PrimeCarers — self-employed night care
Night Care Assistant Jobs in Shenley Green
Set your own rates, choose your nights — typical rates around £17–£18 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 as a night care assistant in Shenley Green supporting adults in their own homes through waking or sleeping nights so families can rest. These ongoing self-employed opportunities focus on overnight care: monitoring, personal support, companionship and assisting with usual night-time tasks while relatives sleep or are away. Right now, 25 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
On PrimeCarers you’re self-employed and in control. You set your own rates and choose which clients, hours and service area suit you; typical rates sit around £17–£18 per hour for night work. We match you with families across Shenley Green and nearby areas such as Shenley Fields, Middle Quinton, Weoley Castle, Bartley Green, Weoley Hill and Frankley and handle the paperwork so you can get on with care. PrimeCarers finds clients, draws up contracts, manages invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work. Applying takes minutes and verified profiles typically go live within days.
This kind of overnight work suits experienced carers who prefer the focus and continuity of nights — whether you’re used to waking nights providing hands-on support or sleep-in shifts providing reassurance and observation. Typical night tasks include checking on comfort and safety, supporting with toileting or repositioning, prompting medication, and offering calm company. You’ll often be the person families trust to give them a full night’s rest, and your experience across the West Midlands will make a real difference.
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. Because carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed you decide how many nights you take and where you cover in Shenley Green and the wider West Midlands. If you’re considering moving away from agency rotas, this model gives more control over time, rates and the clients you work with. For reference, rates are typically shown as £18.50–£20 per hour for hourly night care and £145–£160 per day for day live-in cover.
Ready to see what is available? Create a profile in minutes, upload your documents and start browsing night care opportunities near Shenley Green. Profiles usually go live within days of verification, and then you can accept the night shifts that suit your life and skills.
What carers earn around Shenley 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 329 carers in the area
£18.50–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 266 carers in the area
£17–£18 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2567 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Shenley 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
£61
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£265
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£18 a night x 4
£72
£312
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £10.80
- £46.80
You receive
£15.30 a night
£61.20
£265.20
A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift 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 266 carers within 30km of Shenley Green on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 25 hourly and night placements within 30km of Shenley Green are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Shenley Green.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and free to set the price you want for night work, guided by £17–£18 per hour.
Choose the nights you want
Pick waking or sleep-in nights, the hours that fit your life and the clients you prefer.
Meaningful, focused work
Provide consistent overnight support that helps families rest and clients stay at home.
We handle the admin
PrimeCarers finds clients, manages contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up online — it takes minutes. Add experience and contact details so families can find you.
- 2
Verify & go live
Upload your DBS and references. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed and profiles usually go live within days.
- 3
Choose nights & get paid
Browse matches in Shenley Green, accept the night shifts you want and get paid via the platform.
Frequently asked questions
You must have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. An Enhanced DBS is required; PrimeCarers can assist if you need to arrange one.
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. That means you set your own rates, choose clients and manage your hours while using the platform for client matching and payments.
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments so you receive cleared payments for the nights you work. Insurance is included while you are working with a matched client.
Work ranges from waking nights with active personal care and observations to sleep-in nights providing reassurance and safety checks. Tasks depend on each family's needs and your skills.
We match carers across Shenley Green and nearby areas such as Shenley Fields, Middle Quinton, Weoley Castle, Bartley Green, Weoley Hill and Frankley in the West Midlands. You choose the service area you’ll cover.
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 Shenley Green through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
