Babysitting and Nanny Jobs in Hawthorn VIC

Hi all early educators

We are located in Hawthorn, close to Hawthorn station and trams.

My husband and I are looking for an experienced carer for our 2 boys aged 6 and 7.5 years on Wed, Thurs & Fri from 3:15pm to 7pm. We’re looking for a carer who has flexibility for babysitting every now and again. If you are flexible for odd jobs such as laundry and light tidying up, please advise us of this flexibility. We are seeking to pay around $30 per hour, including super on a flexible contractual arrangement.

Duties include pick up from the local primary school that is in walking distance, support any light homework requirements, arrange dinner for the boys and address laundry. Commonly, either one of us will be back home from the CBD by 6:30pm ish.

Our boys are gentle in nature and have a real spirit for conversation so we hope your time with them will be fulfilling.

Regards,

Bianca

Hi,
I am looking for a babysitter for two afternoons/evenings a week. If these hours are too long finish time could be slightly shorter.
Tuesday 3-7:30
Wednesday 3-7:30
The job would involve picking up my daughter and son from school in Balwyn North and driving them to soccer at Bulleen.
On Thursday once soccer finishes you would be required to drive them home to Hawthorn East and give them dinner and unpack/clean up lightly at home.

Hi, our daughter is 2 years old and we now require an extroverted nanny starting in Oct for the following times every Thursday 3.30-7 and Friday 10-7pm. Its very important to be talkative and engaging as she feels more comfortable with such personalities. We prefer a good history of nannying alongside having first aid certificate, police check, working with children check. We are based in Kew and will, of course, take the time to explain and be around you to help build an easy going routine and comfort between our daughter and you.
Rate - $30 per hour. Appreciate your time, thank you.

We are a small family of 3 and are looking for a nanny for our 8 year old son. Our son is a happy energetic loving child who is very good at maths, reading, music and spelling. We would like our nanny to be able to drive safely, pick him up from school, actively engage with his learning (writing and reading) and assist with his care in the evening - dinner and bedtime routine. Housework will be a part of the job description. Light cooking for our son and cleaning will be involved. We are both busy professionals and need someone who is trustworthy, structured/ organised, punctual and very reliable. Active engagement with his studies is important to us. Most importantly, a kind, patient and loving personality is essential for this job, given our son has autism and ADHD (diagnosed)

Hello lovely nannies! We are looking for an experienced, friendly and reliable nanny to look after two beautifully behaved children - 5yo boy and 7yo girl. Both are attending school in South Yarra and will require pick up (own car and car license required) from 3pm Mon/Wed/Fri. Finish time approx. 6:30pm. Tasks include helping kids complete simple school homework, prepare simple dinner for kids and simple house tidying/laundry. Hours during school holiday periods will be Mon/Wed/Fri 8am-6:30pm. Please DM me if interested, thank you!

Hi, my name is Tiff, I am the solo parent of boy/girl 6 year old twins. I work full time and need help with the morning routine and walk to school (2 blocks away). Afternoons are school pick-ups, walk home, readers, light dinner and bed routine.

The position can be live in or live out, and is for 5 weekday mornings and 4 or 5 weekday afternoons/evenings.

If you are interested, please contact me.

Regards

Tiff

Hi There,

I am looking for a babysitter for my (will then be 10 nearly 11 month old) baby on the 8th of November from 7.30am - 2.30pm aprox.
This will include feeding and putting down for nap/s.

In general I am seeking a babysitter who can offer assistance once a month ongoing - usually in the evening once baby is asleep (watching monitor and rocking back to sleep if woken) to provide me and my partner time to socialise.

I am located in South Yarra.

If you are interested I would love to meet and also do a paid trail or two prior to 8th November for a couple of hours or so.

We are a friendly, professional family in Armadale seeking a reliable and engaging part-time nanny to care for our three boys, ages 5, 3 and 18 months.

The role
* Assist with school pick-ups
* Prepare kids meals, including afternoon snack and dinner
* Engage in indoor and outdoor play- including taking our children to the nearby park
* Perform light child-related housekeeping, including children's laundry and tidying play areas
* Assist with bath time

Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3PM to 6PM, with potential for occasional evening or weekend hours.

Requirements
* A minimum of 3 years of professional nannying or childcare experience.
* Current First Aid
* A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC).
* Drivers license
* Reliable and able to commit to the hours
* A passion for child development and creating a positive environment.

We are looking for someone who is energetic, responsible, and can help maintain a structured yet fun daily routine for the boys.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Hi. We have two adorable girls aged 5 and 8 and are looking for some assistance with school drop offs, pick ups and school holidays. We would like someone who is reliable, friendly, loves kids and would like to form a longer term relationship with them.

