Self-employed overnight care
Night Care Assistant Jobs in Felixstowe
Set your own rates and choose the hours you want — typical pay is £17–£17.60 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
Work overnight in Felixstowe supporting people who prefer to stay at home. These roles cover waking nights and sleeping nights — from active personal care and medication prompts to companionship, reassurance and responding to calls. You’ll help families rest easy knowing a trusted carer is on hand through the night, whether in seaside Felixstowe or elsewhere in Suffolk.
Right now, 3 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Overnight care suits experienced carers who value quiet responsibility and continuity. Many shifts are one-to-one in a client’s own home and involve tasks such as mobility assistance, toileting support, pressure area checks, light domestic tasks and clear record-keeping. Some nights are predominantly observational while others need a more hands-on approach; you choose the type of night work you want to do.
With PrimeCarers you work as a self-employed carer: you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay falls in the range £17–£17.60 per hour depending on the care needed and the hours you agree. PrimeCarers finds clients for you and handles contracts, invoicing and payments — insurance is included while you work. You keep control of your diary and can accept only the nights that suit you. Many carers who move from agency work find this flexibility helps them balance income with family life and rest.
Requirements to join are straightforward: at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We’ll guide you through verification — applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of checks being completed. You can work across Felixstowe and nearby towns such as Harwich, Parkeston, Dovercourt, Kesgrave, Walton on the Naze and Woodbridge.
If you value autonomy, clear admin support and a chance to build trusting night-time relationships with clients, this could be a good move. Create a profile, choose the nights you want and start accepting work on terms that suit you — all while PrimeCarers looks after the paperwork and payments.
Ready to start? The application is quick and we’ll walk you through DBS and references so you can be ready to work nights in Felixstowe in days, not weeks.
What carers earn around Felixstowe
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 26 carers in the area
£18.89–£20.50 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 22 carers in the area
£17–£17.60 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1982 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Felixstowe
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
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 22 carers within 30km of Felixstowe on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 3 hourly and night placements within 30km of Felixstowe are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Felixstowe.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers for night work
You set your rates
Work as self-employed and set rates that reflect your experience — typical pay sits around £17–£17.60 per hour.
Flexible hours
Pick waking or sleeping nights and only accept shifts that fit your life and rest patterns.
Build trusted relationships
Night work often means one-to-one care. Provide continuity and make a real difference to families’ peace of mind.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments — insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes, add experience and references, and tell us the nights and areas you cover.
- 2
Verification and checks
Complete an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this) and confirm references so your profile can go live.
- 3
Choose and accept nights
PrimeCarers introduces clients; you choose which nights to accept and PrimeCarers handles contracts and payments.
Frequently asked questions
No. Carers on PrimeCarers work as self-employed professionals. You set your own rates, choose clients and control your hours.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS. PrimeCarers can assist with DBS arrangements.
PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you are working with a client introduced by PrimeCarers.
Applying takes minutes and, once verified, profiles typically go live within days. Demand varies locally, but many carers receive introductions soon after going live.
Yes. Carers choose their service area and often work across Felixstowe and surrounding locations.
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 Felixstowe through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
