Private Carer Jobs in Walworth

Private, hourly home care in Walworth for daytime visits: helping clients with personal care, preparing meals, prompting or administering medication, supporting mobility and running errands. These are ongoing self-employed opportunities for carers who want to work directly with families in their own homes.

Right now, 151 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This role suits experienced carers who value flexible hours and more control than typical agency work. You’ll visit people in their homes for short daytime calls and regular hourly visits, helping them keep independence and dignity. Work is local to Walworth and the wider Southwark area, so you’ll often be near familiar streets and community hubs.

Typical duties include:

• Personal care such as washing, dressing and continence support
• Meal preparation and feeding assistance where needed
• Medication prompting or administration as agreed with the client
• Shopping, errands and light domestic tasks to help clients stay at home

Pay and flexibility: carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Many carers on the platform work within £18.89–£21 per hour and choose the shifts and clients that suit their life. You choose your hours, your service area and which referrals to accept. PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you’re working on a booking.

Requirements to join are practical and straightforward: 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. You’ll need to provide evidence of these before your profile goes live.

Applying takes minutes. Profiles typically go live within days of verification, and you remain in control: pick clients, reject referrals that don’t fit, and build a diary that suits you. Many carers who move from agencies enjoy more predictable daytime work and a better work–life balance around Walworth, Elephant and Castle, Kennington, Burgess Park, Oval, Camberwell and Newington via Elephant and Castle, Kennington, Burgess Park, Oval, Camberwell and Newington.

If you’re ready to move away from rigid rota systems and take more control of your care work, PrimeCarers gives you the platform and admin support while you remain self-employed. Sign up, add your experience and references, and start seeing suitable client leads nearby in Walworth and across Southwark within days.