Self-employed care work
Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Huyton
Support people at home, set your own rates — typical work on PrimeCarers is £18.50–£20 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 as a self-employed dementia support carer in Huyton, helping people to remain at home where routines, familiar surroundings and patient company matter most. This role is about gentle, consistent support — prompting routines, offering meaningful companionship, assisting with personal care and helping reduce stress through familiar activities. You’ll support people living with dementia to feel safe and valued in their own homes across Huyton and nearby areas.
Right now, 11 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Many families in Merseyside want carers who can keep a calm rhythm to the day and preserve what matters to someone with dementia: routine, memory cues and predictable faces. As a PrimeCarers professional you choose the work you take on, set your own rate and build relationships that suit you and the person you support. Typical rates run around £18.50–£20 per hour and you control how many hours or live-in days you accept.
This kind of work suits experienced carers who already understand dementia care principles: patience, clear communication, environmental familiarity and safe support with daily tasks. You’ll be offering things like companionship, meal support, prompting medication, observational reporting, engagement in life-story activities and maintaining calm routines. Families look for carers who are adaptable, respectful of independence and steady in unsettled moments.
PrimeCarers finds clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments for you, and includes insurance while you work. You pick your clients, hours and service area — whether you want shorter calls in Huyton or longer shifts toward Prescot, Whiston, Rainhill, Halewood, St Helens and Kirkby. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
Requirements to join
- At least 1 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’re looking for carers who are reliable, compassionate and used to working on their own initiative. If you’re thinking of leaving agency work, PrimeCarers can give you the independence to run your own hours while removing admin burdens like contracts and billing. You remain self-employed and set your own standards and charges, including choosing between typical hourly care and live-in day rates such as £18.50–£20 per hour and £145–£160 per day where relevant.
If you’re an experienced dementia carer based in Huyton, ready to choose the work that suits you and the people you support, creating a profile takes only minutes. Once verified you can start selecting clients across Huyton and surrounding towns. Apply today and bring steady, familiar care to people who want to stay at home.
What carers earn around Huyton
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 90 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 83 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1364 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Huyton
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 90 carers within 30km of Huyton on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 11 hourly and night placements within 30km of Huyton are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Huyton.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers in Huyton
You set your rates
Choose how much you charge and keep control of your income with typical rates of £18.50–£20 per hour.
Flexible hours
Pick the clients, shifts and areas that suit your life — short visits or longer support in Huyton and nearby towns.
Meaningful work
Build ongoing relationships supporting familiar routines and compassionate dementia care at home.
Admin handled for you
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create a profile
Sign up and add your experience — it only takes minutes.
- 2
Verify checks
Provide an Enhanced DBS (we can help), references and right-to-work documents.
- 3
Choose clients
Profiles typically go live within days and you can start choosing suitable people to support.
Frequently asked questions
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical work for dementia support is shown as £18.50–£20 per hour but you choose the exact rate you offer to families.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
We find clients, handle contracts, invoices and payments, and include insurance while you work. You remain self-employed and choose the work you accept.
Yes. You pick your clients, hours and service area — for example you can accept work in Huyton or neighbouring towns that suit your schedule.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can begin selecting clients in Huyton soon after you complete checks.
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 Huyton through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
