Arohanui Carers
ArohanuiCarers
NDIS Disability Support · Perth WA

Care built around you, not a checklist.

Arohanui means great love. We bring it to every plan we design — person-centred support that adapts to your life, led by people who genuinely listen.

NDIS Registered
Framework Ready
Perth Based
Arohanui paua heart

Compassion. Dignity. Connection.

Meet Charlotte

Compassion-led leadership

Our Services

Support across daily life

Join Our Team

Support work, done right

NDIS Registered Provider
Fully insured & screened
Perth-based, locally owned
We answer — a real person, every time
A diverse community of people supporting one another
Welcome to Arohanui

Support that sees the whole person.

We're a Perth-based NDIS provider built on a simple belief — that no two people should ever receive the same plan. Everything we do starts with you: your routines, your goals, the small things that matter.

  • Plans co-designed with you, never handed to you
  • Consistent, trusted faces — matched to fit you
  • Ready for the 2026 NDIS reforms, today
What we do

Comprehensive, person-centred support.

Six ways we show up — each one shaped around the person, never the funding line.

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In-Home Support

Personal care, daily living, meals and medication — delivered with warmth and consistency.

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Community Access

Outings, activities and connection that build confidence and genuine belonging.

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Respite & Overnight

Active overnight care and respite, so families can rest knowing their person is safe.

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Supported Living

SIL and ILO arrangements designed around your pace and your goals.

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Wellbeing & Therapy

Coordinated physical and emotional support that works together, not in silos.

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Plan Management

Transparent, itemised handling of every NDIS dollar, coordinated with care.

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Why families choose us

The Arohanui difference.

The values that shape every interaction — and set us apart.

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Genuine Love

Arohanui means great love — and it's the standard we hold ourselves to, every shift.

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We Listen First

No templates. We learn your story before a single service is ever proposed.

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We Adapt

Your plan is a living thing. As life shifts, the support shifts with it.

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We Advocate

From assessments to reviews, we're in your corner, fighting for what you deserve.

Where you might be right now

Is this you?

Most people arrive here at one of these moments. Wherever you are, there's a calm next step — and Charlotte will walk it with you.

You've just got your NDIS plan

The funding's approved but the paperwork feels like another language. We'll translate it, line by line, and turn it into actual support.

Start here

You're switching providers

Something isn't working — inconsistent faces, missed visits, support that never fit. Moving across is easier than you think, and we make it seamless.

Make the move

You're caring for someone you love

A parent, a partner, a child. You're carrying a lot. Let us take the weight of the day-to-day so you can go back to simply being family.

Share the load
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Satisfaction
Consistently exceptional
24/7
Always Here
Round-the-clock care
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Person-Centred
Every plan co-designed

Ready to feel truly supported?

No pressure, no obligation — just a genuine conversation about what great support looks like for you.

Charlotte Castle, Founder of Arohanui Carers
Charlotte Castle
Founder & Director · Lead Practitioner
Her story

She doesn't run a service. She builds a plan around you.

Walk into most providers and you're handed a menu — a fixed set of services, your life quietly trimmed to fit. Charlotte built Arohanui to do the exact opposite.

Over a caring career spanning high-needs and complex disability support, behaviour-led care, mental health and end-of-life dignity, Charlotte learned what most systems forget: support only works when it's shaped to the person, not the person to the support.

She has sat with families on their hardest days, and built routines that gave people back their independence one deliberate step at a time. That hands-on depth is why her plans land differently — she has seen what generic care costs people, so she refuses to give it.

Her signature approach

The Listen-First Standard

Most people come to Charlotte tired of being treated as a case number — assessed, categorised, and handed a plan that was never really theirs. Her approach is the opposite of that. Four commitments, in the order they actually matter, that turn an NDIS plan into a life that feels like your own.

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You're heard before you're helped

Nothing is decided until Charlotte truly understands you — your story, your goals, your day, and the things that matter to no one else. No assumptions, no templates, no rushing. Just the rare experience of being genuinely listened to, and believed.

2

Expertise that gets results

Warmth is nothing without competence. With deep, current knowledge of the NDIS — including the new framework and I-CAN v6 — Charlotte knows how to turn your funding into real outcomes, navigate the system on your behalf, and make every dollar of your plan work as hard as you do.

3

Support that feels like family

You'll see the same trusted faces, not a rotating cast of strangers. Care delivered with genuine warmth, patience and dignity — the kind you'd want for someone you love, because that's exactly the standard Charlotte holds her team to.

4

Always your choice, your control

This is your life and your plan — Charlotte's role is to expand what's possible, never to take the wheel. She advocates fiercely, explains every option in plain language, and makes sure the decisions always stay where they belong: with you.

Depth of experience

Hands-on, across the whole spectrum.

High & Complex Needs

Confident, calm support where deep experience is not optional.

Behaviour-Led Care

Positive, person-first strategies that de-escalate and protect dignity.

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Care that holds the emotional as carefully as the physical.

Daily Living & Independence

Rebuilding capability one deliberate step at a time.

NDIS & the New Framework

Deep, current knowledge of the reforms and I-CAN v6.

Dignity & End-of-Life

Presence and grace through the hardest seasons.

In their words

What families say about Charlotte.

She didn't ask us to fit into a program. She sat at our kitchen table for two hours and just listened — and the plan she built understood our son better than services we'd used for years.

Rebecca M.
Mother of a participant · Scarborough
★★★★★

“Charlotte changed what I thought support could be. Nothing is generic with her. She noticed the small things no one else ever did.”

Daniel T.
Participant · Perth
★★★★★

“When our circumstances changed overnight, she had the plan reshaped within days. She just quietly held everything together.”

The Nguyen family
Family of a participant
★★★★★

“I've worked alongside a lot of providers. Charlotte's depth with high-needs clients is genuinely rare. Knowledge and an enormous heart.”

