Self‑employed carers wanted

Overnight Carer Jobs in Kettering

Set your own rates (typical range: £17–£20 per hour), choose nights that suit you and support families locally

  • 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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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

Overnight carers in Kettering provide waking or sleeping night support in someone’s own home so families can rest. You might be helping with personal care, medication checks, repositioning, or simply being present and alert through the night — whatever keeps a client safe and their family sleeping easier. Right now, 3 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This work suits experienced carers who value the stability of ongoing, local night shifts without agency restrictions. As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own hours, choose your clients and define your service area in and around Kettering. Many carers charge within £17–£20 per hour and decide whether to offer waking nights, sleeping nights or a mix. Roles often cover Kettering and nearby places such as Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Desborough, Harrington, Wellingborough and Corby, and across Northamptonshire where demand for overnight support is growing.

PrimeCarers finds clients for you and handles contracts, invoicing and payments so you can focus on care. While you are working with an introduced client, insurance is included. You remain self-employed: you pick which bookings to accept, set your own rate and manage your diary.

To join we need a few standard checks so families can feel confident. The essentials are:

  • At least 1 year of professional care experience
  • An Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one)
  • The right to work in the UK
  • Verifiable professional references

If you already work nights for an agency and are thinking of changing, PrimeCarers is a straightforward alternative: keep the control but lose the agency middleman. You’ll still be self-employed, but with clearer paperwork, direct client matches and support with the administrative side of things.

Applying only takes minutes. Create a profile, upload your documents and references, and our team will verify the details — profiles typically go live within days of verification. You’ll then see potential client matches for overnight care in Kettering and the surrounding towns and can accept only the bookings that suit you.

If you want reliable overnight work in Kettering, more control over your pay and a supportive platform that handles contracts and payments, PrimeCarers is set up to help. Create your profile today and start choosing the nights that work for you.

What carers earn around Kettering

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 77 carers in the area

£18.80–£21.50 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 69 carers in the area

£17–£20 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2539 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Kettering

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

£65

4 nights a week, before tax

A month

£280

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£19 a night x 4

£76

£329.33

PrimeCarers commission

15%, VAT included

- £11.40

- £49.40

You receive

£16.15 a night

£64.60

£279.93

A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift 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 69 carers within 30km of Kettering on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 3 hourly and night placements within 30km of Kettering are open at the moment.

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

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

You’re self‑employed and choose the rate you charge; many carers work within £17–£20 per hour.

Flexible hours

Pick waking nights, sleeping nights or a mix and build a diary that fits your life.

Work that matters

Make a real difference to families in Kettering and nearby communities while they get rest.

Admin and insurance covered

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

How joining works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes, upload ID, DBS and references, and tell us about your night‑care experience.

  2. 2

    Get verified

    We check documents and references. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if you need one.

  3. 3

    Choose bookings

    See local overnight matches in Kettering, accept the ones you want and get paid through the platform.

Common questions

Overnight care covers both waking and sleeping nights in a client’s home. Tasks vary by client but can include personal care, medication reminders, moving and handling, monitoring and providing reassurance so families can rest.

As a self‑employed carer you set your own hourly rate. Many carers in the area work within £17–£20 per hour. You decide your rate based on experience, duties and whether the night is waking or sleeping.

You must have at least 1 year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this). These checks help families in Kettering and across Northamptonshire feel confident.

We match you with families, take care of contracts, invoicing and payments, and include insurance while you’re working. You remain self‑employed and keep control over which bookings you accept.

Applying takes minutes. After documents and references are verified, profiles typically go live within days and you can begin seeing overnight care matches in Kettering and nearby towns.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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