We would like:
two mornings a week - flexible as to which days out of monday, tuesday, wed or thurs.
pick ups - tuesdays at 3pm for ballet class for the remainder of the year plus thursday or friday.
school holidays - maybe two days a week, flexible.

Thank you!

We are a fun loving, active, caring family.

Our children are our pride and joy and we love being involved in their lives, so the role is to help us with them, light housework, cooking, household jobs. The role is made up of nannying and house manager tasks (ie supermarket shopping, helping with homework, running errands, taking kids to appointments etc).

Our family is made up of 2 boys: 11 and 8, and a darling 6 year old girl - they all attend school 5 days a week in 2024. Oh and we have a puppy named Buddy. :)

The two boys are typical sporty boys who love being active and playing sport, our little girl is a sweet heart and a caring girl who loves to play make believe and draw and cook.

We live in a beautiful house with 5 bedrooms, a tennis court, pool, basketball rings, soccer nets and a built in tramp - so there is always lots of options for activities at home.

They kids have activities most nights and are busy active kids. We also travel through the year and have a holiday house in Portsea and sometimes take the nanny with us, depending on the situation and availability.

I work as a fashion stylist and my husband owns his own business so we both work for ourselves and have varied schedules with interstate and occasional overseas work.

We have had 4 Au Pairs before and 5 Nannies and countless babysitters and have had the most amazing relationships with them all and happy to provide details to chat with them. We are very familiar with fostering a positive work environment with lots of communication and welcome the nanny into our family, we feed the nanny delicious meals and try to all sit as a family depending on schedules for dinner times (at least once a week).

If suitable we also have a self contained area next to the house which could facilitate an Au Pair (where some of the payment as board), the area is self contained has couch TV and kitchenette. (We are open to live in or live out role).

- We are looking for a kind hearted, responsible and energetic Nanny to be part of our family and help us look after our 3 beautiful children.
- Someone who can drive
- Takes initiative
- We are looking with someone with experience with Children and similar role previously.
- can cook (I can guide you also)
- loves playing with children
- is organised and efficient and clean
- is neat and can help organise house :)

We are looking for approx 35-40 hours per week, approx hours include...

Monday 12-8
Tuesday 1-7
Wednesday 1-7 (sometimes we go on date night)
Thursday 1-8
Friday 1-8 (sometimes we go on date night)

Sometimes we like to go out on a Wednesday or Friday or have events on usually once a week. But can give notice for this.

With some weekends and nights if you want, depending on your availability.

Salary and start date is negotiable based on experience.

Role includes
- Driving: Drop off and pick up
- Taking kids to swimming/tennis/Jaz acro/basketball/soccer
- Making school lunches
- Bath time and bed time routine (reading books)
- Helping cooking kids meals
- Grocery/fresh food shopping
- Running some errands
- Tidying up daily mess (we have a cleaner once per week)
- Doing washing/folding and putting away
- kids washing and tidying house
- doing some drop offs (post office, drycleaning, errands for me).

I am a chill, friendly full time working mum with 3 very well-behaving school aged children.

We would like someone permanent who can come and assist us with school runs and basic house chores. We live in Armadale. Ideal candidate should be happy to assist with some light house work, and driving the children to classes and school

I can speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English fluently, I look forward to hearing from you!

Cheers,
Penny

Looking for a house helper to help with shopping and driving during the day. Running errands with grandma and general family help with things. Lovely job for the right girl in South Yarra.

Hi there! I'm looking for someone to help out on Friday afternoons for school pick ups and after school activities for my boys, 11 and 14. They are very easy going and independent and just need a lift from school back to the house (approximately 20 minutes away) and to soccer (about 10-15 minutes from home). We'd need help from around 3:15-6:15. We'd love to hear from you.

Hi

I am currently looking for a caring, energetic, and reliable individual to look after my two young children from 9:00AM to 4:00 PM on the following dates:


The ideal person would be:
• Active and enthusiastic about engaging with young children
• Able to keep them entertained with age-appropriate indoor and outdoor activities
• Comfortable helping organise and tidy up after playtime
• Able to offer them water and meals/snacks during the day (these will be prepared and readily available)

My children are very friendly and social, but they respond best to someone who genuinely interacts and gets involved in play. My husband works from home and will be available if needed, but we’re seeking someone who can independently manage the day and keep the kids happy and engaged. I need someone who is confident driver and can take kids out and about also can do pick ups and drop off .

I’m also looking for someone who may be available on an ongoing basis every Monday and wednesday ( 2 year old on monday ans 4 year old on wednesday )so this could lead to a regular role with our family.
The date are :week 1: 22-25september and Week 2: 29th sep , 30 sep , 1oct , 3rd oct .
I want consistency and no last minute canceling .
If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, please get in touch — I’d love to chat further also mention your rate .


