Respite care opportunities
Weekend Carer Jobs in Loddon
Flexible weekend and short-term respite work — set your own rates from £19–£22.40 per hour, choose clients and hours.
- 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
Are you an experienced carer in Loddon looking for flexible weekend or short-term respite work? PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers directly with families who need cover from a few hours up to a few days — perfect if you want to offer weekend support, short breaks or holiday cover while staying in control of your time. Right now, 4 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Respite care through PrimeCarers typically involves supporting families so their main carer can rest. Tasks can include personal care, companionship, medication prompting, light domestic tasks and keeping someone safe and comfortable while the family takes a break. You’ll meet each family before you commit, and you choose the level of responsibility you accept.
This work suits skilled, trusted carers who want the freedom to pick clients, hours and service area in and around Loddon. Many carers who leave agency work value being self-employed here: you set your own rates and availability, and can build ongoing weekend or occasional respite bookings that fit your life. Typical rates on the platform are £19–£22.40 per hour; carers commonly advertise within £19–£22.40 per hour for day shifts and £145–£160 per day for live-in days.
PrimeCarers handles the practical parts so you can focus on care. We find families, manage contracts, handle invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you’re working with a client. You remain self-employed at all times and can decide which offers to accept. We support you through the joining checks and can help organise an Enhanced DBS if needed.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (we can assist) and verifiable references. We don’t ask you to accept shifts you don’t want and you’re free to set your own service area around Loddon and nearby towns such as Bungay, Beccles, Acle, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich and Carlton Colville.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once live you’ll be able to review enquiries, agree terms directly with families and build regular weekend respite work if you choose. If you want more control over when and where you work in Loddon and elsewhere in Norfolk, PrimeCarers can help you make the switch without losing the support you need.
If this sounds like the kind of weekend respite work you want, create a profile and start choosing the families and shifts that fit your life in Loddon.
What carers earn around Loddon
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 34 carers in the area
£19–£22.40 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 24 carers in the area
£17–£24 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1970 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Loddon
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
£440
25 hours a week, before tax
A month
£1,907
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£22 an hour x 25
£550
£2,383.33
PrimeCarers commission
20%, VAT included
- £110
- £476.67
You receive
£17.60 an hour
£440
£1,906.67
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 34 carers within 30km of Loddon on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 4 hourly and night placements within 30km of Loddon are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Loddon.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your pay
Carers are self-employed and set their own rates — typical listings sit around £19–£22.40 per hour so you’re in control of your earnings.
Choose your hours
Pick weekend shifts, short blocks or multi-day respite; you decide which offers to accept and when you work.
Meaningful local work
Provide trusted respite care to families in Loddon and surrounding towns, building ongoing relationships if you wish.
Support and protection
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you’re working with a client.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes. Add experience, references and we’ll help with an Enhanced DBS if you need one.
- 2
Verify and go live
We check references and right-to-work; most profiles go live within days so you can start receiving enquiries.
- 3
Choose work and get paid
Review offers, agree terms with families, and PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments for you.
Frequently asked questions
You join PrimeCarers as a self-employed carer. You set your rates, choose clients and decide your hours. PrimeCarers supports contracts and payments but you retain control of your work.
You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS. We can help arrange the DBS if you don’t have one yet.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days after verification. Once live you can begin reviewing and accepting enquiries from families locally and in nearby towns.
Yes. PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments on your behalf, and provides insurance while you’re working with a client, so you can focus on care.
Shifts vary: short weekend blocks, a few hours for relief, or multi-day respite stays. You choose what you accept and set your availability around life in Loddon and Norfolk.
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 Loddon through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
