We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic person to help out with our 11yo son before and after school on Tuesday’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s. (Total 15 hours per week). His older sister (Grade 8) is home for part of the time, but is more independent and requires less supervision.
The ideal person will be patient, have a sense of humour, and can show initiative as needed. Preferably, you would also have experience with neurodiverse children, and can establish a relationship and routines that work for you and our son.
Responsibilities:
- School drop off (9am) and pick up (2 pm)
- Supervise and engage in games and activities with our son – either at home or in the community
- Prepare basic snacks
Hello! I have a 6 yo girl and 7yo boy. Looking for help 2/3 days a week from 3.30pm school pick up till 6.30pm. Some light house keeping and dinner prep is needed. Some days will include drop off and pick up from local after school activity so car needed. I also travel for work so maybe occasionally be keen for other days and/or occasional babysitting. Thanks so much!
We are based in Malvern East in between Waverly and Dandenong Rd, near Burke Rd.
Ideally looking for a long term arrangement. Would love to do some sessions beforehand to get to know you.
Rate $35 per hour - negotiable if you have qualifications. WWCC and police check required
About us: ⁃ We are easy going professional couple - Boy super sporty so would love someone keen to play in backyard - Daughter loves drawing, craft and play, music and singing/dance ⁃ We have boundaries around TV during the week and keen for kids to complete home work and readers and then do active play
I am looking for a babysitter to care for my 1 year old boy (born Jan 2024) 1 day a week (either Mon, Tues or Wed) in Elwood while my husband and I are at work. He goes to childcare Thurs/Fri each week. We’d also be looking for some additional casual babysitting hours on top of the regular weekday eg 4-6 hours once a fortnight on a weekend or evening.
Our son is a smiley, inquisitive and adventurous child. He loves the outdoors and being active. He has recently started walking and loves going on trips to loval playgrounds.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable preparing food and feeding our child, bathing him, taking him to the playground or park and setting up activities or toys for him to play with. Ideally we’d also like the person to assist with household tasks or food preparation while he naps for ~2-3 hours each day.
Please contact us if you think you’d be a good fit for this role. Start date would be late June/early July.
One of our lovely sitters is moving on and we are hopeful someone can help us on a Thursday before and after school, and also Tuesday and Friday mornings. ! Our two children Thomas 8yrs old & Lilli 11yrs old attend two differing schools. You would be required to arrive at 7.30am on the mornings and assist our youngest with getting ready for school. With our spare car, an Audi A4 wagon, you will drop off Thomas to Grimwade in Elsternwick and - occasionally - Lilli to Korowa in Glen Iris and then drive back to Elsternwick to bring back the car. All done by 8:30 or so!
For Thurs afternoon - 2.45pm you will arrive at our home to use our car to pick up children, Thomas first and occasionally - the reverse order to morning drop-off.
Upon returning to our house, the following routine is typical:
-30min play/snack period
-Lilli to complete her homework
-bath or shower Thomas
- cook up dinner for the two children (I usually prep veggies and meal for you)
-This shift ends circa 6.30-7pm
-ideally kitchen and living area are both tidy when we arrive home. And that’s it!
Our two children are beautiful, cuddly and polite and Lilli can assist with Thomas. Your own car is not essential however your ability to drive is. Both my husband Mark and I work full time but we are always a text message away.
Hi, my partner and I are parents to an adorable two-month old baby girl. We need help with her care during morning and early afternoon hours. We are professionals and have high-functioning and cognitively demanding jobs. We often work from home so need those hours for focused work. We need two days a week care for 4 hours per day. Days will be between Mon-Thurs and we can be flexible with that. Hours are 9am-1pm. We are looking for someone with baby experience. We value privacy, cleanliness, friendliness, and safety very much for our family and relationships. If you are interested in working with us, then please reach out!
Hi, my wife Jenny and I are looking for help Monday and Tuesday for our girls 8 and 10. We live in Elsternwick near Wesley College. We need from 3.30pm both days as pick up from school and bring the girls to our house until 6.30pm. On a Tuesday our eldest will need to be driven to basketball. Would love to have a conversation if Monday and Tuesday might work for you?
