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Meal preparation jobs in Western Australia

15 care requests a meals assistant could take on were submitted across Western Australia in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.

Western Australia: Perth and regional areas

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Care requests across Western Australia

15

requests in 90 days

7

in the last 30 days

1

meals assistant profile on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Western Australia submitted 15 care requests through Carevo that a meals assistant could take on. The services asked for most were meal help, personal care and household help. The suburbs with the most were Perth (5), Armadale (2), Gosnells (1) and Morley (1). 7 of the 15 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.

53% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 40% by a family member or carer. 67% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

  1. Perth
    5 requests
  2. Armadale
    2 requests
  3. Gosnells
    1 request
  4. Morley
    1 request
  5. Yanchep
    1 request

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 meals assistant work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.

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Meal preparation jobs by city in Western Australia

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

Perth 12 requests

Support work requested across Western Australia

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to meals assistant 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. Family carer in Morley, WA needs meal help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  2. Family carer in Perth, WA needs meal help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  3. Support coordinator in Perth, WA needs meal help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  4. Family carer in Perth, WA needs meal help

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  5. Family carer in the Perth region, WA needs meal help

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  6. Older person in Armadale, WA needs meal help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  7. Older person in Armadale, WA needs meal help

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon

  8. Older person in Gosnells, WA needs meal help

    CHSP-funded · wanted to start soon

  9. Family carer in the South West WA region, WA needs personal care, household help and meal help

    privately funded · wanted to start within weeks

  10. Older person in Perth, WA needs meal help

    CHSP-funded · wanted to start within weeks

  11. NDIS participant in Perth, WA needs meal help

    NDIS, self-managed · was planning ahead

  12. Family carer in Yanchep, WA needs meal help

    privately funded · was planning ahead

  13. 3 more related care requests across Western 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 Western Australia is funded

Of the 15 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 40% were CHSP-funded, 33% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 20% were privately funded. 1 were NDIS plan-managed or self-managed, the two arrangements under which a participant can choose an unregistered provider, which includes a sole trader with an ABN. Privately funded requests (20%) have no price limit or funding rules: the rate is whatever you and the client agree.

  1. CHSP
    40% (6)
  2. Home Care Package or Support at Home
    33% (5)
  3. Privately funded
    20% (3)
  4. NDIS, self-managed
    7% (1)

Share of the 15 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 Western Australia

13

had a provider respond

3

had an independent worker respond

2

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 15 of these requests. A provider responded to 13 and an independent worker responded to 3. No independent worker responded to the other 12; a provider responded to 10 of those. 2 (13%) 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.

1 meals assistant profile on Carevo lists a suburb across Western Australia. Against 15 requests in 90 days, that is about 15 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.

Meal preparation jobs by suburb in Western Australia

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

Every other suburb in Western Australia, A to Z (352)

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 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.

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.

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 meals assistant jobs in Western Australia 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 15 across Western Australia that a meals assistant 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 meals assistant work is there in Western Australia?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Western Australia submitted 15 care requests through Carevo that a meals assistant could take on. The services asked for most were meal help, personal care and household help. The suburbs with the most were Perth (5), Armadale (2), Gosnells (1) and Morley (1). 7 of the 15 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.

Who pays for meals assistant work in Western Australia?

Of the 15 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 40% were CHSP-funded, 33% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 20% were privately funded. 1 were NDIS plan-managed or self-managed, the two arrangements under which a participant can choose an unregistered provider, which includes a sole trader with an ABN. Privately funded requests (20%) have no price limit or funding rules: the rate is whatever you and the client agree.

How many other meals assistants are in Western Australia?

1 meals assistant profile on Carevo lists a suburb across Western Australia. Against 15 requests in 90 days, that is about 15 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to 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.

Meal preparation jobs in other states

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