Self-employed carers wanted

Dementia Carer Jobs in Woodgate

Support local families, set your own rates — typical roles around £18.80–£22 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

Supporting people with dementia at home is deeply personal work. In Woodgate you’ll help keep routines steady, offer gentle companionship, and preserve familiar surroundings so people can live well where they feel most comfortable. Right now, 12 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

These ongoing self-employed roles are for experienced carers who prefer one-to-one, home-based dementia support in Woodgate and nearby areas such as Bognor Regis, Chichester, Arundel, Littlehampton, Selsey and Lodge Hill. You’ll focus on patience, consistency and small, practical ways to reduce anxiety — supporting meals, personal care, safe mobility, meaningful activity and clear communication. Many families want someone who understands how routine, environment and small cues can make a big difference.

PrimeCarers connects you directly with families and takes care of contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work. You set your own rates (typical rates sit around £18.80–£22 per hour), choose which clients to work with and plan hours that suit you. That makes this a good fit if you’re thinking of moving away from agency rotas and office-driven targets, and want more control over how and where you work in Woodgate and across West Sussex.

Who this suits:

  • Experienced carers — you need at least one year of professional care experience and verifiable references.
  • Dementia-aware — calm, patient communication and an ability to work with routines and familiar objects.
  • Self-employed — you’ll manage your own tax and business affairs while PrimeCarers handles finding clients and payments.

Essential requirements to join are an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK, and verifiable references. You don’t need to wait for a single advertised shift — this page advertises ongoing opportunities across Woodgate, not one specific opening. Applying takes minutes, and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can start being visible to local families quickly.

How it works in practice: choose the clients and hours that suit you, agree terms directly, and keep the aspects of care that matter to you — whether that’s short visits to maintain routine, longer companionship calls, or live-in arrangements for more constant support. PrimeCarers will handle client finding, contracts, and secure payments so you can concentrate on delivering consistent, person-centred dementia care.

If you want to work independently while keeping the reassurance of support behind you, join carers supporting families in Woodgate. Create your profile, confirm your checks and references, and begin offering compassionate, routine-focused dementia care across Woodgate and the surrounding towns.

What carers earn around Woodgate

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 57 carers in the area

£18.80–£22 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 44 carers in the area

£17–£20 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2046 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Woodgate

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

The arithmeticA weekA month

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 57 carers within 30km of Woodgate on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 12 hourly and night placements within 30km of Woodgate are open at the moment.

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

Register as a carer

Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

Stay self-employed and choose the hourly rate that works for you.

Flexible hours

Pick the shifts, days and locations that suit your life and commitments.

Meaningful work

Provide consistent, routine-focused care for people living with dementia.

Support while you work

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included.

How to get started

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply online in minutes and describe your care experience and availability.

  2. 2

    Verify checks

    Provide references and an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this).

  3. 3

    Choose clients

    Profiles go live within days; select the families and hours that suit you.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. An Enhanced DBS is required to join PrimeCarers. If you don’t yet have one, PrimeCarers can assist you with arrangements and guidance on getting checks in place.

You set your own rates as a self-employed carer. Typical roles for dementia care are shown around £18.80–£22 per hour, but the final rate is your choice.

PrimeCarers finds families, manages contracts, handles invoicing and secure payments, and includes insurance while you’re working with a client.

Yes. You decide which families to work with, your service area and the hours you accept — ideal if you want more control than agency work offers.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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