For carers on the West Sussex coast

Care for people on the West Sussex coast. Keep the earnings too.

Work for yourself, not an agency. Selotape gives you clients, scheduling, invoicing and compliance in one app, so the rate families pay reaches you.

No monthly fee. Selotape takes 6% of what you bill, never more than £60 a month per client.

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A typical week, 30 hours of care

Employed by an agency£0

£12.97 / hour

Self-employed with Selotape£0

£19.19 / hour, the local average

More in your pocket every week+£0

Before tax, costs and Selotape's fee. Agency pay is the local average for a care worker; the self-employed rate is what carers on the West Sussex coast charge on average. Sources below.

Why the West Sussex coast.

More than a quarter of people along this coast are 65 or older, in a string of towns a short drive apart.

Covering Worthing, Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, Chichester, Shoreham-by-Sea, Lancing, Selsey, Arundel and the areas around them.

the West Sussex coast

about 19,000

people aged 85 and over

1 in 25

people here is 85 or over, against 1 in 40 across the UK

6%

of what you bill is all Selotape takes, never more than £60 a month per client.

Population figures are ONS mid-2023 estimates for the council areas covering the West Sussex coast. Agency pay: Skills for Care, March 2026. Self-employed rates: what carers here advertise online, October 2026.

Set your own rate

You decide what an hour of your care is worth, and families see it up front. Self-employed carers on the West Sussex coast charge from £14.20, £19.19 an hour on average.

Choose clients close to home

You set how far you will travel. We introduce you to families nearby, so your week is visits, not driving between them.

The paperwork is handled

Invoices, payments, contracts, and your DBS and insurance renewal dates all live in one app, and you can download your records for your accountant whenever you like.

Founding carers on the West Sussex coast

Be one of the first 20 Founding Carers on the West Sussex coast.

Under a minute. You'll get your own link to bring carers you've worked with, and we talk to everyone before anything goes live.

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Taking Founding Carers in West Sussex coast: 20 of 20 places left.

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No sick pay or guaranteed hours: you run your own business, and we handle the paperwork. How self-employment works

We'll email you about your place and when the West Sussex coast opens, and nothing else. Privacy

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Questions about tax, insurance or getting paid? Read the answers. Looking for care for someone on the West Sussex coast rather than giving it? Start here instead.