Mental health support worker jobs in Australia
61 care requests a mental health support worker could take on were submitted across Australia in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.
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Open care requests within 30 km of your suburb that match your services and funding types show on your dashboard, and each new one is emailed to you: area, needs, funding and timing, with contact details shown when you choose to contact them.
You contact the ones that fit
Choosing to contact a request shows you the contact details, and up to two workers can contact each one, so acting early helps. Providers hiring in your area can also see your profile and reach out to you directly. Either way, you decide which requests to pursue and which conversations to take.
Care requests across Australia
61
requests in 90 days
20
in the last 30 days
0
mental health support worker profiles on Carevo in the same area
In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Australia submitted 61 care requests through Carevo that a mental health support worker could take on. The services asked for most were support coordination, therapy and social support. The suburbs with the most were Sydney (6), Melbourne (3), Bendigo (2) and Brisbane City (2). 20 of the 61 arrived in the last 30 days.
45% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 32% 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. 73% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.
Where the requests came from
- Sydney, NSW6 requests
- Melbourne, VIC3 requests
- Bendigo, VIC2 requests
- Brisbane City, QLD2 requests
- Perth, WA2 requests
- Wangaratta, VIC2 requests
- Adelaide, SA1 request
- Albury, NSW1 request
- Armidale, NSW1 request
- Auburn, NSW1 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 mental health support worker 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 mental health support 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.
NDIS participant in City, ACT needs support coordination
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in Glebe, NSW needs support coordination
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in Victoria needs support coordination
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in Victoria needs therapy
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in South Australia needs therapy
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in Joondalup, WA needs support coordination, personal care and household help
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Support coordinator in St Kilda, VIC needs personal care and support coordination
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Someone in Sydney, NSW needs home help
NDIS, plan-managed · starting in the coming weeks
Support coordinator in Sydney, NSW needs support coordination
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Family carer in Gladesville, NSW needs therapy
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Support coordinator in Launceston, TAS needs personal care
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Family carer in Newcastle, NSW needs support coordination
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
49 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 61 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 89% were NDIS plan-managed, 7% were NDIS self-managed and 2% were privately funded.
- NDIS, plan-managed89% (54)
- NDIS, self-managed7% (4)
- Privately funded2% (1)
- Home Care Package or Support at Home2% (1)
- NDIS, agency-managed2% (1)
Share of the 61 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
58
had a provider respond
4
had an independent worker respond
2
had no response from any provider or worker
Carevo sent out 60 of these requests. A provider responded to 58 and an independent worker responded to 4. No independent worker responded to the other 56; a provider responded to 54 of those. 2 (3%) 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 mental health support worker profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb across Australia. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.
Mental Health Support Workers already on Carevo
- mental health support workers registered
- 343mental health support workers registered
- active this week
- 70active this week
- with self-declared safety checks
- 275with self-declared safety checks
Register your profile to see the care requests near you, contact the ones that fit, and be visible to providers hiring. Availability is as each worker reported it.
Marzena
Support Worker
Speaks Polish. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and can start immediately. Works under their own ABN as a sole trader. Drives their own insured vehicle.
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Burleigh Waters
Location
10+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Burleigh Waters
Location
10+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Michael
Support Worker
Helps with personal care, social and community activities and respite. Speaks Vietnamese. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and can start immediately. Works under their own ABN as a sole trader.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Inala
Location
10+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Inala
Location
10+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Sourav
Support Worker
Will travel up to 30 minutes. Drives their own insured vehicle. Helps with personal care, cleaning and domestic assistance and transport. Works with older people and children and families.
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Melbourne
Location
15+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Melbourne
Location
15+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Priscilla
Support Worker
Helps with social and community activities, respite and transport. Available weekdays and overnights, and can start immediately. Works under their own ABN as a sole trader. Drives their own insured vehicle.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Victor Harbor
Location
8+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Victor Harbor
Location
8+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Ruth
Support Worker
Helps with personal care, transport and cleaning and domestic assistance. Speaks Spanish. Available weekdays, and can start immediately. Can work as an employee or under their own ABN.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Pakenham
Location
20+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Pakenham
Location
20+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Danielle
Support Worker
Drives their own insured vehicle. Helps with personal care, social and community activities and respite. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and can start immediately. Works under their own ABN as a sole trader.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- Insurance
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
Franklin
Location
5+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Franklin
Location
5+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
The provider network you would join
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31,217
NDIS-registered providers listed in the Carevo directory
3,639
care requests submitted through Carevo with NDIS 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 mental health support worker-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.
