Self‑employed care roles

Companion Carer Jobs in Edlington

Flexible companionship work — set your own rates (typical range £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
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

If you enjoy conversation, outings and helping someone feel safer at home, companionship care in Edlington could suit you. This role focuses on spending relaxed time with clients — chatting over a cuppa, joining local trips, encouraging hobbies and offering light help around the house. Many families in Edlington value reassurance and company more than intensive personal care, and your role will often be about presence, companionship and building trust across visits in South Yorkshire.

Right now, 16 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

These are ongoing self-employed opportunities rather than single shifts. As a companion carer you decide what you do and who you work for: take clients who match your interests, choose the hours that fit your life and set your own rates. Typical pay sits in the range £18.80–£20 per hour and you can set your exact rate when you create your profile. PrimeCarers finds local clients and takes care of contracts, invoicing and payments, and insurance is included while you work.

This kind of work suits experienced carers who prefer relationship-based visits to task-driven rounds. You’ll spend time encouraging hobbies, joining outings, supporting light domestic tasks and offering company and reassurance. If you’re moving away from agency rotas or want to work more flexibly in Edlington and nearby towns, this model gives you more control over your diary and the people you support.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you could be visible to local families in Edlington and across South Yorkshire quickly.

PrimeCarers supports self-employed carers by sourcing clients, handling contracts and payments, and providing insurance while you work. You remain free to accept or decline any client, set your own availability and choose the service area you cover — many carers list Conisbrough, Mexborough, Maltby, Doncaster, Tickhill and Wath upon Dearne as nearby options.

If you’re ready to focus on companionship, build longer relationships with clients and work on your own terms in Edlington, creating a profile takes only a few minutes. Profiles usually go live within days of verification, and you keep full control over rates, hours and who you work with.

What carers earn around Edlington

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 114 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 96 carers in the area

£17–£18 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2312 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Edlington

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

The arithmeticA weekA month

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 114 carers within 30km of Edlington on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 16 hourly and night placements within 30km of Edlington are open at the moment.

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

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

Choose the hourly rate that suits you — typical range £18.80–£20 per hour.

Flexible hours

Pick the clients and hours that fit your life in Edlington and nearby Conisbrough, Mexborough, Maltby, Doncaster, Tickhill and Wath upon Dearne.

Do the care you enjoy

Focus on conversation, outings, hobbies and light help that build meaningful relationships.

Support while you work

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included during engagements.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes, add your experience and references. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if you need one.

  2. 2

    Get matched to clients

    PrimeCarers introduces families; you choose which clients, hours and service area to accept.

  3. 3

    Start with support

    Contracts, invoicing, payments and insurance are handled for you. Profiles typically go live within days of verification.

Frequently asked questions

Companion care centres on company and reassurance: spending time chatting, supporting hobbies, going on short outings, and helping with light household tasks. The aim is to reduce loneliness and support quality of life rather than delivering high‑dependency personal care.

You 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 and verifiable references. These checks protect you and the people you visit.

As a self‑employed carer you set your own rates, choose clients, hours and your service area. PrimeCarers finds clients, manages contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work.

Applying takes minutes. Once your documentation and references are verified, profiles typically go live within days, so you can start seeing client introductions quickly.

Yes. You choose your service area and can cover Edlington plus nearby locations such as Conisbrough, Mexborough, Maltby, Doncaster, Tickhill and Wath upon Dearne across South Yorkshire if you wish.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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