Home modification jobs in Australia
103 care requests a home modifications specialist could take on were submitted across Australia in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.
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Care requests across Australia
103
requests in 90 days
39
in the last 30 days
3
home modifications specialist profiles on Carevo in the same area
In the 90 days to 10 November 2026, people across Australia submitted 103 care requests through Carevo that a home modifications specialist could take on. The services asked for most were gardening, therapy and equipment. The suburbs with the most were Melbourne (5), Kilmore (3), Perth (3) and Brisbane City (2). 39 of the 103 arrived in the last 30 days.
40% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 26% by a support coordinator. A coordinator or plan manager often places more than one participant, so a good first job with one can lead to more. 60% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.
Where the requests came from
- Melbourne, VIC5 requests
- Kilmore, VIC3 requests
- Perth, WA3 requests
- Brisbane City, QLD2 requests
- Byron Bay, NSW2 requests
- Hobart, TAS2 requests
- Jindalee, QLD2 requests
- Kingston, TAS2 requests
- Rockhampton City, QLD2 requests
- Toowoomba City, QLD2 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 13 August 2026 and 10 November 2026, in the service categories home modifications specialist work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.
Support work requested across Australia
Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to home modifications specialist 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.
Older person in the Geelong region, VIC needs home modifications
Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon
Older person in Wallan, VIC needs therapy
Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon
Support coordinator in Whyalla Stuart, SA needs therapy
Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon
Family carer in Keilor East, VIC needs therapy
Home Care Package / Support at Home · planning ahead
Older person in Bongaree, QLD needs household help, gardening and nursing
CHSP-funded
Family carer in Safety Bay, WA needs gardening
CHSP-funded · starting in the coming weeks
Family carer in Kingaroy, QLD needs gardening
Home Care Package / Support at Home · planning ahead
Family carer in Byron Bay, NSW needs gardening
NDIS participant in Perth, WA needs gardening
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in Wollongong, NSW needs gardening
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
Family carer in Morphett Vale, SA needs gardening
Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon
Family carer in Kingston, TAS needs gardening
privately funded · starting in the coming weeks
91 more related care requests across Australia 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 Australia is funded
Of the 97 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 39% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home, 23% were CHSP-funded and 18% were NDIS plan-managed. Privately funded requests (16%) have no price limit or funding rules: the rate is whatever you and the client agree.
- Home Care Package or Support at Home39% (38)
- CHSP23% (22)
- NDIS, plan-managed18% (17)
- Privately funded16% (16)
- NDIS, self-managed3% (3)
- NDIS, agency-managed1% (1)
Share of the 97 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 Australia
70
had a provider respond
1
had an independent worker respond
33
had no response from any provider or worker
Carevo sent out 102 of these requests. A provider responded to 70 and an independent worker responded to 1. No independent worker responded to the other 101; a provider responded to 68 of those. 33 (32%) 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.
3 home modifications specialist profiles on Carevo list a suburb across Australia. Against 103 requests in 90 days, that is about 34 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.
Home Modifications Specialists already on Carevo
- home modifications specialists registered
- 3home modifications specialists registered
- with self-declared safety checks
- 3with self-declared safety checks
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Ken
Home Modifications Specialist
Speaks Mandarin and Chinese. Available weekdays, and says they can start immediately. Works under their own ABN as a sole trader. Helps with transport, cleaning and gardening.
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Runcorn
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
4
Checks
Runcorn
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
4
Checks
Jye
Home Modifications Specialist
Can work as an employee or under their own ABN. Will travel up to 80 minutes. Drives their own insured vehicle. Helps with home maintenance.
- First Aid
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Rosebud
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
1
Check
Rosebud
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
1
Check
Bill
Home Modifications Specialist
Helps with home maintenance. Available weekdays.
- Police Check
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Blackburn North
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
1
Check
Blackburn North
Location
3+ yrs
Experience
1
Check
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35,554
NDIS and aged care providers listed in the Carevo directory
9,023
care requests submitted through Carevo with NDIS or aged care funding
How we calculate these numbers, including the difference between providers listed and providers active in the last 30 days.
