Self-employed roles in Powys
Companion Carer Jobs in Hay on Wye
Set your own hours and rates — typical pay is £20–£22.50 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
If you enjoy conversation, gentle outings and helping someone keep the hobbies and routines that matter, these companion carer opportunities around Hay on Wye could suit you. You’d work with people who mainly want company, reassurance and light help around the home — tea and chat, trips into town, a short dog walk or supporting a hobby. There is 1 family currently looking for care in the wider area.
As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own approach and your own rates, with typical pay in the range £20–£22.50 per hour. You pick which clients you accept, the hours you work and the area you cover — many carers based in and around Hay on Wye also help clients in Talgarth, Kington, Old Radnor, Llangors, Builth Wells and Brecon and elsewhere in Powys.
This role suits experienced carers who prefer meaningful one-to-one time rather than task-driven shifts. You’ll be building rapport, supporting wellbeing and offering reassurance; light household help is often part of the role, but this is companionship first. If you’re leaving agency shift work for a more flexible, relationship-led way of caring, Hay on Wye offers a calm community and regular opportunities.
- What PrimeCarers handles: we find clients, organise contracts, manage invoicing and payments, and provide insurance cover while you work.
- What you bring: a minimum of one year’s professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK, and verifiable references.
- Flexibility: choose your hours, accept only the clients who suit you, and work within Hay on Wye and surrounding Powys towns as you prefer.
Applying takes minutes and creating a profile is straightforward; profiles typically go live within days of verification. You remain wholly self-employed: you set the days you’ll work and the clients you’ll accept, and PrimeCarers supports the admin so you can focus on care in Hay on Wye.
How to apply: sign up, add a short profile highlighting your experience and the companionship support you enjoy providing, upload references and DBS (or request our help), and choose your availability. Once verified, you can start receiving client introductions and arranging sessions that suit your life.
If you want respectful, dignified companion work close to home in Hay on Wye, and to be paid at a rate you choose, this could be the next step in your care career. Find out more and get your profile live in days.
What carers earn around Hay on Wye
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 9 carers in the area
£20–£22.50 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 6 carers in the area
£18.30–£20.80 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2376 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Hay on Wye
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
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 9 carers within 30km of Hay on Wye on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 1 hourly and night placement within 30km of Hay on Wye is open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Hay on Wye.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and choose your fees — typical pay sits around £20–£22.50 per hour.
Flexible hours
Pick the clients, shifts and area you want to work in — evenings, days or occasional weekends.
Meaningful companionship
Work focused on conversation, outings, hobbies and light help that improves someone’s day.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers finds clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create a profile
Apply in minutes, add your experience and availability, and request DBS support if needed.
- 2
Verify & go live
Provide references and checks; profiles typically go live within days of verification.
- 3
Meet clients and choose work
PrimeCarers introduces suitable families; you accept the clients and hours that suit you and get paid via the platform.
Frequently asked questions
You work as a self-employed carer. That means you set your rates and choose the clients and hours that suit you.
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.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Local demand varies by week and area, but many carers start receiving introductions soon after going live.
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments for the introductions made through the platform, and provides insurance cover while you are working on a PrimeCarers booking.
Yes. You decide your service area, whether you’ll travel into nearby towns and which types of companionship visits you’ll accept. Many carers cover Hay on Wye and neighbouring 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 Hay on Wye through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
