Hourly Care Assistant Jobs in Keswick

Join PrimeCarers as a self-employed hourly care assistant providing daytime visits in people’s own homes across Keswick. Typical visits include personal care, meal preparation, medication prompts and running local errands. You set your schedule, choose your clients and work where you want within your service area.
There is 1 family currently looking for care in the wider area.

If you’re used to agency routines but want more control, this could suit you. Rates are flexible and carers set their own fees — typical ranges are £23–£25 per hour — so you can match the work to your experience and availability. Many carers choose to cover Keswick and the surrounding communities such as Cockermouth, Aspatria, Ambleside, Wigton, Penrith and Cleator Moor, working across Cumbria while keeping a local focus.

The role is straightforward: short daytime visits, usually 30–90 minutes, focused on dignity and practical support. Typical tasks include:

• Assisting with washing, dressing and personal care
• Preparing meals and supporting nutrition
• Prompting or administering medication as agreed with the client
• Collecting prescriptions, shopping or light errands
• Offering company and checking in on wellbeing

PrimeCarers connects you with families, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work. You remain self-employed: you set your own rates, choose clients, hours and the service area you cover. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can begin choosing work around your life in Keswick quickly.

To join you must have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check. If you don’t have a recent DBS, PrimeCarers can help arrange one. We’ll also ask for references and basic checks before your profile goes live in Keswick.

If you want practical, flexible daytime work that keeps you close to your community and gives you control, PrimeCarers makes it easy to move away from agency constraints. Create a profile, set your rates and coverage area, and start receiving local enquiries across Keswick and Cumbria within days.