Providers in the Carevo network
Some of the home modifications specialist-relevant providers across Australia, ordered using service relevance and activity on Carevo. Register your availability and providers like these can see your profile and contact you.
Ram Care 
Apex Health Professionals 
Immediate Care 
Mutual Care NSW 
Aidacare Epping 
Austin Care Group 
AUSTRALIAN UNITY HOME CARE SERVICE PTY LTD 
Best Bee Disability Services 
Dovida Camden Haven Lake Cathie Harrington Taree Wauchope Surrounding Areas 
Enable Community Pty Ltd 
Functional Support Service 
Golden Age What a Home Modifications Specialist Does
Home modifications specialists install physical changes to a participant’s home that improve safety, accessibility, and independence. The scope of this work ranges from straightforward installations to substantial structural modifications.
Common work includes installing grab rails and handrails in bathrooms and hallways, building or modifying ramps at entrances, widening doorways for wheelchair or walker access, modifying bathrooms for level-entry showers and improved manoeuvring space, adjusting bench heights in kitchens, and installing specialised fixtures such as height-adjustable sinks or drop-down shelving. More complex projects may involve structural alterations, which require a builder’s licence and council approval.
The work is typically guided by a recommendation from an occupational therapist who has assessed the participant’s functional needs at home. You work from that OT report to quote, plan, and complete the modification, then provide documentation for NDIS or aged care reporting. Getting the detail right matters: a grab rail in the wrong position provides no benefit, and a poorly built ramp is a hazard.
You support participants who are living with physical disability, acquired brain injury, degenerative conditions, or age-related mobility decline. For these people, the right modification can be the difference between remaining at home and moving into residential care.
How Carevo Works
Carevo is not a vacancy board. It is a curated availability directory that connects qualified tradespeople with NDIS and aged care providers across Australia.
You register your qualifications, trade licence, insurance details, and availability with Carevo. Carevo then makes your profile visible to providers in its network who need a home modifications specialist near Australia. When a provider has a participant requiring modification work in your area, they can view your profile and contact you directly. You assess the job and decide whether it suits your current schedule and capacity.
This means providers in and around Australia can find you without you having to cold-call agencies or wait for one specific position to open up.
What Providers Look For
Providers commissioning NDIS home modifications need tradespeople who understand the regulatory context as well as the trade skills. You must be across AS 1428 access standards, able to work collaboratively with occupational therapists, and capable of producing the documentation that funding bodies require.
Licensing and insurance requirements are non-negotiable. Public liability and professional indemnity insurance must be current and adequately sized for residential modification work. Your police check and NDIS Worker Screening Check must also be in order before any provider can engage you.
What providers look for
The experience and qualities providers in the Carevo network look for in a home modifications specialist.
Checks and credentials
The checks and credentials providers ask for in home modifications specialist work, with indicative cost and timing. Which ones apply depends on the provider (registered or unregistered NDIS, or aged care), whether the role is risk-assessed, and your state. You can register your availability with Carevo before every check is finalised.
Varies by state, $112 (NSW) to $163 (ACT) · Valid 5 years Australia-wide; no unit publishes a guaranteed turnaround (Victoria quotes up to 3 weeks after employer verification)
Varies, around $50 to $80 · Valid 3 years (renewed by employers), often issued within days
White Card around $80 to $150; trade licensing varies by state · White Card 1-day course; trade licence renewed periodically
Free · Online, around 90 minutes
Around $500 to $3,000 for specialist courses · Short courses, days to a few months
Around $90 to $160 · 1-day course, valid 3 years (refresh CPR every 12 months)
Varies (licence renewal around $30 to $100 per year) · Ongoing, must remain current
What home modifications specialist pay looks like
Home modifications specialists vary widely: those assessing and coordinating modifications are commonly paid under the SCHADS Award (or, if occupational-therapy qualified, the Health Professionals and Support Services Award), while licensed building tradespeople carrying out the work are paid under building and construction awards or quote on a contract basis, so this is a broad indicative range.