Hi We live in Carnegie and have two daughters, aged 1 and 5. We’re looking for a babysitter primarily for our 1-year-old (since our older daughter is usually at school) for 2-3 days a week, a few hours each day. We also need someone comfortable with light housework and cleaning. If you are interested, could you please share your availability, hourly rate, and email address so we can arrange an online meeting first? Thanks!
Hi, my name is Ana and I'm looking for a nanny to look after and entertain my 3-year-old daughter, Evelyn, and my 16-month-old son, Harrison, 2 days per week for 2 hours at a time so I can do some work from home. May increase to three days if all goes well. At this stage, I'm thinking Monday, Tuesday or Thursday between 2:30-4:30pm. I've set the rate at $25p/h since I'll be home and can handle toileting/nappy changes, but happy to discuss the pay for the right applicant. Experience is highly desirable, but since I'll be at home and available as needed, I'm really looking for someone who can be caring, engaging, playful, patient and proactive with my kids. The role might involve providing some snacks and some light tidy up afterwards, but on the whole, I think it's a pretty "easy" role.
Hi, I'm looking for a part time nanny to do the school pick and afternoon care of my two kids until I finish work. This would initially be for 1 afternoon a week, with the possibility to increase after a month or so.
I have a 9 year old daughter and 6 year old son. You would pick them up from school at 3.15 and then either bring them home or take them to a class or activity. If time permits on the day, it'd be great if you could get dinner started. I'd be home by 6pm. Both kids are very easygoing and happy to entertain themselves, and they don't have any soecial needs or dietary requirements.
We are a family of four, looking for an experienced infant nanny for TWO weekdays (can be flexible which days) per week of care for our baby daughter. She will be approximately six months old at the time of commencement in mid May 2025 - to support mother's return to work. Our eldest daughter is five years old and attends a local primary school - pick up from school by nanny not essential but would be helpful to have as a back up. We also have an eight year old greyhound who is very placid and sleeps all day.
Hours are also somewhat flexible but need to cover at least between 8:15am and 5pm on both days. We are ideally looking for someone who can commit to the position for at least 12 months.
We would also like to ensure that there can be a 1-2 week period of shadowing prior to mother's return to work on 26th of May.
Up-to-date first aid qualifications, WWCC, non-smoker and driver's license are a must for us.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We are a family of three, soon to be four (baby boy arriving mid-May) living in north Brighton (we are a four minute walk from Gardenvale station). Mum is a tax lawyer taking an extended career break and dad is a busy plastic surgeon. We are looking for a caring, responsible and reliable babysitter / mother’s helper to help out with our six year old high-functioning neurodiverse son on Monday and Tuesday mornings (6:45-10:45am), and the new baby when required.
The role would mainly involve supervising our son getting ready for school, making his breakfast and lunch, and helping us with tidying the kitchen (post breakfast and lunch prep) and living space, some laundry and possibly a bit of food prep / unpacking and putting away groceries (to the extent there is time). No heavy cleaning is required as we have weekly cleaners. We may need you to take the six year old to school (St Michael’s Grammar) on the train, or for you to look after the baby while mum takes him to school.
Experience with young babies required. Rate is negotiable based on experience. Would suit someone studying or looking to supplement another job.
Ideally you would be able to start at the end of April to enable our son to get used to the arrangement prior to the arrival of the new baby.
More hours may become available when dad goes back to doing public work (in addition to his private work) in July and over the winter school holidays. Some evening work may also be available over time if of interest.
We are looking for a special someone to become an extension of our family and help care for our gorgeous, happy, and playful 6-month-old son.
As a family, we are very connected and easy-going, and we value health, adventure, family, and a nurturing, homely environment. We both work from home running our businesses and are seeking support 1–2 days per week with our son’s playtime, development, and daily care.
Occasionally, my work calls me to be out for meetings or interstate travel, and there may be days where both my partner and I will be away from home.
We’re seeking someone who:
Has previous experience caring for babies around this age.
Holds current First Aid and CPR certifications.
Is confident supporting a breastfed/bottle-fed baby and has experience introducing first foods and managing solids.
Brings a nurturing, patient, and engaging approach to play and development.
Bonus points if you are open to light housekeeping duties and occasional meal preparation.
