Self‑employed care work
Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Merville Garden Village
Support people with dementia at home — choose your hours and set your own rates (typical range: £19–£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
Work supporting people living with dementia in their own homes in Merville Garden Village. You’ll help preserve routine and familiar surroundings — offering patient companionship, personal care, mealtime support, gentle prompts for medication, and comforting reassurance during moments of confusion. This is local, home-based support that values continuity and calm.
Right now, 3 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Typical assignments are with clients who prefer to stay at home in Merville Garden Village and the surrounding area of Newtownabbey. Roles suit carers who enjoy building relationships over time, understand how routine and small adjustments reduce distress, and can work calmly through memory-related behaviours. You won’t be taking over family decisions; you’ll be supporting families and working with them where appropriate.
On PrimeCarers you work for yourself: you set your own rates and choose which clients, hours and areas you’ll cover. Many dementia support carers on the platform set rates in the range £19–£20 per hour. PrimeCarers finds clients, manages contracts, handles invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work — so you can focus on care, not paperwork.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this). You can work hourly or offer longer visits where appropriate. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
Work tends to cluster around Merville Garden Village and nearby towns such as Holywood, Greenisland, Dundonald, Ballyclare, Carryduff and Newtownards. If you already know the area, local families will value your punctuality and knowledge of local services. If you’re used to agency work but want more control over who you support and when, this route gives you that choice while PrimeCarers handles client matching and the admin side.
This page advertises ongoing self‑employed opportunities rather than a single role. If you’re an experienced carer who wants to support people with dementia at home in Merville Garden Village and Newtownabbey while keeping control of your hours and rates, create a profile today — it takes minutes, and you can start reviewing matches as soon as your checks and references are verified.
What carers earn around Merville Garden Village
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 13 carers in the area
£19–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 9 carers in the area
£17.30–£18.50 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 163 carers in the area
£148–£168 per day
What you would take home in Merville Garden Village
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 13 carers within 30km of Merville Garden Village 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 Merville Garden Village are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Merville Garden Village.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
Decide what you charge, choose your shifts and review offers that suit you. Typical rates fall in £19–£20 per hour.
Flexible hours
Choose daytime, evening or longer visits to fit your life — you control the hours you accept.
Meaningful work
Build steady relationships supporting people with dementia in familiar home settings.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes — add experience and references. We can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if you need one.
- 2
Get matched
Choose dementia support opportunities in Merville Garden Village and nearby areas, then accept the clients you want to work with.
- 3
Start and get paid
PrimeCarers manages contracts and invoicing; insurance is included while you work and payments are handled for you.
Frequently asked questions
Experienced carers with at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. An Enhanced DBS check is also required; PrimeCarers can help you arrange this.
No. You choose which clients and hours you accept, so you can prioritise dementia support roles in Merville Garden Village that fit your skills and schedule.
Yes. While you are working with a match made through PrimeCarers, contracts, invoicing, payments and insurance are handled by the platform so you can focus on care.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days once checks and references are verified. You can then begin reviewing local matches around Merville Garden Village and Newtownabbey.
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 Merville Garden Village through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.