Disability support worker jobs in Hobart cover Glenorchy, Clarence, Kingborough and the Huon, in a city where community and personal service workers are 14.0% of employed residents. Tasmania uses Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP), and you need an NDIS employer before you can apply for the NDIS check. Register your CV with CrossNation and a recruiter reviews it as employers brief us.
By CrossNation Editorial Team. Sources checked 6 October 2026.
Greater Hobart had 247,086 residents at the 2021 Census and a median age of 39. 16,578 people, 14.0% of employed residents, were community and personal service workers, against 13.6% across Tasmania. Other social assistance services (3.3%) is the second largest industry, after hospitals (4.8%) and alongside state government administration (3.3%). It is a smaller market than the mainland capitals, so personal contact with providers matters.
Tasmania's scheme is Registration to Work with Vulnerable People, run by the Department of Justice. To get an NDIS Worker Screening Check in Tasmania you apply for an RWVP, request the check as part of the application and provide the details of an NDIS employer. You cannot apply if you have no NDIS employer. The database then sends your employer a verification, and if the employment is not verified the application does not proceed. Self-employed workers register as an employer on the NDIS Worker Screening Database first. A check is valid for five years or the duration of the registration.
A Tasmanian employer does not need you to get a Tasmanian RWVP for NDIS work if you already hold an NDIS Worker Screening Check from another state or territory, because it is nationally recognised. You can show your employer the interstate check, or they can confirm it in the NDIS portal. If your NDIS role includes child-related work in Tasmania, you may still need to apply for a child-related RWVP. This helps people moving from Victoria or New South Wales for lifestyle or study.
Jobs are spread between the eastern shore around Bellerive and Howrah, the northern suburbs of Glenorchy and Claremont, Kingston and Blackmans Bay in Kingborough, and smaller towns such as Sorell, Brighton and Huonville. Shared homes roster across mornings and evenings. Visits to Huonville or the Tasman Peninsula take longer, so reliable transport matters. Ask each provider how it plans travel. A worker who holds a licence, a first aid certificate and a clearance has the paperwork most roles ask for.
Areas covered: Glenorchy, Clarence, Bellerive, Kingborough, Kingston, Sorell, Brighton, Huonville.
A worker requests an NDIS Worker Screening Check as part of an RWVP application and must give the details of an NDIS employer. You cannot apply without one.
Source: Tasmanian Department of Justice: Apply for a NDIS Worker Screening Check (RWVP) (retrieved 6 October 2026)
A Tasmanian employer does not need a worker to get a Tasmanian RWVP for NDIS work if the worker already holds an NDIS Worker Screening Check from another state or territory.
Source: Tasmanian Department of Justice: Apply for a NDIS Worker Screening Check (RWVP) (retrieved 6 October 2026)
16,578 people, 14.0% of employed residents, were community and personal service workers, against 13.6% across Tasmania. Top industries: Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) (4.8%), Other Social Assistance Services (3.3%), State Government Administration (3.3%), Cafes and Restaurants (2.9%), Supermarket and Grocery Stores (2.8%).
Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Greater Hobart (retrieved 6 October 2026)
An employer may only roster a broken shift of two periods of work with one unpaid break, unless the worker agrees to a shift with two unpaid breaks (clause 25.6).
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award [MA000100] (retrieved 6 October 2026)
A recruiter reviews profiles against roles as employers brief us. Listings are not job offers.
Registration to Work with Vulnerable People is Tasmania's screening scheme. An NDIS Worker Screening Check is requested as part of the application.
No. The Tasmanian page says you cannot apply for an NDIS Worker Screening Check without an NDIS employer, and self-employed people register as an employer first.
Yes. The Department of Justice says the NDIS Worker Screening Check is nationally recognised. Your employer can confirm it in the NDIS portal.
The Tasmanian page says five years or the duration of your registration.
Many roles ask for a licence and a car because visits are spread across suburbs and towns.
Any open role that matches appears in the live roles section above. If there is none, register and upload your CV with your RWVP or clearance details, and a recruiter can look at your profile when a Hobart provider briefs us. A listing is not a job offer.
