Self-employed carers wanted
Companionship Carer Jobs in Wallingford
Choose clients and hours, set your own rates — typically £19–£22 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
PrimeCarers connects experienced, self-employed companionship carers with families in Wallingford looking for friendly, reliable company. This role focuses on conversation, outings, hobbies and light help around the home — the kind of support that brings reassurance and companionship rather than clinical care. You’ll be choosing the clients, hours and service area that suit you while PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments and provides insurance for the time you work. £19–£22 per hour
Right now, 8 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.Companionship visits typically include chatting over tea, accompanying someone to local appointments or shops, helping with light household tasks and supporting hobbies or short outings. These roles suit experienced carers who enjoy conversation and practical help, want predictable daytime work or a few regular visits a week, and prefer the freedom of being self-employed rather than agency rostering.
Work is available across Wallingford and nearby towns such as Didcot, Watlington, Abingdon, Cowley, Henley on Thames and Oxford. You set where you travel to within your chosen service area, and PrimeCarers matches you with families whose needs and schedules fit yours. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this) and verifiable references. PrimeCarers will support you with client introductions, contract paperwork and invoicing so you can focus on care. You remain self-employed, set your own rates and choose your clients and hours.
If you’re based in Wallingford or elsewhere in Oxfordshire and want more control over who you work with and when, creating a profile is a quick way to see what local companionship work is available. There is no single advertised shift on this page — we’re advertising ongoing self-employed opportunities across the area. Your profile lets families find you for the companionship work you want to do.
What carers earn around Wallingford
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 72 carers in the area
£19–£22 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 69 carers in the area
£17–£20 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2487 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Wallingford
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
£420
25 hours a week, before tax
A month
£1,820
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£21 an hour x 25
£525
£2,275
PrimeCarers commission
20%, VAT included
- £105
- £455
You receive
£16.80 an hour
£420
£1,820
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 72 carers within 30km of Wallingford on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 8 hourly and night placements within 30km of Wallingford are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Wallingford.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and in control of your pay and availability.
Flexible hours
Choose the visits and hours that fit your life across Wallingford and nearby areas.
Meaningful companionship
Work focused on conversation, outings and hobbies — building trusted relationships.
Practical support
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes and describe the companionship care you offer.
- 2
Verify and upload checks
Provide one year’s professional care experience, references and an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange it).
- 3
Get matched and start
PrimeCarers introduces you to families, handles contracts and payments, and your profile goes live within days.
Frequently asked questions
No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You set your rates, choose clients and select your hours.
Families look for help with conversation, social trips, light household tasks and hobby support — essentially reassurance and company rather than intensive personal care.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, verifiable references, the right to work in the UK and an Enhanced DBS check. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if needed.
Applying takes minutes and profiles usually go live within days of verification. Once live, PrimeCarers will introduce suitable families in and around Wallingford.
We find clients, manage contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance cover for the time you work with a family.
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 Wallingford through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.