Care jobs in Alford
Alford has 6 registered home care services, run by 4 providers, and the one with a CQC rating is rated below Good. The legal minimum for anyone aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour from April 2026, and time spent travelling between visits counts towards it.
No live adverts near Alford right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.
- Registered care services
- 6
- run by 4 providers.
- Rated Good or Outstanding
- 0 of 1
- of the services with a CQC rating; too few to compare with England fairly. Care Quality Commission
- Legal minimum, 21 and over
- £12.71 an hour
- from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK
Care employers in Alford
- The GablesCQC: Requires improvement, Aug 2021
- CSL AlfordNot yet rated
- The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - AberdeenshireCare Inspectorate: Good, Dec 2025
- The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - AberdeenshireCare Inspectorate: Good, Dec 2025
- Potters Independent LivingCare Inspectorate: Good to Very good, Feb 2025
- Potters Independent Living LtdNot yet rated
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Questions about care work in Alford
- How much do care workers get paid in Alford?
- The legal minimum for care workers aged 21 or over is £12.71 an hour, and travel time between visits counts towards it. Local advertised pay will show here once enough adverts are live.
- How many care companies are there in Alford?
- 6 registered home care services operate in Alford, run by 4 providers, including 4 registered in Scotland. Each branch is registered and inspected separately, so check the record of the branch you would work for.
- Is travel time paid for care workers in Alford?
- Time spent travelling between visits is working time and counts towards the minimum wage, averaged over your pay period. Some employers pay it separately and some build it into the hourly rate. Ask at interview, and check the employer pages here for what each provider has told us.