Care for more people.
Travel to fewer places.

We are looking for experienced self-employed private carers to support our homeowners across the Platinum Skies communities in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Each one is a purpose-built community where every home is a short walk from the next.

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Where you come in

Across our Platinum Skies communities, homeowners live independently in their own homes, and many benefit from a little extra help to stay that way. That is where Tender Loving Care comes in, and where you come in too.

We work with a trusted network of self-employed private carers who provide personal care, companionship and support directly to our homeowners. It is not agency work. You set your own rate, choose your own hours, and build relationships with clients you will see again and again, rather than a different face every visit.

Our Communities

Six communities, one principle

TLC works across Platinum Skies communities in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, ranging from 50 to 200 homes each. Whichever you are closest to, homeowners live close together by design, rather than scattered across a town.

Wiltshire

Chapters

Salisbury

Somerset

Quantock House

Taunton

Dorset

Mulberry Fields

Sherborne

Dorset

Esprit

Poole town centre

Dorset

Vista

Parkstone, Poole

Dorset

Monterey

Christchurch

The opportunity

One site. Many clients. Far less time on the road.

Most self-employed carers lose real earning time to travel between appointments scattered across a wide area. At a Platinum Skies community, that problem mostly disappears. Whether the community has 50 homes or 200, you can build a caseload of clients who live a short walk from one another, so more of your working day is spent caring rather than commuting.

  • Personal careWashing, dressing, mobility support
  • Medication remindersSimple, regular check-ins
  • Light domestic helpMeal preparation and household tasks
  • CompanionshipWellbeing checks and conversation
£16–£26
Typical hourly rate for private care across our Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire communities
Why carers choose us

Built around how you actually work

Cluster your clients

Multiple homeowners, one site, minutes apart.

You are in control

Your rate, your hours, your working relationship with each client.

Real continuity

Homeowners want a familiar face, not a rotating rota.

No cold calling

We handle introductions to homeowners actively looking for support.

On-site support

A Community Manager who knows every homeowner is always on hand.

Part of something bigger

Supporting the mission behind TLC across our communities and counting.

What we are looking for

Is this you?

  • Experience providing personal careSelf-employed, agency or care-setting background all welcome
  • Full public liability insuranceOr willingness to arrange this
  • Enhanced DBS checkOr willingness to obtain one
  • Reliable and independentWarm, and comfortable working on your own
  • Local to one of our communitiesIn Dorset, Somerset or Wiltshire
  • Right to work in the UK

A relevant qualification, such as an NVQ or QCF in Health and Social Care, is welcome but not essential if you have solid hands-on experience.

“The Carers are amazing. I cannot thank them enough. They have made such a difference to me.”
Barbara, homeowner
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Ready to get started?

If you are a self-employed private carer looking for steady, local, well-supported work at one of our communities, we would like to hear from you.

If you are a self-employed private carer...

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Prefer to talk it through? Call 01202 114 701 or email TLC@platinumskies.co.uk.