Self-employed companionship roles

Companionship Carer Jobs in Fulbourn

Set your rates — typical pay £19.20–£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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Description

Want to work as a companionship carer in Fulbourn, supporting people who value company, reassuring conversation and gentle practical help at home? On PrimeCarers you’ll focus on conversation, outings, hobbies and light household help for clients whose main need is company and reassurance. Right now, 4 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This work suits carers who enjoy building steady relationships rather than shift-driven routines. Many families in and around Fulbourn ask for regular callers to share tea, take short local walks, help with letters or enjoy hobbies together. You can pick clients who match your interests and availability, whether that’s daytime visits, weekend afternoons or regular social outings in Cambridgeshire.

Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed: you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay for this role is £19.20–£20 per hour. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work — so you can spend more time with people and less time on admin.

Requirements to join are straightforward: 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. We check these quickly so profiles often go live within days of verification. Applying takes minutes and we’ll guide you through the paperwork.

Companionship care tasks commonly include:

  • Friendly conversation and emotional reassurance.
  • Accompanying clients to local shops, clubs or short outings.
  • Supporting hobbies and interests at home.
  • Light domestic help like making drinks, light tidying and prompting for appointments.

Working with PrimeCarers gives you flexibility without losing the stability of a steady client list. You decide the hours you accept and the geographic radius you’ll cover in and near Fulbourn — many carers work across Cambridge and neighbouring towns such as Cambridge, Newmarket, Northstowe, Saffron Walden, Haverhill and Soham. We’re practical about paperwork, so once you’re verified you can start choosing clients and arranging regular visits that suit your life.

If you’re ready to move away from agency shift-rotas and want to focus on meaningful, companionship-led care in Fulbourn and across Cambridgeshire, create a profile today. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.

What carers earn around Fulbourn

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 20 carers in the area

£19.20–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 16 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2440 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Fulbourn

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

£420

25 hours a week, before tax

A month

£1,820

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£21 an hour x 25

£525

£2,275

PrimeCarers commission

20%, VAT included

- £105

- £455

You receive

£16.80 an hour

£420

£1,820

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 20 carers within 30km of Fulbourn on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 4 hourly and night placements within 30km of Fulbourn are open at the moment.

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

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

You’re self-employed and set your own fees, with typical pay around £19.20–£20 per hour.

Flexible hours

Choose clients, hours and service area that fit your life — daytime, evenings or weekends.

Meaningful companionship work

Focus on conversation, outings and hobbies — building steady, rewarding relationships.

Support and protection

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes. Tell us about your experience and the hours and area you want to cover.

  2. 2

    Get verified

    Provide an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange), references and right-to-work checks so families can hire with confidence.

  3. 3

    Choose clients

    Once verified your profile goes live — typically within days — and you can accept bookings that suit you.

Frequently asked questions

Companionship care centres on social contact and reassurance: friendly conversation, outings, hobbies, light household tasks and being a steady presence. It’s ideal for people whose main need is company rather than hands-on personal care.

You set your own rates and PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments for you. We transfer fees to you after invoicing and manage the payment process so you don’t have to chase families directly.

To join 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 and verifiable references. These checks help families feel secure when choosing a carer.

Yes. PrimeCarers includes insurance while you’re working with a client and manages contracts so you have practical protection and clear terms for each booking.

Applying takes minutes and, once verified, profiles typically go live within days. After that you can start choosing suitable clients in Fulbourn and surrounding Cambridgeshire locations.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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