Tight, local rounds
We work from Bretby, between Burton and Swadlincote. Short journeys between visits mean less unpaid time in the car and a schedule that actually holds together.
Join us
Care work, organised properly
If you have ever left a shift knowing you could have done the job better with ten more minutes and a decent care plan, we would like to talk to you.
We are recruiting
Luxuricare is actively recruiting — Care Assistants in particular, and from time to time Care Coordinators, a Registered Manager and a Compliance Officer.
Register your interest and your details come straight to us rather than into a recruitment portal. Pay and terms are published below, because you should not have to apply to find out what a job pays.
Careers
Care work that is properly paid, properly trained and properly supported.
Careers
Care work that is properly paid, properly trained and properly supported.
The team you would be joining
Small, local, and organised around the work
These are our own photographs — our carers, our clients and our own community work, not a stock library. If you join us, this is the team in the pictures.
Pay, mileage, training rates and pension are published further down this page. You should not have to apply for a job to find out what it pays.
Why here
What is different about working at Luxuricare
Four things that change the day-to-day experience of the job.
Visit times we protect
A 45-minute call is worked as 45 minutes. We are not going to book you for a round that only works if you cut every visit short and never stop.
Proper systems behind you
Care plans and notes in Birdie, policies through QCS, learning through Lumis. You will not be working from memory and goodwill.
A small team, not a call centre
You will know the people you work with and the people you support. If something needs sorting, you are speaking to someone who can sort it.
Roles
The kinds of role we recruit for
These are the roles a domiciliary care company like ours has. They are not a list of current vacancies — tell us which sounds like you and we will be honest about what is available.
Care Assistant
Delivering personal care and companionship visits across Burton and Swadlincote.
Learn moreSenior Care Assistant
Supporting colleagues in the field alongside your own visits.
Learn moreCare Coordinator
Planning rotas and keeping visits running smoothly for everyone.
Learn moreField Care Supervisor
Spot checks, supervisions and hands-on support for the care team.
Learn moreRegistered Manager
Leading service quality, compliance and the wider care team.
Learn moreDeputy Manager
Supporting the management of day-to-day care delivery.
Learn moreOffice / Administration
Keeping records, scheduling and communication organised.
Learn moreRecruitment
Finding and welcoming the right people into the care team.
Learn morePay and terms
What a Care Assistant role pays
Published up front, including the part most adverts leave out.
£16.00
per hour — drivers
If you drive and have access to a car.
£15.00
per hour — non-drivers
The rate where a car is not part of the role.
£0.35
per mile
Mileage paid for travel between visits.
£12.75
per hour — training
Training time is paid, not expected for free.
Terms
- Workplace pension — 3% employer, 5% employee.
- Zero-hours contracts, with flexible working arrangements.
- A rolling rota of around 3.5 days per week is available where applicable.
- A driving licence and access to a car are required for care roles.
The bit other adverts leave out
Travel time between visits is not paid separately. Mileage is paid at £0.35 per mile, and training time is paid at £12.75 per hour.
We would rather you knew that before applying than discovered it on your first payslip. It is also why we keep rounds geographically tight — less unpaid time in the car is better for everyone.
Work it out yourself
What could your year look like?
Slide in your expected hours and mileage and see the whole package — care pay, mileage, holiday pot and pension — for the week, month and year, all inclusive.
An illustration, not an offer. Real hours depend on the rounds genuinely available, confirmed before you accept anything. Training time is paid separately at £12.75 an hour. Travel time between visits is not paid separately — mileage is.
Your pay, week by week
Care pay
40 hrs × £16.00
£640.00/wk
£2,773.33 a month, £33,280.00 a year
Mileage
4 miles per hour × 40 hrs = 160 miles × £0.35
£56.00/wk
£242.67 a month, £2,912.00 a year
Holiday pot
12.7% of care pay — 5.1 paid holiday hours a week
£81.28/wk
£352.21 a month, £4,226.56 a year
Employer pension
3% the business adds
£19.20/wk
£83.20 a month, £998.40 a year
Care pay + mileage (before tax)
£696.00/wk
- Per week
- £696.00
- Average month
- £3,016.00
- Per year
- £36,192.00
Your total package, all inclusive
£41,416.96 a year
- A week
- £796.48
- Average month
- £3,451.41
- A year
- £41,416.96
Care pay plus mileage plus holiday pot plus the 3% pension we add — everything that goes into a year working here, including 264 paid holiday hours over the year. Holiday pay is shown as an accrual, and employer pension is an additional benefit rather than weekly cash pay.
What supports you
The tools you get
Carers are usually let down by the organisation around them rather than by their own effort. These three systems exist so that does not happen here.
BirdieCare planning & digital records
Organised digital care planning, visit notes and continuity of information, so everyone supporting a person is working from the same picture.
QCSPolicies & compliance
Structured policies and procedures that support professional standards across everything we do.
LumisStaff e-learning
Ongoing e-learning and staff development, so our team keeps building on what they know.
Register your interest
A couple of minutes, and it comes straight to us.
Questions about working here
Are you recruiting at the moment?
Yes. We are actively recruiting — Care Assistants in particular, and from time to time Care Coordinators, a Registered Manager and a Compliance Officer. Register your interest and we will come back to you.
Do I need care experience?
Not always. Practical care skills can be taught to the right person, and some of the best carers came from retail, hospitality or looking after their own family. What is much harder to teach is patience, reliability and the instinct to notice when something is not right.
What are the hours like?
Visiting care work is built around when people need support, which means mornings, lunchtimes and evenings are the busiest parts of the day. We will discuss a pattern that genuinely works for you rather than agreeing to something neither side can sustain.
What does a Care Assistant get paid?
£16.00 per hour if you drive, £15.00 per hour if you do not. Mileage is paid at £0.35 per mile. Training is paid at £12.75 per hour. Travel time between visits is not paid separately — we would rather tell you that plainly than let you find out later.
Is there a pension?
Yes. Luxuricare contributes 3% and the employee contribution is 5%, under the standard workplace pension arrangement.
What kind of contract is it?
Zero-hours contracts, with flexible working arrangements. Where it applies, there is also a rolling rota option of around 3.5 days per week. We will be straight with you about what hours are realistically available before you accept anything.
Do I need a driving licence?
Yes — a driving licence and access to a car are required for our care roles. Visits are spread across Burton, Swadlincote and the surrounding villages, and the rounds do not work otherwise.
What checks do I need to pass?
An enhanced DBS check, identity and right-to-work verification, and references. These are requirements of working in regulated care, and they are completed before anyone visits a person's home.
What training will I get?
Induction before you work independently, then ongoing learning through Lumis, our e-learning platform. Our policies and procedures are structured through QCS, so what you are taught matches how we actually work.
How do I apply?
Fill in the form on this page. It takes a couple of minutes, and it goes straight to us rather than into a recruitment portal.
Think this sounds like you?
Register your interest, or call 01283 357801 and talk to us directly. We read everything that comes in.