Care jobs in Lochgelly
Lochgelly has 5 registered home care services, run by 4 providers, and 3 of the 4 with Care Inspectorate grades are Good or better on every theme. 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 Lochgelly right now. Care employers recruit near-continuously, so approaching them directly often beats waiting for a vacancy.
- Registered care services
- 5
- run by 4 providers.
- Graded Good or better
- 3 of 4
- on every theme, of the services with Care Inspectorate grades. Care Inspectorate
- Legal minimum, 21 and over
- £12.71 an hour
- from April 2026. Travel time between visits counts towards it. GOV.UK
Care employers in Lochgelly
- Eidyn Care (Fife) LimitedCare Inspectorate: Good to Very good, Dec 2025
- Ark Fife WestCare Inspectorate: Good to Very good, Feb 2025
- Ark Fife WestCare Inspectorate: Good to Very good, Feb 2025
- Comprehensive Care & Support ServicesCare Inspectorate: Adequate, Mar 2025
- Rock Trust Fife and West LothianNot yet rated
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Questions about care work in Lochgelly
- How much do care workers get paid in Lochgelly?
- 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 Lochgelly?
- 5 registered home care services operate in Lochgelly, run by 4 providers. 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 Lochgelly?
- 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.