Self‑employed respite care work
Respite Carer Jobs in Kirkby in Ashfield
Choose your clients and hours and set your own rates — typical roles pay around £18.80–£21 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
Provide short‑term and weekend respite for families in Kirkby in Ashfield — from a few hours to a few days. You’ll support family carers by offering companionship, personal care, medication prompts and reassurance so families can take a break with confidence. Right now, 9 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Typical respite work includes evening calls, day visits, short stays and occasional overnight support. Tasks are often practical and personal: helping with mobility, meals, gentle personal care, activity companionship and keeping notes for the family. Much of the work is local to Kirkby in Ashfield and the surrounding area, and some carers choose to offer occasional live‑in cover.
This role suits experienced, compassionate people who want more control than agency life gives. You must have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. An Enhanced DBS is required; PrimeCarers can help arrange one if you need it.
Pay and flexibility are in your hands. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed: you set your own rates and choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay sits around £18.80–£21 per hour, with common hourly and live‑in ranges shown as £18.80–£21 per hour and £145–£160 per day. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work — so you can focus on care. Many carers who left agency shifts for self‑employment appreciate the clarity and control this brings, especially across Nottinghamshire and neighbouring towns such as Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Alfreton, Hucknall, Eastwood and Langley Mill.
Apply in minutes. Build a profile, upload your documents and references, and once verified your profile usually goes live within days. You’ll be able to review client requests and accept only the respite shifts that suit you.
If you live in or around Kirkby in Ashfield and want to offer reliable short‑term support to families, PrimeCarers makes it straightforward to work on your terms. Create a profile, choose the hours you want and start connecting with local families who need respite cover.
What carers earn around Kirkby in Ashfield
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 96 carers in the area
£18.80–£21 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 89 carers in the area
£17–£20 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2475 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Kirkby in Ashfield
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 96 carers within 30km of Kirkby in Ashfield on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 9 hourly and night placements within 30km of Kirkby in Ashfield are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Kirkby in Ashfield.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your rates
You’re self‑employed and choose what you charge. Typical pay is around £18.80–£21 per hour, and you control hourly or live‑in pricing.
Flexible hours
Pick the shifts you want — from short weekend calls to multi‑day respite. Decide your working area and schedule.
Meaningful work
Provide vital breaks for family carers and build trusting relationships with people in your local community.
Admin and insurance handled
PrimeCarers finds clients, manages contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, add your experience, documents and references and say what areas you cover.
- 2
Verify and go live
Complete checks (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS). Profiles typically go live within days of verification.
- 3
Find and accept shifts
Review client requests in Kirkby in Ashfield and nearby areas, accept the shifts that suit you and manage work on your terms.
Common questions
Respite care is short‑term support for someone at home so their usual family carer can rest, run errands or take a break. It ranges from a few hours to overnight stays and occasional multi‑day cover.
Carers are self‑employed: you set your rates, choose clients and control hours. PrimeCarers matches you with families, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. An Enhanced DBS is required; PrimeCarers can help arrange one if needed.
You set your rate and PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments for the work you accept, reducing admin so you can focus on care.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once live you can review and accept local respite requests in Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Kirkby in Ashfield through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.