We are looking for someone who truly enjoys being part of a family environment, communicates openly, and shares our values of care, connection, and creating a calm, positive home.
If this sounds like the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you!
We're looking for our next Mary Poppins to join our family and care for our cutie pies while I'm working mostly from home. We're open to full or part time nannies so if you're available for part or all of the week send us a message!
Here's our situation:
- McKinnon/Bentleigh/Ormond area (3204)
- We’re looking for a permanent nanny who’ll click with our whole family. Hours would mostly be within 9-5, Mon-Fri
- 3 littlies: 4yo girl, 3yo girl and 1yo boy - we're biased but we think they're hilarious and cute little monsters
- No weekends or after hours work required
Here are the details (i.e. I’m slightly OCD) so if you’re half a chance so far, please read on.
Us:
We're a family with 3 kids - a 4 1/2yo girl who's at kinder 2 days a week (Mon & Wed), a 3yo girl, and 1 1/2yo boy.
- The girls are quite into their arts and crafts, currently obsessed with playing mums & dads, and love dress ups, and our little man is a super chilled toddler who fits into what we’re up to and is starting to have his own adorable personality, loves magnetic tiles, his footy, throwing a ball and loves dancing.
- The kids all love all the crafts, painting, play dough, sensory activities, bike rides, pram walks, picnics, playground time… so much playground time…, collecting flowers, leaves, sticks (that all stay outside), boardgames, puzzles, and heaps of other activities we have ready to go at home.
- We also have two dogs - small and medium fluff balls with big personalities who love pats.
- Dad works full time usually at the office, I work mostly from home, very occasionally go to the office meaning I'll very much be present while you’re here, and therefore am available for quick help, questions, etc. but I do need to actually work.
Our Mary Poppins:
- Has the standard checks: WWCC, Police Check, First Aid, reliable transport to our home, a licence and comfortable driving a big car to take kids to activities (swimming/ballet/kinder).
- Is comfortable with dogs: as mentioned we have 2 dogs who are very much a part of and involved with the family and will be all over you (they’re annoyingly friendly but zero danger).
- Is responsible, punctual and professional, experienced, easy going, and clean (there's that OCD) who can be present with them and can get the kids comfortable with you quickly. Can also be generally helpful to me and hands on with stuff like unpacking shopping, folding/putting away laundry etc.
- Is competent in the kitchen and able to help with light cleaning mostly after the kids (usually organising their space or making sure the place is back to normal). You'll need to prep lunches and a couple of small snacks and work around a nap for either one or 2 of them during the day, which is usually pretty consistent.
- Is really great at kids baths. Especially getting them out of it, moisturised and hair dried and done up!
- Can entertain the kids (no TV plonking); walks, going out to the park, playground, babycino cafe trips, ride/scooter, local community events, inside games, loves reading, playing, painting, crafting, making forts etc. etc.
- Can educate them - the older ones especially are at the stage where they're learning to read/write/count/learn days etc, we'd very much like to see them continue to progress with this.
- Be ok with them being sick. Given they don't go to childcare, they don't get as sick as many kids who do, but still be prepared for the occasional snotty nose or three.
- Generally be awesome with them/don’t turn out to be a psycho kidnapper.
Rate is negotiable based on experience, and to just to be upfront, we'd likely preference somebody a little more experienced at this stage. We've been through a few nannies and can now definitely tell when someone clicks with our family.
I’ve deliberately been pretty detailed so that if our unicorn nanny is reading and nodding along to all points so far, it’s probably a good sign. So if you’re interested please comment with an age/experience/expected rate, and we’ll message suitable candidates for more detail.
Thanks for playing along, looking forward to hearing from our future Mary Poppins.
My name is Tracy and I have two boys aged 1 and 3. I am returning to work shortly and am looking for help caring for my youngest son between 8 and 4 pm from Monday an d Tuesday .
If you have availability I would love to hear from you
Seeking babysitter for weeknight evenings, if you can also do a few Saturday mornings that'd be wonderful but not essential. Somewhat flexible on days/hours.
Caring for two boys, 5 & 7: play, dinner (ready to eat), bedtime routine (no bath, just pj's and brush teeth) etc. Very easy and mostly they play independently or do homework, you will simply keep an eye on them while hubby and I work - we will be around for any q's etc.