Megan R.
Support Coordinator

Come and meet her.

The best way to understand how Charlotte works is to sit down with her. No pressure — just your story.

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In-Home Support

Personal care, domestic assistance, meal prep, medication support and daily living — the everyday made easier, by people who know you.

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Community Access

Social outings, appointments, recreation and community events that build confidence, independence and genuine connection.

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Respite & Overnight

Short-term and regular respite, active overnight care and sleepovers — same standards, same trusted faces, so everyone can breathe.

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Wellbeing & Therapy

Coordinated physical, emotional and psychological support that works together rather than in silos.

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Supported Living

SIL and ILO arrangements designed around your pace and your goals — independence with the right scaffolding.

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Plan Management

Complete, transparent handling of your NDIS plan — itemised invoicing, budget tracking and expert coordination of every dollar.

Not sure which support is right?

Tell us about your situation and we'll help you map it — including how the new framework affects your plan.

Reform Timeline

What's changing, and when.

Jul 2026

Mandatory SIL & Platform Registration

All SIL and digital-platform providers must register with the NDIS Commission. Higher safeguarding standards apply.

Ready
Jul 2026

Digital Payments Uplift

Improved claiming and payment systems roll out for greater transparency and fraud prevention.

Ready
Oct 2026

Budget Adjustments Begin

Social, community participation and capacity-building daily budgets progressively adjusted.

Preparing
Apr 2027

New Framework Planning

I-CAN v6 Support Needs Assessment begins for participants 16+. Plans built through guided conversation.

Training
Jul 2027

Expanded Registration

All providers delivering higher-risk supports must register. Rollout continues through 2030.

Monitoring
Jan 2028

New Eligibility Criteria

Functional-capacity eligibility applies to new applicants; current participants reassessed over transition.

Monitoring
The new assessment

I-CAN v6: what you can do.

The old system asked you to prove how much you struggle. The new I-CAN v6 asks what you can achieve with the right supports — a guided conversation across 12 life domains, no expensive reports required.

We prepare you with journaling frameworks, attend as your support person, help you articulate your needs, and advocate for the funding you deserve.

We sit with you. We prepare you. We advocate for you.

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Self-Care
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Domestic
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Communication
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Social
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Mobility
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Learning
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Health
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Employment
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Money
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Housing
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Relationships
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Safety
How it's paid for

Funding, made simple.

There are three ways an NDIS plan can be managed — and the way yours is managed decides how easily you can choose us. Here's the plain-English version.

Self-managed

You hold the funds

You have total freedom to choose any provider, registered or not. We invoice you directly and you claim it back through the portal.

  • Full choice of who supports you
  • Fastest to get started with us
  • We handle clean, claim-ready invoices
Plan-managed

A plan manager pays

A financial intermediary settles invoices on your behalf. You still get full choice of provider — we simply bill your plan manager.

  • No paperwork on your side
  • Open to all providers, including us
  • We coordinate directly with your manager
NDIA-managed

The NDIA pays directly

The agency manages your budget and pays registered providers. As an NDIS-registered provider, we're fully able to support you.

  • Registered providers only — we qualify
  • Billed straight to the NDIA
  • We help you understand your line items

Not sure which one you're on? It's written on your plan — or just call Charlotte on 0484 670 985 and she'll tell you in two minutes.

Wondering how the reform affects you?

Charlotte will personally walk you through what's changing, what stays the same, and how your plan is protected.

The real benefits

Support work, done properly.

No buzzwords — just the things that actually make a difference to your week.

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Genuine Matching

We pair you with participants by personality and interests, not just availability. Better matches, better days.

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Consistent Shifts

Reliable, regular hours that fit your life. We roster fairly — last-minute chaos is not the standard.

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Paid Training

Full onboarding plus ongoing development, including I-CAN v6 and the new framework. We invest in you.

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Real Support

A coordinator who knows your name and a 24/7 on-call line. You're never out there on your own.

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Fair Pay

Above-award rates, penalties paid properly, and on-time pay. Your work is valued — visibly.

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Room to Grow

Clear pathways into senior support, coordination and mentoring as Arohanui grows.

Open positions

Current opportunities.

Perth metro and surrounds. All roles need a valid NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to obtain one.

01

Disability Support Worker

Person-centred in-home and community support — personal care, daily living and genuine companionship.

Casual & Part-TimePerth MetroFlexible
02

Community Access Mentor

Support participants to build confidence through outings, activities and community participation.

Part-TimePerth MetroDriver's Licence
03

Overnight & Respite Carer

Active overnight care, sleepovers and respite so families can rest knowing their person is safe.

CasualOvernightPerth Metro
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Support Coordinator

Help participants navigate plans, connect with services and prepare for I-CAN v6.

Full-TimePerth BasedNDIS Experience

Don't see your role?

We're always keen to meet good people. If you've got the heart for this work, send your details and we'll keep you in mind.

Good questions

Questions families ask.

The things people most want to know before they pick up the phone.

No referral needed. If you have an NDIS plan with funding for the supports you're after, you can come straight to us. We'll help you read your plan and match it to the right support.
Yes — consistency is the whole point. We match you with a small, familiar team rather than rotating strangers through your home, so trust has a chance to build.
Often within days. It starts with a no-pressure conversation, then a tailored plan. Self-managed and plan-managed clients can usually begin fastest.
We're Perth-based and locally owned, supporting people across the metro area. Not sure if you're in range? Ask — if we can't reach you, we'll point you to someone good who can.
It's easier than most people fear. You're free to change provider whenever you like. We handle the handover details so there's no gap in your support.
Reach us directly

We're here, and we answer.

Whether you're a participant, a family member, a support coordinator or just exploring — there's no wrong way to start.

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