Self-employed carers, choose your work
Dementia Carer Jobs in Liverpool
Support people with dementia at home — set your own rates and hours. Typical pay £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
Working with people living with dementia at home is about patience, routine and keeping life familiar. On PrimeCarers you’ll support clients in their own surroundings across Liverpool — helping with personal care, medication prompts, household routines, meaningful activity and calm companionship. Right now, 11 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
The role focuses on continuity: keeping days predictable, using familiar tasks to reduce anxiety and working closely with families to understand life history and preferences. You’ll help clients remain at home for as long as it’s safe and right, adapting approaches as needs change. Visits can include short calls for check-ins or longer companionship and live-in support; typical pay is £18.50–£20 per hour for hourly care and £145–£160 per day for live-in days.
This advertising is for ongoing self-employed opportunities rather than a single post. PrimeCarers suits carers who already have at least one year of professional care experience and who can provide verifiable references. You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and the standard references. As a self-employed carer you set your own rates, choose your clients, hours and service area and can expect typical rates around £18.50–£20 per hour. Many carers join from agencies to gain more control over their time and work patterns.
People living with dementia often need predictable routines, patience and small adjustments that make the biggest difference — that’s the kind of care families are looking for across Liverpool and wider Merseyside, including Birkenhead, Bootle, Wallasey, Bebington, Upton and Bromborough. PrimeCarers finds you clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments; insurance is included while you work. Applying takes minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification, so you can be choosing clients quickly.
To apply, create a profile, add your experience and references and tell us where you want to work. If you’re based in Liverpool or nearby and want to keep people in familiar surroundings while working on your own terms, set up your profile today and start seeing suitable matches within days.
What carers earn around Liverpool
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 75 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 67 carers in the area
£17–£17.70 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1337 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Liverpool
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 75 carers within 30km of Liverpool 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 Liverpool are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Liverpool.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and choose what to charge. Work the way that suits you and your experience.
Flexible hours
Pick the clients and shifts that fit your life — days, evenings, short visits or longer live‑in stays.
Meaningful home-based care
Focus on continuity, relationships and supporting people to stay in familiar surroundings.
Paid, secure and insured
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How joining works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, add your experience, references and DBS information. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed.
- 2
Choose clients
We introduce you to families; you choose which matches to accept and set your hours and service area.
- 3
Work and get paid
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments so you focus on care — insurance is included while you work.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We ask for at least one year of professional care experience and verifiable references. Experience with dementia care is particularly relevant for these roles in Liverpool.
An Enhanced DBS check is required. If you don’t have one, PrimeCarers can help you arrange it. You’ll also need proof of the right to work in the UK and references.
PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments on your behalf. You submit timesheets through the platform and we process payments promptly, removing admin so you can focus on care.
Yes. Insurance cover is included while you’re working with a PrimeCarers client via the platform. This is part of the support we provide when you accept a placement.
We work across Liverpool and Merseyside and nearby towns. Tell us your preferred service area and we’ll show matches that fit your location and availability.
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 Liverpool through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
