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Home care worker jobs in Victoria

515 care requests a home care worker could take on were submitted across Victoria in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.

Victoria: Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo and regional areas

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Care requests across Victoria

515

requests in 90 days

187

in the last 30 days

0

home care worker profiles on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 515 care requests through Carevo that a home care worker could take on. The services asked for most were household help, personal care and social support. The suburbs with the most were Melbourne (118), Geelong (9), Werribee (8) and Ballarat East (7). 187 of the 515 arrived in the last 30 days.

48% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 37% by a family member or carer. 63% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

  1. Melbourne
    118 requests
  2. Geelong
    9 requests
  3. Werribee
    8 requests
  4. Ballarat East
    7 requests
  5. Bendigo
    6 requests
  6. Burwood
    6 requests
  7. Shepparton
    6 requests
  8. Balaclava
    5 requests
  9. Portland
    5 requests
  10. Wangaratta
    5 requests

A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests of any kind in the window. Distances are straight lines between suburb centres.

Counted from care requests submitted through Carevo between 15 July 2026 and 12 October 2026, in the service categories home care worker work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.

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Home care worker jobs by city in Victoria

Requests within each city's metro area in the last 90 days.

Melbourne 334 requests Ballarat 15 requests Geelong 14 requests Bendigo 7 requests

Support work requested across Victoria

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to home care worker work, newest first. These are examples of recent demand, not confirmed open vacancies or evidence that each request needs this specialist role. Check the scope, credentials and current status before contacting anyone.

  1. NDIS participant in Bendigo, VIC needs household help

    NDIS, plan-managed

  2. Family carer in Footscray, VIC needs household help

    planning ahead

  3. Person needing care in Harcourt, VIC needs household help

    privately funded · needs to start soon

  4. Older person in the South East Melbourne region, VIC needs household help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home

  5. Older person in Melbourne, VIC needs household help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · starting in the coming weeks

  6. NDIS participant in Mulgrave, VIC needs personal care

    NDIS, plan-managed

  7. Support coordinator in Oakleigh, VIC needs personal care

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  8. Support coordinator in Victoria needs personal care, household help and social support

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  9. Family carer in the Eastern Melbourne region, VIC needs personal care

    Home Care Package / Support at Home

  10. Family carer in West Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and social support

    NDIS, self-managed · starting in the coming weeks

  11. Family carer in Wheelers Hill, VIC needs household help and personal care

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  12. Older person in the Bendigo & Ballarat region, VIC needs household help and gardening

    Home Care Package / Support at Home

  13. 503 more related care requests across Victoria in the last 90 days. Register your profile to see them in full and contact the ones that fit (contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request, and up to two workers can contact each request).

Requests are anonymised: no names, contact details or health information are stored or shown. A suburb is named only when it has at least three requests in the window; otherwise the region is shown. Who is asking and the timing are inferred from the request by Carevo's classifier, and timing is described in the past tense once a request is more than 30 days old. Regenerated from Carevo's database at each deployment. How we calculate these numbers.

How the work across Victoria is funded

Of the 493 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 35% were CHSP-funded, 29% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 23% were NDIS plan-managed.

  1. CHSP
    35% (172)
  2. Home Care Package or Support at Home
    29% (145)
  3. NDIS, plan-managed
    23% (114)
  4. NDIS, self-managed
    5% (25)
  5. Privately funded
    5% (23)
  6. NDIS, agency-managed
    2% (8)
  7. DVA
    1% (6)

Share of the 493 requests that stated a funding type. Who can deliver a support under each NDIS arrangement is set by the NDIA: ways to manage your funding.

Responses and competition across Victoria

450

had a provider respond

83

had an independent worker respond

48

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 504 of these requests. A provider responded to 450 and an independent worker responded to 83. No independent worker responded to the other 421; a provider responded to 373 of those. 48 (10%) had no response from any provider or worker through Carevo. Each request goes to providers as well as workers, and up to two independent workers can contact it, so a request with no response on the day it arrives may not stay that way.

No home care worker profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb across Victoria. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.

Home care worker jobs by suburb in Victoria

Suburbs that had their own home care worker requests in the last 90 days, or that people already find through search. Busiest first; the number is that suburb's own requests.

Melbourne area

Every other suburb in Victoria, A to Z (526)

How it works

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. You register once, and the requests near you come to you.

01

Register your availability

Your role, the suburb you work from, how far you will travel, your availability and the checks you hold. About two minutes, and you can change any of it later.

02

You see the requests near you

Open care requests within 30 km that match your services and funding types show on your dashboard, and each new one is emailed to you: area, needs, funding and timing.

03

You contact the ones that fit

Contact details are shown when you choose to contact a request. Up to two workers can contact each one, and providers receive the same requests, so a prompt reply helps.

What home care worker pay looks like

Home care workers providing in-home or community support are usually paid under the SCHADS Award home care stream; those working in residential aged care are instead covered by the Aged Care Award.

Casual employees receive a 25% loading on the ordinary rate (about $36 to $46 an hour on weekdays), with casual weekend and public holiday rates of 1.75x, 2.25x and 2.75x the ordinary rate. Figures are full-time and part-time minimums for employees; independent contractors set their own rates.

How that compares, as of 1 July 2026

$28.86–$36.23

an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, home care employee, Level 2 to 3, full-time (Fair Work pay guide)

$73.58

an hour · NDIS price limit for standard weekday self-care support: the most a provider can bill a participant's plan for that hour, which funds wages, on-costs and overheads. A service price cap, not a worker wage (Pricing Schedule 2026–27)

Work out your own rate with the SCHADS award tool or the pay rate calculator.

Indicative hourly rates based on the SCHADS Award (MA000100), from the Fair Work pay guide effective 1 July 2026 (Fair Work pay guides). Modern award rates are national and do not vary by state. Pay is set by each provider and can be higher under an enterprise agreement. General information only, not financial advice.

Checks, qualifications and what providers look for are the same in every state: home care worker checks and credentials.

Working for yourself

If you plan to take on participants directly rather than joining a provider team, these guides cover the practical side.

Become an independent support worker on Carevo Step-by-step guide to going independent How independent support workers find NDIS clients Mable vs Hireup vs Carevo for support workers Getting support worker insurance Service agreement template Pay rate calculator SCHADS award rates tool

Frequently asked questions

Does Carevo have home care worker jobs in Victoria I can apply for?

Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It passes on care requests from people looking for support. In the last 90 days there were 515 across Victoria that a home care worker could take on. You register your availability and credentials once, the requests that match your services, area and funding types appear on your dashboard, and you choose which to contact.

How much home care worker work is there in Victoria?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 515 care requests through Carevo that a home care worker could take on. The services asked for most were household help, personal care and social support. The suburbs with the most were Melbourne (118), Geelong (9), Werribee (8) and Ballarat East (7). 187 of the 515 arrived in the last 30 days.

Who pays for home care worker work in Victoria?

Of the 493 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 35% were CHSP-funded, 29% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 23% were NDIS plan-managed.

How many other home care workers are in Victoria?

No home care worker profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb across Victoria. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.

Does it cost anything?

Creating a profile and seeing the requests near you is free. To contact a request you need the Support Worker Plan: $99 a month (ex GST) for up to 5 contacts a month, with a 7-day free trial. Carevo charges no commission and takes no cut of what you earn.

Home care worker jobs in other states

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