What the role involves
Mental health support workers give practical, day-to-day support to people living with psychosocial disability, which means disability arising from a mental health condition. Under the NDIS this is non-clinical support. You help someone get through their week and do more for themselves over time. You do not treat their condition.
A shift in Australia might involve helping a participant plan the day, shop and cook, keep on top of the house, get to a GP or psychology appointment, sort out mail and paperwork, or get to a class, a group, or work. Some days the most useful thing you do is turn up on time and go for a walk together.
The limits of the role matter. Mental health support workers are not clinicians. You do not diagnose, provide therapy or counselling, make decisions about medication, or act as a crisis service. That work belongs to the participant’s GP, psychologist, psychiatrist, or mental health nurse. You follow the support plan and any safety plan the participant and provider have in place, record what you observe in your shift notes, and raise concerns with the provider. If someone is at immediate risk, call 000.
Who you would support
Participants may have a diagnosis such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, or severe anxiety and depression. Many have had difficult experiences with services in the past, so trust takes time. Showing up consistently and listening without judgement count for more than any single task.
Most of the work is one to one, in the participant’s home and local community in Australia. Some participants live in shared supported accommodation, where a team of workers covers the shifts.
How this differs from a recovery coach
A psychosocial recovery coach is a separate NDIS support, funded from the Capacity Building part of a plan, who helps a participant plan their recovery and coordinate the supports around it. A mental health support worker delivers the day-to-day support, usually funded from the Core budget. Many participants have both, and the two work alongside each other.
Recovery coach roles generally ask for a Certificate IV in Mental Health or Mental Health Peer Work, or equivalent experience. If that describes you, see recovery coach jobs as well.
Qualifications for mental health support work
Providers commonly look for a Certificate III in Individual Support or a Certificate IV in Mental Health, and some consider relevant or lived experience for lower-complexity roles. Mental Health First Aid training is valued. An NDIS Worker Screening Check is required for risk-assessed roles with registered NDIS providers, and many other providers and participants ask for one. Providers commonly also require a National Police Check, First Aid and CPR certificates, and a Working with Children Check when the role involves children or young people.
On your profile, say which conditions you have supported and which tasks you are trained and comfortable to do.
How Carevo works
Carevo is not a job board with fixed listings. It is a connection platform, and it does not employ support workers or deliver care.
When you register, you build a profile covering your experience, qualifications, availability, and the areas you work in. Care requests in Australia that match your services, area, and funding types then appear on your dashboard. These are enquiries from people looking for support, not vacancies or guaranteed work, and you choose which ones to contact.
NDIS providers looking for mental health support workers can also see your profile and contact you directly, and so can self-managed and plan-managed participants and families who arrange their own support. You find out about the person, the hours, and the terms before you decide.
Pay and working arrangements
If a provider employs you, your pay depends on the industrial award or agreement the provider uses, your classification, and the time of day and day of the week you work. Pay and other working conditions are agreed directly between you and the provider or participant who engages you. Carevo does not set or guarantee pay.
Prefer to work for yourself? The guide to becoming an independent support worker covers the ABN, screening, insurance and invoicing setup.
What providers look for
The experience and qualities providers in the Carevo network look for in a mental health support worker.
Checks and credentials
The checks and credentials providers ask for in mental health support worker 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
Free · Online, around 90 minutes
Around $90 to $160 · 1-day course, valid 3 years (refresh CPR every 12 months)
Around $200 to $2,000 (often subsidised or free via state programs) · 5 to 6 months, includes 120 hours of work placement
Free to around $150 (often provided by employer) · Half-day to 1-day course, refreshed annually
Varies (licence renewal around $30 to $100 per year) · Ongoing, must remain current
What mental health support worker pay looks like
Mental health support workers are generally paid under the SCHADS Award, with the rate set by classification level (commonly Level 1 to 3) and the type of support provided.
$0 to $100 an hour
| Weekday | $28 to $37 an hour |
|---|---|
| Saturday | $43 to $55 an hour |
| Sunday | $57 to $73 an hour |
| Public holiday | $72 to $91 an hour |
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.
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 mental health support worker 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 mental health support workers 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 mental health support worker 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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