Meal preparation jobs in Northern Territory
Register your availability with Carevo in Northern Territory as a meals assistant and get connected with NDIS and aged care providers and participants who need skilled, caring food preparation support workers.
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- Tell us your availability and credentials
- See real care requests within 30 km of you
- Contact the ones that fit directly
- No agency fees, no cut of your pay
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Care requests across Northern Territory
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requests in 90 days
No care request matching meals assistant work was submitted through Carevo across Northern Territory in the 90 days to 12 October 2026. Requests arrive unevenly, so a profile registered here still shows you anything that comes in.
Counted from care requests submitted through Carevo between 15 July 2026 and 12 October 2026, in the service categories meals assistant work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.
Register for meals assistant work in Northern Territory: free, about two minutes, and the open requests near you are on your dashboard straight away.
Meal preparation jobs by city in Northern Territory
Requests within each city's metro area in the last 90 days.
How it works
Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. You register once, and the requests near you come to you.
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.
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.
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 meals assistant pay looks like
Meals assistants delivering and preparing meals in home care are generally paid under the SCHADS Award home care stream at the entry classification (Level 1); those in residential aged care are covered by the Aged Care Award.
$0 to $90 an hour
| Weekday | $27 to $33 an hour |
|---|---|
| Saturday | $40 to $49 an hour |
| Sunday | $54 to $66 an hour |
| Public holiday | $68 to $82 an hour |
Casual employees receive a 25% loading on the ordinary rate (about $34 to $41 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
$27.28–$32.61
an hour · SCHADS Award minimum, home care employee, Level 1, 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: meals assistant checks and credentials, full meals assistant pay guide.
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 meals assistant jobs in Northern Territory I can apply for?
Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It passes on care requests from people looking for support. 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.
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.
Meal preparation jobs in other states
See the care requests near you in Northern Territory
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