Self Employed Carer
Being your own boss. Choosing your clients and locations.
Comfortable Accommodation, Rewarding Work, Good Money
Registration and Documentation
Join Our Team with Essential Proofs
Once you have registered with us and provided evidence of your work experience, references, and training certificates, a CRB check will be carried out, which you will need to pay for. Please ensure you provide proof of self-employment by bringing either your tax return or P45.
Find Opportunities That Match Your Skills
Once you are accepted to join the team, we will match your skills and preferences with the clients available in our database. Great care is taken to ensure our clients and carers are matched as closely as possible, resulting in suitable placements. We operate across the country and offer various lengths of contracts.
Carer Payment and Reimbursement Guide
Self-Employed Carers and Assignment Invoices
All the carers that we introduce to clients are self-employed. You will produce an invoice at the end of your assignment. This would normally have your fee for that assignment, travel expenses, and any other expenses you may have incurred during your stay. Keep any invoices that are related to you being reimbursed for that particular assignment.
Submitting and Processing Invoices
You would normally present your invoice a couple of days before. This enables you to get a cheque into the bank before you leave and give it a chance to clear. Some clients like to do a BACS transfer, but that is between you and the client.
Information
Tax Registration Help
As a person, you will need to register with the Inland Revenue. You will find information on the self-employment website. www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/. If you are unsure where your tax office is, please contact the office we are always willing to help.
Planning for Your Retirement
Consider Your Own Pension Arrangements
If you are self-employed, you don’t get the benefit of employer pension contributions, so you need to consider your own arrangements. It would be wise to consider donating a small amount towards your retirement age. Saving into a pension gives valuable tax relief, with changes to the system from April 2015 ensuring you have the freedom to use your fund as you wish at retirement.
Pension Options
Options include stakeholder pensions, which are simple and have capped charges, as well as low, flexible minimum contributions. Alternatively, you could go for a self-invested personal pension, with wider investment choice.
Additional Savings for Retirement
If you have already built up a substantial fund, you continue to save into ISA or other savings vehicles instead, but make sure you continue to set money aside for retirement.
Learn More
For more information, check out the following link regarding pensions:
Visit NEST Pensions