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Respite care jobs in Cairns

9 care requests a respite carer could take on were submitted within 25 km of central Cairns in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.

Cairns and suburbs within 25 km, Queensland

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Care requests within 25 km of central Cairns

9

requests in 90 days

2

in the last 30 days

0

respite carer profiles on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 25 km of central Cairns submitted 9 care requests through Carevo that a respite carer could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, household help and social support. The suburbs with the most were Mooroobool (3), Cairns City (2), Cairns North (2) and Gordonvale (1). 2 of the 9 arrived in the last 30 days, so the earlier weeks were busier.

67% of these requests were sent by a family member or carer, and 22% by the person needing care. 88% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

  1. Mooroobool
    3 requests
  2. Cairns City
    2 requests
  3. Cairns North
    2 requests
  4. Gordonvale
    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 respite carer work covers. They are enquiries from people looking for support, not advertised vacancies, and some will have been filled.

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Support work requested near Cairns: 9 requests within 25 km

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to respite carer work, within 25 km of Cairns: the last 30 days first, nearest to Cairns first among those. 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. Older person in Cairns City, QLD needs personal care · 1 km from Cairns

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

  2. Family carer in Gordonvale, QLD needs personal care and household help · 19 km from Cairns

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

  3. NDIS participant in a suburb near Cairns needs personal care · 12 km from Cairns

    NDIS, self-managed

  4. Family carer in Cairns North, QLD needs personal care, nursing and household help · 2 km from Cairns

    CHSP-funded · wanted to start soon

  5. Family carer in Cairns City, QLD needs personal care and social support · 1 km from Cairns

    NDIS, plan-managed · was planning ahead

  6. Family carer in Cairns North, QLD needs personal care and household help · 2 km from Cairns

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

  7. Family carer in Mooroobool, QLD needs personal care · 5 km from Cairns

    NDIS, plan-managed · wanted to start soon

  8. Health professional in Mooroobool, QLD needs personal care · 5 km from Cairns

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

  9. 1 more related care request near Cairns 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 within 25 km of central Cairns is funded

Of the 9 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 44% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home, 33% were NDIS plan-managed and 11% were NDIS self-managed. 4 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.

  1. Home Care Package or Support at Home
    44% (4)
  2. NDIS, plan-managed
    33% (3)
  3. NDIS, self-managed
    11% (1)
  4. CHSP
    11% (1)

Share of the 9 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 within 25 km of central Cairns

8

had a provider respond

3

had an independent worker respond

1

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 9 of these requests. A provider responded to 8 and an independent worker responded to 3. No independent worker responded to the other 6; a provider responded to 5 of those. 1 (11%) 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 respite carer profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb within 25 km of central Cairns. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.

Respite care jobs by suburb in Cairns

Suburbs within 25 km of central Cairns that had their own respite carer requests in the last 90 days, busiest first. Each page shows the requests within 30 km of that suburb.

Mooroobool 3 Cairns City 2 Cairns North 2 Gordonvale 1

The number is that suburb's own requests in the window. All respite carer pages in Queensland.

Every suburb within 25 km of Cairns (32 more)

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.

Pay, checks and qualifications are the same wherever you work: respite carer checks and credentials, respite carer pay rates, full respite carer pay guide.

Frequently asked questions

Does Carevo have respite carer jobs in Cairns 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 9 within 25 km of central Cairns that a respite carer 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 respite carer work is there in Cairns?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 25 km of central Cairns submitted 9 care requests through Carevo that a respite carer could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, household help and social support. The suburbs with the most were Mooroobool (3), Cairns City (2), Cairns North (2) and Gordonvale (1). 2 of the 9 arrived in the last 30 days, so the earlier weeks were busier.

Who pays for respite carer work in Cairns?

Of the 9 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 44% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home, 33% were NDIS plan-managed and 11% were NDIS self-managed. 4 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.

How many other respite carers are in Cairns?

No respite carer profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb within 25 km of central Cairns. 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.

Other roles in Cairns

Roles that also had care requests around Cairns, busiest first.

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