Care jobs in Melrose
Melrose has 5 registered home care services, run by 4 providers, and all 5 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 Melrose 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
- 5 of 5
- 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 Melrose
- Penumbra - Borders Supported Living ServiceCare Inspectorate: Very good to Excellent, Apr 2026
- The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Scottish Borders - Care at HomeCare Inspectorate: Good, Sept 2025
- Bright Care (Borders)Care Inspectorate: Very good, Nov 2024
- Bright Care (Borders)Care Inspectorate: Very good, Nov 2024
- Scottish Borders Council Continuing Care ServiceCare Inspectorate: Good to Very good, Nov 2024
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Questions about care work in Melrose
- How much do care workers get paid in Melrose?
- 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 Melrose?
- 5 registered home care services operate in Melrose, 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 Melrose?
- 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.