Hourly Care Assistant Jobs in Thornhill

PrimeCarers is connecting experienced, self-employed carers with families in and around Thornhill for daytime, hourly home care. These are ongoing opportunities to provide personal care, help with meals, support with medication and run errands for people who want to stay comfortable at home. You’ll work as a self-employed carer, choosing which clients, hours and neighbourhoods you cover in Thornhill and nearby towns.

New care jobs in the area are posted on PrimeCarers throughout the year.

Typical work is made up of short daytime visits and scheduled hourly shifts. You might support someone with personal care and mobility, prepare meals, prompt or administer medication within an agreed plan, or pop out to collect shopping and prescriptions. Visits are usually in clients’ own homes across Thornhill and the surrounding area, including parts of Dumfries and Galloway.

This opportunity suits experienced carers who want more control than traditional agency models. If you value flexibility, direct relationships with families and the ability to set your own working pattern, joining PrimeCarers could be a good fit. You set your own rates and availability — typical local rates are £15–£25 per hour — and you decide which bookings to accept.

PrimeCarers finds clients for you and manages the paperwork: we handle contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you’re working on an assignment. That means you can focus on care, not chasing payments or paperwork. Applying takes minutes; profiles typically go live within days of verification.

What we ask for

• At least 1 year of professional care experience.
• An Enhanced DBS check — PrimeCarers can help arrange one if needed.
• The right to work in the UK.
• Verifiable references from recent care roles.

You will remain self-employed throughout, setting your own hourly rate and choosing clients in Thornhill, or nearby villages such as Sanquhar, Newbridge Drive, Kelloholm, Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Moffat. PrimeCarers supports flexible, local work so you can build a schedule that fits your life.

To get started, create a profile, add your experience and references, and upload any checks you already have. If you’re ready to move away from rigid rotas and want to work more directly with families in Thornhill and across Dumfries and Galloway, it takes just minutes to apply and only days for your profile to go live after verification.

If you have questions about requirements, DBS checks or how invoicing works, our local team in Thornhill can help — we’re here to make the move to self-employed care straightforward and secure.