Ideally you will work Thursday and/or Tuesday evenings, 5 - 7:30 with no housework, or if you're willing to do light housework 3:45 - 7:15.
If you are interested in doing housework, it will be mostly: packing away toys, vacuum living/play areas, occasional laundry folding/pack, wipe down kitchen, wipe flat surfaces/mirrors, no heavy cleaning since we have a regular cleaner. But with two boys the house always gets messy.
We live 10min walk from Gardenvale station.
Please respond with: your preferred days, your hourly rate, a bit about yourself.
We are a family with 12 year old twins and a kitten in Brighton looking for a reliable nanny for school pick up and drop off plus dinner prep every Tuesday. Hours 7-9 am and 345-545pm Your own vehicle, working driver license; Covid vaccination up to date, police and WWCC mandatory and two references. No allergy to cat.
Rate negotiable depending on experiences.
I'm looking for a babysitter/nanny who can collect our two kids from school(Hampton Primary) midweek, take them to different clubs, stay with them, and then take them back home. We have a boy and girl aged 7 and 10, so low maintenance (besides stopping them arguing!) Hours likely 3:30 to 6:30/7pm
Hi there, We have three children (10, 8, 5) located in Brighton East. We are looking for someone, 6:30am - 9:00am/9:30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
We are looking for someone to come and be a part of our kids lives, make lunches, beds etc and take kids to school.
We are 700m from school however full driver's license and car is preferred. We also have a Golden Retriever that loves to join in on the fun and walk with the kids.
WWC Check Preferred and References required.
Please contact me if you're interested with your CV/resume.
With our two boys now in Grade 2 and 5, we are looking for a superstar house-helper, somewhere between a housekeeper and a nanny.
After collecting the children from school/sport, main duties would be folding washing, preparing evening meal, perhaps a bit of ironing or prepping lunchbox snacks or some local errands. The boys have their own chores to help contribute, and need an adult nearby to ask, should they need help with homework but otherwise are pretty self-sufficient.
If you enjoy having well behaved (almost always!) kids around for company but are a clean machine and enjoy keeping a tidy home, we would love to hear from you. Pay and hours negotiable for the right person.
I am looking for someone who is looking for a long term position to help with my 2 girls. I Need help to pick up my 13 year old early from school and take to her to her gymnastics. Return to our home and help with some light housework and some cooking. I then need help making sure she has dinner, does her homework and in bed at right time.
I need someone who can commit to each week and is very relatable to teens but can also be firm
in a kind and loving way when needed. I have 2 girls age 13 and 16 and a son who is 21.
Hours would be Monday 2:30-5:30pm and Tuesday 2:30-9pm.
The job involves cooking some meals and helping to hang and fold washing and making sure kitchen clean when finished.
We would love someone to become part of our family , someone we can trust to leave our girls with if we need to travel as well.
My name is Natalia and I have an 8 year old son. He has autism but is high functioning. He is a beautiful sweet natured little boy and is in grade 2. He loves trains, Harry Potter and building lego. My son finds attending Oosh (before and after school care at his school) overwhelming. Therefore I have received funding for someone to come Mon, Wed and Thurs 730 to 9 am and 330 to 530 pm. Must drive and have own car as it would involve taking him to and from school. I would pay petrol costs. Given he is eligible for funding the person must has an early child care qualification inc cert 3 in early childcare or currently studying it. If you do not hold this or working towards it I can’t hire you as funding criteria is strict about that. It should be relatively easy. He would be dressed and had breakfast before you arrive. It would involved playing with him, in the morning for a bit, then take him to school where he will unpack his own bag and hand over to a teacher when the bell goes at 855. In the afternoon it would be giving him a snack (he tends to eat his leftover lunch) and he does a bit of reading. I work in a school and am often home by 430 you can have an early mark and I would still pay you until 530. Please message me if interested
Hi, I'm looking for a babysitter on Friday afternoons from 2-5pm. My son is an energetic 3 year old and my daughter is a bubbly 16month old. I will be working from home on Friday afternoons and am looking for some support with the two kids!!
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