Self-employed care work in your area
Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Soho
Set your own rates and hours — typical roles around £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
Support people living with dementia in their own homes across Soho. This work focuses on patience, predictable routines and keeping clients in familiar surroundings — helping with daily tasks, encouraging activity, maintaining mealtimes and offering calm companionship. Right now, 227 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
These opportunities suit experienced carers who prefer one-to-one work and value continuity; many families ask for carers who can build routines and stay consistent over months. You’ll work around Soho and nearby areas such as Chinatown, St Giles, St Jamess, Lee, Greenhill and Mayfair and may visit homes across Westminster when a family requests local support.
PrimeCarers is built for people who want to be self-employed and in control. Carers set their own rates and choose their own clients, hours and service area. Typical roles show rates around £18.80–£20 per hour. We introduce you to families, handle contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you work — so you can focus on care, not paperwork.
What the work involves: dementia support at home means starting with familiar routines and small, meaningful tasks — supporting personal care with dignity, prompting and cueing, simple activities to reduce distress, light household tasks and companionship. Expect to work calmly, repeat instructions gently, and protect familiar patterns like favourite chairs, mealtimes and morning rituals.
Who this suits: carers with empathy, patience and solid experience in dementia care. Ideal if you’re leaving agency life and want clearer continuity of care, fewer last-minute changes and more say over who you work for.
Requirements to join
- At least 1 year of professional care experience.
- An Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one).
- The right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
How to apply: set up a profile — it takes minutes. Once we verify your documents and references profiles typically go live within days. From there we’ll introduce you to families; you decide which requests to accept.
If you want reliable, respectful home-based dementia work in Soho — with admin and payments taken care of and the freedom to set your own terms — PrimeCarers is designed for you. Create your profile and start choosing the clients who best match your approach to care.
What carers earn around Soho
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 1297 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1101 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2141 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Soho
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 1297 carers within 30km of Soho on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 227 hourly and night placements within 30km of Soho are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Soho.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers in Soho
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and choose the hourly rate that works for you. Set fees that reflect your experience.
Flexible hours
Choose clients, shifts and the area you cover across Soho and nearby neighbourhoods.
Meaningful dementia work
Support continuity of care at home—focus on routines, reassurance and building trusting relationships.
Admin & insurance handled
PrimeCarers finds families, issues contracts, handles invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, upload your documents and references. We can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed.
- 2
Get introduced
We match you with families seeking dementia support in Soho and Westminster. You review requests and decide which to accept.
- 3
Work and get paid
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you care.
Common questions
You need 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 help you arrange this if you don’t have one yet.
No. You are self-employed and choose which families and shifts to accept. You have full control over your hours and service area.
Experience supporting people with memory loss, confusion or cognitive decline in any care setting counts. We look for practical, person-centred examples of how you reduce distress and maintain routines.
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments on your behalf. We process family payments and transfer funds to you, removing the need to chase invoices yourself.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Local demand varies, but many carers begin receiving introductions soon after going live.
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 Soho through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.