Self‑employed carers wanted

Dementia Support Carer Jobs in New Southgate

Support people living with dementia at home — set your own rate: £18.80–£20 per hour

  • Set your own rates, with no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

If you’re an experienced carer who prefers supporting people living with dementia at home, PrimeCarers connects self‑employed carers directly with families across New Southgate and nearby areas. Many clients value the stability of familiar surroundings, predictable routines and a calm, patient approach. Right now, 224 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

Typical support includes:

  • Companionship and emotional support to help with everyday life and reduce anxiety.
  • Establishing and maintaining gentle routines so days feel safe and familiar.
  • Practical tasks such as prompting medication, preparing simple meals, light domestic help and staying with someone during the day or evening.
  • Person‑centred care using patience, observation and clear communication rather than unnecessary change.

This kind of role suits carers who already have hands‑on experience with dementia and value continuity of care. Many of the families you’ll be matched with are in New Southgate but we also serve pockets of Enfield and the surrounding neighbourhoods including Bounds Green, Arnos Grove, Friern Barnet, Bowes Park, Colney Hatch and Southgate. PrimeCarers advertises ongoing self‑employed opportunities rather than one specific role.

Pay and practicalities: carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges for similar roles are shown on profiles: £18.80–£20 per hour. For reference the platform will display typical care rates like £18.80–£20 per hour for hourly visiting care and £145–£160 per day for live‑in day support. PrimeCarers finds you clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. If you’re already working in an agency or privately, switching to self‑employment through PrimeCarers is straightforward and keeps you in control of who you work for and when.

Applying only takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. If you want more predictable hours, closer relationships and the chance to support people living with dementia in New Southgate and across Enfield, create your profile and start choosing the clients and shifts that fit your life.

What carers earn around New Southgate

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 1264 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1082 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2217 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in New Southgate

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

The arithmeticA weekA month

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 1264 carers within 30km of New Southgate on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 224 hourly and night placements within 30km of New Southgate are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around New Southgate.

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

Set your own rates

You’re self‑employed and choose what to charge — typical ranges are shown on profiles, for example £18.80–£20 per hour.

Choose your hours

Pick the clients, times and service area that suit you, whether you prefer short visits or longer runs of support.

Meaningful, stable care

Work with the same families to provide consistent, routine‑based dementia support in clients’ homes.

We handle the admin

PrimeCarers finds clients and manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes, list your experience and the hours you want to work.

  2. 2

    Verify and match

    Provide references and DBS (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS) and we’ll match you to local families.

  3. 3

    Start working

    Agree terms directly with clients; PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoices and payments, with insurance included while you work.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed, choose their own rates and select the clients and hours they want to accept.

You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check. PrimeCarers can help you arrange a DBS if needed.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can be matched to local families in New Southgate and nearby areas quickly.

We find clients, manage contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you work. That leaves you free to focus on caring.

Matches are local — many carers work in New Southgate and across Enfield and surrounding neighbourhoods such as Bounds Green, Arnos Grove, Friern Barnet, Bowes Park, Colney Hatch and Southgate.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around New Southgate through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.