Live-in care — self-employed roles
Live-in Care Assistant Jobs in Newall Green
Self-employed live-in roles around Newall Green — set your own rates from £145–£160 per day, choose clients, hours and your service area
- 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
Live-in care in Newall Green means living alongside someone in their own home and supporting their daily routines around the clock, with agreed breaks and time off. Many carers choose live-in work because it offers continuity of care and the chance to build real relationships with the people they support. Right now, 78 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.
This page advertises ongoing self-employed opportunities across Newall Green and the surrounding areas of Manchester. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed: you set your own rates, choose your clients, hours and service area. Typical pay for these roles falls in the range £145–£160 per day, with common hourly and day ranges shown as £18.50–£20 per hour and £145–£160 per day to help you compare options.
Live-in work suits experienced carers who are comfortable sharing a household, maintaining dignity and independence for the person they support, and planning routines that suit both parties. Tasks often include personal care, medication prompts, meal support, companionship, mobility assistance and helping with daily tasks. Carers travel from across the country for live-in placements, so you can expect a variety of households and needs around Newall Green and nearby towns such as Baguley, Benchill, Wythenshawe, Sharston, Northern Moor and Northenden.
PrimeCarers takes care of client-finding and the paperwork so you can focus on care. We handle contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you’re working on placements we introduce. You remain self-employed throughout: you agree terms directly with clients and manage your working pattern and breaks to match what you and the family need.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify profiles quickly: applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can be matched to Newall Green opportunities without long delays.
If you’re thinking of moving away from agency life, PrimeCarers is designed to give you more control while still providing administrative support and protection. Creating a profile is straightforward and you’ll see how many local matches there are around Newall Green, across Manchester and nearby communities.
Ready to get started? Click to create your profile, set your rates and start reviewing live-in opportunities that suit your experience and lifestyle.
What carers earn around Newall Green
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 249 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 219 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 1675 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Newall Green
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
£956
7 days a week, before tax
A month
£4,141
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£156 a day x 7
£1,092
£4,732
PrimeCarers commission
12.5%, VAT included
- £136.50
- £591.50
You receive
£136.50 a day
£955.50
£4,140.50
Live-in placements are priced by the day and carry the lowest 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 1675 carers within 250km of Newall Green on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 78 live-in placements within 250km of Newall Green are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Newall Green.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed: set your rate, choose the shifts you want and keep control of your earnings.
Flexible hours & breaks
Agree live-in rostering and breaks directly with families so your work fits your life.
Meaningful relationships
Live-in placements offer continuity of care and the chance to build trusted relationships.
Contracts, pay & insurance handled
PrimeCarers finds clients and manages contracts, invoicing and payments — insurance is included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, list your experience, references and availability. We can help with an Enhanced DBS if needed.
- 2
Get matched and agree terms
Choose clients and negotiate hours and breaks directly. You remain self-employed and set your rate.
- 3
Work and get paid
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work the placement.
Live-in care FAQs
Live-in care means living with the person you support in their own home and providing daily care and companionship. You have agreed breaks and time off but are resident to support routines and needs through the placement.
As a self-employed carer you set your own rates, choose clients and negotiate hours. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts and payments, and provides insurance while you work placements introduced via the platform.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
You set your rates and agree them with the client. PrimeCarers invoices the family and processes payments, so you receive pay without managing client billing.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can be considered for live-in opportunities in Newall Green and the surrounding Manchester area quickly.
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 Newall Green through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.