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Dementia Support Carer Jobs in Waltham Cross
Self-employed dementia care — set your own rates and hours (typical range: £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
Working as a self-employed dementia support carer in Waltham Cross gives you the chance to help people stay safe and calm in their own homes while keeping the freedom to run your own day. You’ll support people who benefit from patience, predictable routines and the comfort of familiar surroundings — helping with companionship, prompting medication and meals, supporting personal care, and keeping household life steady for people living with dementia in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
Right now, 176 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
This is an ongoing opportunity for experienced carers who want to move away from agency shifts and take more control. Carers on PrimeCarers set their own rates and choose the clients, hours and area they cover. Many carers on the platform work around Freezywater, Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Bulls Cross, Enfield Wash and Waltham Abbey and across Waltham Cross. Typical rates vary — carers on PrimeCarers commonly advertise within £18.80–£20 per hour depending on experience and services offered.
PrimeCarers finds you local families and handles the paperwork so you can focus on care. We take care of contracts, invoicing and payments, and we include insurance while you work. That means you can be self-employed without taking on all the admin alone. You choose which referrals to accept and keep the control over your diary.
The kind of support you might provide includes:
- Building predictable daily routines and activity plans to reduce anxiety
- Companionship, memory prompts and meaningful conversation
- Prompting or assisting with medication, meals and hydration
- Support with personal care and safe mobility within the home
- Light household tasks that keep a familiar environment
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify profiles quickly: applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
If you’re an experienced carer who values patience, continuity and working in people’s own homes, PrimeCarers can connect you with families in Waltham Cross and nearby areas. You remain self-employed, choose your work and keep more of what you earn while we support the admin side.
Ready to get started? Create a profile, upload checks and references, and begin choosing local dementia support opportunities that fit your skills and life.
What carers earn around Waltham Cross
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 996 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 853 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2245 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Waltham Cross
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 996 carers within 30km of Waltham Cross on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 176 hourly and night placements within 30km of Waltham Cross are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Waltham Cross.
Register as a carerWhat PrimeCarers gives you
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and choose the rate that suits you — many carers advertise around £18.80–£20 per hour.
Choose your hours
Pick the shifts, days and working area that fit your life. Work full days, evenings or shorter calls.
Meaningful, consistent work
Support clients with dementia in their own homes, building routines and relationships that make a real difference.
Admin and insurance covered
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, add your experience and references, and upload checks. PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS.
- 2
Choose the clients you want
We introduce local families; you decide which matches suit your skills and diary.
- 3
Work and get paid
We manage contracts and payments, and insurance is included while you care.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You need at least one year of professional care experience and verifiable references. We look for carers who understand the needs of people living with dementia.
An Enhanced DBS check is required. If you don’t have one, PrimeCarers can help you arrange it. You’ll also need the right to work in the UK.
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments on your behalf so you’re paid for the care you provide. Insurance is included while you work.
Yes. You choose your service area and which clients to accept. Many carers cover Waltham Cross and nearby places such as Freezywater, Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Bulls Cross, Enfield Wash and Waltham Abbey.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can begin choosing local dementia support opportunities quickly.
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 Waltham Cross through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.