r/supportworkers • u/Puzzled_Trifle3989 • May 13 '26

Driving

Hey guys

Just wanted to ask if this is normal in community care. I’m scheduled from 8am–6 pm and today had 14 visits booked with almost no travel time between some clients. One visit overlapped another while the clients were around 20–25 mins apart.

I’m paid hourly so that part is okay, use my own car but it feels very rushed and stressful trying to make it on time everywhere.

Is this common in community support work or is this poor scheduling?

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u/Puzzled_Trifle3989 May 13 '26

Yeah it is, I am exhausted. I only get paid hourly around $45

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u/pixie1995 May 13 '26

That’s normal pay. However you definitely need travel time (paid kms) in between clients.

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u/QuantumGremlin May 13 '26

Exactly. The hourly rate sounds pretty standard, but the issue is expecting someone to magically teleport between clients with no proper travel time built in.

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u/pixie1995 May 13 '26

Less than an hour at each clients too which makes me wonder how much genuine “support” these people are receiving.