Self-employed companion care

Companion Carer Jobs in Wickwar

Work your way around Wickwar, set your own rates — typical companion work is £19–£24 per hour

  • Set your own rates, with no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

Companion care in Wickwar is about company, conversation and confidence. You’ll spend time chatting, taking clients for short outings, supporting hobbies and offering light help around the home for people whose main need is reassurance and company. Right now, 10 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

This role is ideal if you value time to build a trusting relationship rather than task-focused care. In South Gloucestershire and the surrounding villages you’ll focus on being present: making a cuppa and a conversation, supporting local walks, reading or joining in hobbies, and gently helping with small household tasks when needed.

If you’re already working as a carer and are thinking about moving away from agency routines, this is set up for experienced, self-employed carers who want control. Carers on PrimeCarers choose their own clients, hours and service area, so you can work around family, other jobs or study. Many carers who cover Wickwar also accept bookings in nearby areas such as Yate, Wotton under Edge, Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, Dursley and Woodhouse Park.

Pay is flexible because you set your own rates; typical companion work falls in the range £19–£24 per hour depending on the client and visit. PrimeCarers makes administration straightforward: we find clients, handle contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you work. You remain self-employed and in control of how much you accept and when.

What we ask:

  • 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.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once your profile is live you can review client requests and accept the ones that suit you. PrimeCarers manages payments and paperwork so you can focus on care and companionship.

We’re looking for carers who are reliable, kind and good at listening. If you want regular, meaningful work in and around Wickwar, with the freedom to set your terms, joining PrimeCarers could be the next step. Apply now and have your profile ready to take bookings within days.

What carers earn around Wickwar

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 53 carers in the area

£19–£24 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 45 carers in the area

£17–£21 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2456 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Wickwar

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

£440

25 hours a week, before tax

A month

£1,907

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£22 an hour x 25

£550

£2,383.33

PrimeCarers commission

20%, VAT included

- £110

- £476.67

You receive

£17.60 an hour

£440

£1,906.67

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 53 carers within 30km of Wickwar on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 10 hourly and night placements within 30km of Wickwar are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Wickwar.

Register as a carer

Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

Self-employed carers set their own rates — many charge within £19–£24 per hour.

Choose your hours

Pick the clients, times and service area that fit your life.

Focus on companionship

Spend your time on conversation, outings, hobbies and light home help.

Admin and insurance handled

PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing, payments and provides insurance while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes and add your experience, availability and preferences.

  2. 2

    Get verified

    Provide references and DBS—PrimeCarers can help arrange an Enhanced DBS check.

  3. 3

    Choose clients

    Profiles go live within days; review requests and accept the jobs that suit you.

Common questions

Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers work as self-employed professionals. You set your rates, choose clients and control your hours.

Companion care focuses on company and reassurance: conversation, outings, hobbies, emotional support and light help around the home rather than personal or clinical care.

You need at least 1 year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.

You set your own rates. Typical companion work falls within the advertised range, and PrimeCarers lets you choose what to charge per booking.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, after which you can review and accept client requests that suit you.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around Wickwar through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.