Night Care Assistant Jobs in Merthyr Tydfil

Provide overnight care in someone’s own home across Merthyr Tydfil and the surrounding area. Nights can be waking shifts—active support through the night—or sleeping nights where you remain on-site and respond if needed. Typical tasks include checking on a person’s wellbeing, supporting personal care, prompting or administering medication per instructions, repositioning, simple observations and keeping a calm presence so families can rest. You’ll work with people who need reliable, respectful night support; assignments vary in intensity and frequency, and you choose which clients suit you.

Right now, 4 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers with families. Carers set their own rates and choose clients, hours and service area. We find carers clients and handle contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while they work. Many carers who move to PrimeCarers appreciate the flexibility to accept nights that fit around daytime commitments or combine nights with daytime work.

Typical pay sits around £17–£20 per hour, with more detail available per job: hourly-care roles often fall in the range £18.80–£22 per hour, while live-in day rates are shown as £145–£160 per day. Because you set your own rate, you decide what nights you’ll accept and how they fit with other work.

This work suits experienced carers who are comfortable working independently overnight and who can communicate clearly with families and the PrimeCarers team. You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, verifiable references, the right to work in the UK and an Enhanced DBS check. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if you don’t already have one.

Adverts cover ongoing self-employed opportunities across Merthyr Tydfil and nearby towns such as Aberdare, Tafarnaubach, Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, Brynmawr and Porth. Applying takes minutes — you create a profile, upload checks and references, and choose your availability. Profiles typically go live within days of verification.

We’re honest about what nights involve: some shifts are mainly observational and companionship, others need regular repositioning or more active care. You’ll always be able to view the care needs before accepting a booking and can say no to work that doesn’t suit your skills or availability. If you’re ready for more control over overnight work, join PrimeCarers and start choosing the nights that work for you.