Disability support worker jobs in Preston South
74 care requests a support worker could take on were submitted within 30 km of Preston South in the last 90 days. Register free to see the ones still open.
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Care requests within 30 km of Preston South
74
requests in 90 days
33
in the last 30 days
28
support worker profiles on Carevo in the same area
In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 30 km of Preston South submitted 74 care requests through Carevo that a support worker could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, social support and household help. None came from Preston South itself in that window. The nearest sources were Melbourne (24, 9 km away), Bulleen (3, 8 km away) and Rosanna (3, 6 km away). 33 of the 74 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.
51% of these requests were sent by the person needing care, and 28% by a family member or carer. 69% asked for support to start within a week, so a quick reply counts for a lot here.
Where the requests came from
- Melbourne24 requests, 9 km
- Bulleen3 requests, 8 km
- Rosanna3 requests, 6 km
- St Kilda3 requests, 14 km
- Bundoora2 requests, 7 km
- Mentone2 requests, 27 km
- Point Cook2 requests, 29 km
- Williamstown2 requests, 17 km
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 support worker 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 Preston South: 74 requests within 30 km
Care requests submitted through Carevo in the last 90 days in service categories related to support worker work, within 30 km of Preston South: the last 30 days first, nearest to Preston South 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.
Support coordinator in a suburb near Preston South needs social support · 6 km from Preston South
NDIS, plan-managed · planning ahead
Family carer in Bundoora, VIC needs personal care · 7 km from Preston South
NDIS, plan-managed
Family carer in Bundoora, VIC needs personal care · 7 km from Preston South
NDIS, self-managed
Older person in Bulleen, VIC needs household help · 8 km from Preston South
CHSP-funded · starting in the coming weeks
Family carer in Bulleen, VIC needs social support · 8 km from Preston South
NDIS, self-managed · needs to start soon
NDIS participant in a suburb near Preston South needs personal care · 8 km from Preston South
NDIS, plan-managed · needs to start soon
Family carer in a suburb near Preston South needs social support · 8 km from Preston South
Home Care Package / Support at Home · needs to start soon
Family carer in a suburb near Preston South needs personal care · 8 km from Preston South
NDIS, plan-managed · starting in the coming weeks
NDIS participant in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and therapy · 9 km from Preston South
NDIS, plan-managed
NDIS participant in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care and household help · 9 km from Preston South
NDIS, self-managed
Support coordinator in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care · 9 km from Preston South
privately funded · starting in the coming weeks
NDIS participant in Melbourne, VIC needs personal care, nursing and household help · 9 km from Preston South
NDIS, self-managed
62 more related care requests near Preston South 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 30 km of Preston South is funded
Of the 70 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 53% were NDIS plan-managed, 19% were NDIS self-managed and 11% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home. 50 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 4 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.
- NDIS, plan-managed53% (37)
- NDIS, self-managed19% (13)
- Home Care Package or Support at Home11% (8)
- CHSP9% (6)
- NDIS, agency-managed6% (4)
- Privately funded3% (2)
Share of the 70 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 30 km of Preston South
74
had a provider respond
20
had an independent worker respond
0
had no response from any provider or worker
Carevo sent out 74 of these requests. A provider responded to 74 and an independent worker responded to 20. No independent worker responded to the other 54; a provider responded to 54 of those. Every one of them had at least one response. 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.
28 support worker profiles on Carevo list a suburb within 30 km of Preston South. Against 74 requests in 90 days, that is about 2.6 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.
Support Workers within 30 km of Preston South
- matching profiles within 30 km
- 28matching profiles within 30 km
- active this week
- 8active this week
- with reported checks
- 24with reported checks
Distance is measured between suburb centres, not driving time. Roles, credentials and availability are self-reported; confirm suitability and travel arrangements directly. Availability is as each worker reported it.
Rafia
Support Worker
Available weekdays and weekends, and can start immediately. Speaks Urdu.
- Working with Children Check
- First Aid
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
5 km
Distance
2
Checks
5 km
Distance
2
Checks
Marlene
Support Worker
Helps with personal care, meal preparation and cleaning and domestic assistance. Speaks Spanish. Available weekdays and weekends, and can start immediately.
- 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.
7 km
Distance
1+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
7 km
Distance
1+ 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.
9 km
Distance
15+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
9 km
Distance
15+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Fadia
Support Worker
Works under their own ABN as a sole trader. Drives their own insured vehicle. Helps with social and community activities, meal preparation and transport. Available weekdays and weekends, and can start immediately.
- 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.
9 km
Distance
3+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
9 km
Distance
3+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Angelique
Support Worker
Helps with social and community activities, cleaning and domestic assistance and meal preparation. Works with older people and children and families. Speaks Vietnamese. Available weekdays and weekends, and can start immediately.
- Working with Children Check
- Police Check
- First Aid
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
Reported by the worker. Carevo has not sighted or verified these documents; ask to see them before engaging anyone.
9 km
Distance
1+ yrs
Experience
4
Checks
9 km
Distance
1+ yrs
Experience
4
Checks
Amal
Support Worker
Works under their own ABN as a sole trader. Helps with social and community activities, building life skills and behaviour support. Speaks Arabic. Available weekdays, weekends and overnights, and can start immediately.
- 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.
9 km
Distance
1+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
9 km
Distance
1+ yrs
Experience
5
Checks
Providers listed in Preston South
Providers receive the same care requests you do, and some hire. A registered profile is visible to the providers listed in your area.
6
NDIS and aged care providers list Preston South as a service area
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What support worker pay looks like
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.
Checks, qualifications and what providers look for are the same wherever you work: support worker checks and credentials, support worker pay rates.
Support worker jobs near Preston South
The closest suburbs that had their own support worker requests, nearest first.
Also nearby: Northland Centre, Wood Street Preston, Preston, Thornbury, Bellfield, Regent, Reservoir East, Reservoir.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Carevo have support worker jobs in Preston South 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 74 within 30 km of Preston South that a support worker 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 support worker work is there near Preston South?
In the 90 days to 12 October 2026, people within 30 km of Preston South submitted 74 care requests through Carevo that a support worker could take on. The services asked for most were personal care, social support and household help. None came from Preston South itself in that window. The nearest sources were Melbourne (24, 9 km away), Bulleen (3, 8 km away) and Rosanna (3, 6 km away). 33 of the 74 arrived in the last 30 days, so demand has been rising.
Who pays for support worker work near Preston South?
Of the 70 requests that stated how the support would be paid for, 53% were NDIS plan-managed, 19% were NDIS self-managed and 11% were funded by a Home Care Package or Support at Home. 50 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 4 agency-managed requests can only be delivered by a registered NDIS provider.
How many other support workers are near Preston South?
28 support worker profiles on Carevo list a suburb within 30 km of Preston South. Against 74 requests in 90 days, that is about 2.6 requests for each profile. Profiles are self-reported and not all are active, and providers respond to the same requests.
Does it cost anything?
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