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Respite care jobs in Victoria

284 care requests a respite carer could take on were submitted across Victoria in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.

Victoria: Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and regional areas

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Care requests across Victoria

284

requests in 90 days

107

in the last 30 days

0

respite carer profiles on Carevo in the same area

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 284 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 Melbourne (52), Geelong (9), Werribee (9) and Shepparton (6). 107 of the 284 arrived in the last 30 days.

44% of these requests were sent by a family member or carer, and 37% by the person needing care. 57% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.

Where the requests came from

  1. Melbourne
    52 requests
  2. Geelong
    9 requests
  3. Werribee
    9 requests
  4. Shepparton
    6 requests
  5. Bulleen
    4 requests
  6. Cranbourne West
    4 requests
  7. Benalla
    3 requests
  8. Bendigo
    3 requests
  9. Diamond Creek
    3 requests
  10. Lilydale
    3 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 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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Respite care jobs by city in Victoria

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

Melbourne 186 requests Geelong 10 requests Ballarat 4 requests Bendigo 3 requests

Support work requested across Victoria

Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to respite carer 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 Kilmore, VIC needs respite

    Home Care Package / Support at Home · planning ahead

  2. NDIS participant in Mulgrave, VIC needs personal care

    NDIS, plan-managed

  3. Support coordinator in Oakleigh, VIC needs personal care

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  4. Support coordinator in Victoria needs personal care, household help and social support

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  5. Family carer in the Eastern Melbourne region, VIC needs personal care

    Home Care Package / Support at Home

  6. Support coordinator in Victoria needs respite

    privately funded · planning ahead

  7. Family carer in West Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and social support

    NDIS, self-managed · starting in the coming weeks

  8. Family carer in Wheelers Hill, VIC needs household help and personal care

    CHSP-funded · needs to start soon

  9. NDIS participant in Cranbourne West, VIC needs social support

    NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon

  10. NDIS participant in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and household help

    NDIS, self-managed

  11. NDIS participant in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and therapy

    NDIS, plan-managed

  12. Family carer in Mildura, VIC needs personal care

    NDIS, plan-managed

  13. 272 more related care requests across Victoria 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 Victoria is funded

Of the 271 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 37% were NDIS plan-managed, 30% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 14% were CHSP-funded. 124 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. The 10 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.

  1. NDIS, plan-managed
    37% (101)
  2. Home Care Package or Support at Home
    30% (80)
  3. CHSP
    14% (39)
  4. NDIS, self-managed
    8% (23)
  5. Privately funded
    5% (14)
  6. NDIS, agency-managed
    4% (10)
  7. DVA
    1% (4)

Share of the 271 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 Victoria

268

had a provider respond

51

had an independent worker respond

11

had no response from any provider or worker

Carevo sent out 280 of these requests. A provider responded to 268 and an independent worker responded to 51. No independent worker responded to the other 229; a provider responded to 218 of those. 11 (4%) 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 across Victoria. Providers in the area still receive the same requests.

Respite care jobs by suburb in Victoria

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

Melbourne area

Every other suburb in Victoria, A to Z (582)

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 respite carer pay looks like

Respite carers are generally paid under the SCHADS Award home care or disability stream, with overnight and weekend work attracting additional penalty rates and allowances.

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.

Checks, qualifications and what providers look for are the same in every state: respite carer checks and credentials, full respite carer 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 respite carer jobs in Victoria 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 284 across Victoria 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 Victoria?

In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people across Victoria submitted 284 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 Melbourne (52), Geelong (9), Werribee (9) and Shepparton (6). 107 of the 284 arrived in the last 30 days.

Who pays for respite carer work in Victoria?

Of the 271 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 37% were NDIS plan-managed, 30% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home and 14% were CHSP-funded. 124 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. The 10 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.

How many other respite carers are in Victoria?

No respite carer profile on Carevo currently lists a suburb across Victoria. 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.

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