Self-employed overnight care

Overnight Carer Jobs in Earls Court

Set your own rates (£17–£19.10 per hour), choose nights and clients across Earls Court

  • Set your own rates, with no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

Overnight care in Earls Court means supporting adults or older people in their own homes through waking or sleeping nights so families can rest. You’ll cover practical checks, personal care when needed and companionship, while keeping the home comfort and routine the family expects. Many carers join PrimeCarers to move away from agency rota pressure and take direct control of the nights they do in Earls Court and nearby areas.

Right now, 233 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose the hours and clients that suit you. Typical rates sit around £17–£19.10 per hour for overnight work. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you’re working.

Overnight shifts can be waking nights — actively supporting a client overnight — or sleeping nights where you’re present in the home and available if needed. Both require experience, good judgement and the ability to manage quieter periods calmly. This work suits experienced carers who want predictable nights, more control over their diary and the chance to build ongoing relationships with families in Earls Court and across Kensington and Chelsea.

  • Who we’re looking for: carers with at least 1 year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
  • Where you can work: roles are centred in Earls Court and the local patch covering West Brompton, West Kensington, Kensington, South Kensington, Fulham and Holland Park, as well as other parts of Kensington and Chelsea.
  • Flexibility and pay: choose nights that fit your life and set the rates you want. You remain self-employed, keeping control of your work.

Applying takes minutes — create your profile, upload ID and references and we’ll verify details. Profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can start seeing local night opportunities quickly.

If you’re ready to leave agency-style night rotas for more control and clearer terms, PrimeCarers makes the switch straightforward. You’ll keep the autonomy of self-employment while we handle client introductions, paperwork and payments, and provide insurance cover during shifts. Join other carers in Earls Court choosing a simpler, more flexible way of working nights.

What carers earn around Earls Court

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 1287 carers in the area

£18.80–£20.10 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1093 carers in the area

£17–£19.10 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2145 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Earls Court

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

£61

4 nights a week, before tax

A month

£265

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£18 a night x 4

£72

£312

PrimeCarers commission

15%, VAT included

- £10.80

- £46.80

You receive

£15.30 a night

£61.20

£265.20

A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift 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 1093 carers within 30km of Earls Court on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 233 hourly and night placements within 30km of Earls Court are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Earls Court.

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Why PrimeCarers for nights in Earls Court

Set your own pay

You set your rates (typical range £17–£19.10 per hour) and keep control of what you charge for nights.

Choose your nights

Pick the waking or sleeping nights that suit your life, with clear, ongoing bookings where you want them.

Build relationships

Work directly with families to offer consistent, person-centred overnight support in the local community.

We handle admin

PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments and provides insurance while you’re working.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes, add experience, ID and references; we can help with an Enhanced DBS.

  2. 2

    Get verified and visible

    We check your documents; profiles typically go live within days so local families can find you.

  3. 3

    Choose nights and start

    Accept the night roles you want, arrange terms directly with families and provide care as agreed.

Questions carers often ask

As a self-employed carer you set your own rates and PrimeCarers handles client invoicing and payments on your behalf. Typical overnight rates are shown on the site as £17–£19.10 per hour, but you decide what to charge.

Yes — an Enhanced DBS is required. If you don’t have one yet we can help you arrange it during the application process.

PrimeCarers includes insurance cover while you’re working through the platform, and takes care of contracts and invoicing between you and the family.

Yes. You choose the clients, hours and service area you’re willing to cover — common locations include Earls Court and nearby towns. You remain self-employed and control your diary.

Applying takes minutes. Once your documents and references are verified your profile typically goes live within days, and you can start reviewing local night opportunities.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around Earls Court through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.