Respite & Weekend Cover
Weekend Carer Jobs in Pentonville
Self-employed respite work — choose your hours and set your own rates within £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
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
Are you an experienced carer in Pentonville who wants to offer short-term respite and weekend cover to families? This role is about stepping in for a few hours, an overnight or a couple of days at a time so family carers can rest, run errands or take short breaks. Work is local and often focused on practical support, companionship, medication prompting and personal care tailored to each family’s needs. Right now, 224 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Respite work suits carers who value flexibility and continuity. Many families in Pentonville and nearby areas want someone dependable for a Saturday morning, a Sunday afternoon or a bank-holiday block of cover. You’ll decide whether you want occasional weekend swaps, regular weekend clients or short weekday stays — all while keeping control of your diary and the type of care you provide.
PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers directly with families across Pentonville and Camden, and around Clerkenwell, Angel, Kings Cross, St Pancras, Farringdon and Barnsbury. Carers set their own rates and choose their clients, hours and service area. Typical roles fall within £18.80–£20 per hour and you stay self-employed and in charge of your income choices.
We make the admin straightforward: PrimeCarers finds clients and handles contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you work through the platform, so you can focus on the care. If you currently work through an agency and want more control over your weekends, this is an easy way to move to self-directed work while keeping predictable, platform-supported admin.
To join you 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 two verifiable references. You choose the types of respite you’re happy to provide — from companionship and meal prep to personal care and simple moving-and-handling tasks — and families contact you based on your profile and availability.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. PrimeCarers supports payments, contracts and client introductions so you can spend more time caring and less time on paperwork. If you’re based in Pentonville and want to offer reliable, compassionate weekend or short-term respite that helps family carers rest easy, create your profile today and start choosing the work that fits your life.
What carers earn around Pentonville
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 1308 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1114 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2145 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Pentonville
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 1308 carers within 30km of Pentonville 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 Pentonville are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Pentonville.
Register as a carerWhat you get with PrimeCarers
Set your rates
You choose what to charge and which offers to accept, keeping control of your earnings.
Flexible hours
Pick weekend shifts, short blocks or occasional cover to suit your life and availability.
Meaningful work
Provide respite that makes a real difference to families and their long-term carers.
Admin & protection
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, upload your experience and references, and request or arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed.
- 2
Choose work you want
Families contact you for short-term or weekend respite; you accept clients and set your availability.
- 3
Get support while you work
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included during booked shifts.
Questions carers often ask
Short-term and weekend cover varies by family. Typical tasks include companionship, meal preparation, help with personal care, mobility support and medication prompting. You decide what you’ll accept on your profile.
Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed: you set your own rates, choose clients and control hours and service area.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can begin seeing client requests soon after approval.
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 Pentonville through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
