns, not a single position. You remain free to accept or decline each booking.
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 Duddeston through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
