Self‑employed carers wanted
Hourly Care Assistant Jobs in Harlow
Set your own rates (typical £18.80–£20 per hour), choose daytime visits and work with families across Harlow and surrounding towns.
- 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
Looking for daytime hourly home care work in Harlow that gives you control and respect for your experience? PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers directly with local families for visits that focus on personal care, meal prep, medication prompts and errands. You’ll be arranging short daytime visits in people’s own homes, building relationships rather than filling rotas. Right now, 78 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Typical work includes helping with personal care (washing, dressing and continence support), preparing meals, prompting or supporting medication, companionship and getting out for appointments or shopping. Visits are usually hourly, flexible and planned around what the client needs. Many carers who choose PrimeCarers do this to keep doing hands-on care while avoiding agency rota pressure.
Working through PrimeCarers suits experienced carers who want more control. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates and availability, so you decide which clients to accept, which hours to work and how far you’ll travel across Harlow and nearby areas such as Sawbridgeworth, Hoddesdon, Epping, Broxbourne, Ware and Waltham Abbey. PrimeCarers handles client-matching, contracts, invoicing and payments — and insurance is included while you’re working on a booking.
Pay and flexibility: You set your own rate (typical £18.80–£20 per hour). Set daytime availability that suits you and pick the visits you want to do. We never promise a fixed income — this page advertises ongoing opportunities rather than a single post — but many carers find the extra control over hours and clients a better fit than agency work.
What we need from you:
- At least 1 year of professional care experience.
- An Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one if you need it).
- The right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers supports you with the paperwork so you can get back to care: we help verify documents, create contracts, manage invoices and take care of payments. Profile setup takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. If you’re based in Harlow or elsewhere in Essex and want to be more independent while staying connected to local families, this can be the change you’ve been looking for.
Ready to apply? It only takes a few minutes to create a profile — sign up, upload your documents and references, and we’ll guide you through verification so you can start accepting local hourly visits.
What carers earn around Harlow
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 510 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 443 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2291 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Harlow
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
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 510 carers within 30km of Harlow on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 78 hourly and night placements within 30km of Harlow are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Harlow.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Carers are self‑employed and set their own rates — the typical range is £18.80–£20 per hour.
Flexible hours
Choose daytime visits and build a schedule that fits your life, not someone else’s rota.
Meaningful work
Focus on personal care, meals, medication support and companionship with local families.
Admin and insurance handled
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up and tell us about your experience — applying only takes minutes.
- 2
Verify and go live
Upload references and DBS (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS). Profiles typically go live within days of verification.
- 3
Find clients and work
Choose which clients, hours and areas to accept. PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing, payments and insurance while you’re booked.
Frequently asked questions
Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed. You set your own rates, choose clients and control your hours while PrimeCarers supports the admin side of bookings.
Typical daytime visits include personal care (washing and dressing), meal preparation, medication prompts, companionship and help with errands or appointments in a client’s home.
You decide your rate. Many carers choose rates within the typical range, but you are free to set whatever you think reflects your experience and local demand.
We ask for at least 1 year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help with this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
Applying takes minutes and profiles usually go live within days of verification. Once live you can start accepting local hourly visits in Harlow and nearby towns.
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 Harlow through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