$0 to $150 an hour
| Weekday | $35 to $60 an hour |
|---|---|
| Saturday | $53 to $90 an hour |
| Sunday | $70 to $120 an hour |
| Public holiday | $88 to $150 an hour |
Casual employees receive a 25% loading on top of any applicable award rate. Pay depends heavily on whether the role is assessment/coordination or licensed trade work.
How that compares, as of 1 July 2026
$36.22–$40.49
an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, Level 2–3 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), reviewed July 2025 (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.
How getting care work compares
Most care workers find work by searching a job board or signing on with an agency. Carevo works differently: you register once, the care requests near you come to your dashboard and inbox, and you choose which to contact. Providers hiring can contact you as well.
| Job board | Care agency | Carevo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How you get work | Search listings and apply to each one | The agency offers you shifts as they arise | Register once; see the requests near you and contact the ones you want. Providers can contact you too |
| Who sets the arrangement | The provider you apply to | The agency, usually as a casual employee | You and the provider or participant, agreed directly |
| Ongoing effort | Keep searching and applying as listings expire | Stay available for shift offers | Keep your profile and availability current |
| Choice over work | You choose what to apply for | You can decline the shifts the agency offers | You choose which offers to take up |
| Cost to you | Free | Free to you; the agency takes a margin on your rate | Free to register; no cut of your pay |
| Main trade-off | Time spent searching; listings can be out of date | Less say over which provider or client you get | Depends on demand for care near you |
Working for yourself
If you plan to take on participants directly rather than joining a provider team, these guides cover the practical side.
Frequently asked questions
Does Carevo have home modifications specialist jobs I can apply for?
Carevo is not a traditional job board. Instead of applying for fixed listings, you register your availability and credentials once. Real care requests within 30 km of your suburb that match your services and funding appear on your dashboard and are emailed to you as they arrive. You contact the ones that fit, and the contact details are shown when you do. Providers hiring home modifications specialists can also see your profile and contact you.
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.
What do I need to start home modifications specialist work?
Most providers ask for a current Police Check and an NDIS Worker Screening Check (the screening check is legally required for risk-assessed roles with registered NDIS providers, and widely requested otherwise), plus any role-specific licences or qualifications. You can register your interest before every check is finalised and let providers know what is still in progress.
How soon will I see requests?
As soon as your profile is live: open requests near you that match your services and funding are on your dashboard immediately, and new ones are emailed to you when they arrive. How many there are depends on demand in your area. Providers hiring may also contact you, on their own timing.
Do I have to take every request?
No. You choose which requests to contact and which providers to talk to. Registering simply shows you the requests near you and makes you visible to providers seeking workers near you.
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Suburbs with the most requests
- Kilmore, VIC 3
- Brisbane City, QLD 2
- Byron Bay, NSW 2
- Clermont, QLD 2
- Jindalee, QLD 2
- Kingston, TAS 2
- Rockhampton City, QLD 2
- Toowoomba City, QLD 2
- Yamanto, QLD 2
- Auburn, NSW 1
- Austral, NSW 1
- Booval, QLD 1
- Broadmeadows, VIC 1
- Bulimba, QLD 1
- Doreen, VIC 1
- Ferntree Gully, VIC 1
- Fortitude Valley, QLD 1
- Glenroy, VIC 1
- Ipswich, QLD 1
- Keilor East, VIC 1
- Kogarah, NSW 1
- Macquarie Park, NSW 1
- Merrylands, NSW 1
- Morley, WA 1
- Mount Waverley, VIC 1
- Narwee, NSW 1
- North Sydney, NSW 1
- Oakleigh, VIC 1
- Southern River, WA 1
- Vermont South, VIC 1
- Wallan, VIC 1
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