Respite Carer Jobs in Newbury Park

Short-term and weekend respite care for families in Newbury Park and Redbridge gives family carers the break they need — from a few hours to a few days. You’ll support people at home with personal care, companionship, medication prompts, light domestic help and safe transfers where needed. Work might be an evening sitting to let a carer go out, daytime cover so someone can rest, or a few days’ support while a family takes a short break.

Right now, 198 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This kind of work suits experienced carers who want variety and control. If you’re used to agency routines but want to choose your clients, hours and service area, PrimeCarers is built for you. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. You can offer short visits or longer weekend cover and decide whether you’ll take local calls in Newbury Park or wider Redbridge neighbourhoods. Typical pay falls in £18.80–£20 per hour, with more detail available by shift — for example hourly care often sits in £18.80–£20 per hour and live-in day roles in £145–£160 per day. These are ongoing, self-employed opportunities rather than one single post.

PrimeCarers finds families for you and handles the practical parts: we create contracts, manage invoicing and payments, and provide insurance cover while you’re working through the platform. That means you can focus on care, not paperwork. You remain self-employed, choose which requests to accept, and set your availability to suit life around your other commitments.

To join we ask for at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one if you need it), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. Many carers moving away from agency work appreciate being able to control rates and hours while keeping the reassurance of a platform that handles bookings and payments. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.

You’ll mainly be called to support families in Newbury Park but also from nearby areas including Seven Kings, Aldborough Hatch, Gants Hill, Goodmayes, Barkingside and Ilford. If you value short-term, meaningful shifts that give family carers breathing room and you want flexible, self-employed work in Redbridge, this could be a good fit. Create your profile, upload your documents and start choosing the respite shifts that suit you.