Thanks so much .
Kianat Khan

Would be looking after Alexei 4 and Lachie 2, both boys love monster truck and are very active. They both go the childcare and kinder. However separation maybe rather upsetting, as we haven’t really left them.

Looking for someone available on every second Saturday during the day. However, needing someone for the 26th October - from 7pm- 12am.

We’re looking for a warm and reliable babysitter to help me with our three children (aged 4, 2 and a newborn) during the busy dinner, bath, and bedtime period.

The role also includes light household support such as tidying up after meals / help cleaning up.

The role will be casual/ad hoc at first (to cover when my husband is working late or travelling), with the idea to develop into regular part-time hours once things settle into routine.

If you’re experienced with young children, confident managing the evening juggle, and happy to help out with some household tasks, we would love to hear from you.

📍 Location: Abbotsford
⏰ Hours: Afternoons/evenings (approx. 3-7pm or 4.8pm), ad hoc to start
👶 Ages: 4, 2 & newborn (2 girls and one newborn tbc!)

Hi there, I am a single dad to a baby girl who is 8 months old. I am looking for someone for a full day every Monday - to look after the baby and housework. Casual nights for a couple of hours to cover a dinner maybe once a week. And potentially a back up if the baby is unwell and can’t go to to
Childcare.

We live in prahran. I work from home and from the office.

Also I have a beaglier puppy. She loves people and is 7 years old.

I am looking for someone to start ideally this Sunday. I have show to go to. If this fit is right then I will look for an ongoing arrangement.

We are looking for someone to regularly babysit our gorgeous little boy George (born April 2025) on a regular basis, starting with Wednesday mornings around 9 - midday, and otherwise as required during the week and some Friday or Saturday evenings. No housework expected during these babysitting hours.

From January 2026 we will be looking for a permanent nanny, 3 days per week (ideally Mondays - Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8 - 6pm) as George's mum returns to work. Some light household duties would be expected during these hours, including food shopping, basic meal prep for George and for parents, going out to buy gifts or other things we might need during the week.

Ideally this person would start working with us on a casual basis this year, and transition to more permanent role next year. We would love for the right person to become part of our small family and eventually accompany us on holidays or weekends away to our holiday homes in Sorrento, Noosa and Mt Buller during the Ski Season.

George is our first child, and has a beautiful nature. He is very smiley and calm, and bonus - he loves to sleep!!

Hi there,
I need help! I need someone to collect my 11 year old from school and bring her home one to two days per week. She is at school in princes hill and we live in Clifton hill - a short drive. I need help every Wednesday and alternate Thursdays.
I hope to hear from you soon! Emily

Hi, we are looking for a night nanny for the hours of 10pm-4am or 12am-6am preferably someone with a medical background, but are open to all applications. The job will require to monitor baby, bring in for feeds to mum, giving bottle when needed and cleaning bottles. Our main objective is to find someone to stay awake with baby during these hours 3-4 times a week, depending on your availability

We are a fun and happy family of 3 with a brand new addition of only 3 weeks old. It’s Myself and partner, our 10 year old boy and now our newborn. We live in the beautiful city of Melbourne in a quiet and quaint suburb of Fairfield. We have a lovely two story home with a spacious lounge room and nursery. We have two beautiful friendly dogs who are older and love to lounge most the day and night.

We are particularly looking for someone with experience of infant care to help me overnight once my partner returns to fly in fly out work in October. He is gone two weeks at a time and back for one week. You would only be required for the two weeks he’s gone as he will take over when he isn’t working.

If you are interested please feel free to message about either hourly rate or weekly rate if you want to be a live in Aupair.

A warm and busy household is seeking a responsible, energetic, proactive, and reliable housekeeper/nanny to support a single father caring for two sons (aged 8 and 18), both living at home full-time.
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Role Overview:
This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, confident managing a home, and enjoys working with children. The position involves both household management and light childcare.
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Key Responsibilities:
• General household duties – tidying, cleaning, organising
• Laundry, including washing, folding, ironing, and changing beds
• Cooking healthy, family-friendly meals
• School run: 1 morning drop-off and 2 afternoon pickups per week
• Occasional weekend
• Supporting and supervising homework and after-school routines
• Helping ensure a calm, well-organised home environment
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Hi There!
We are looking for a nanny ongoing fortnightly basis care for my daughter (10 years old nearly 11) for morning shifts 6-9am every second Monday, Tuesday and potentially Wednesday morning as well as potential afternoon to evenings if interested.

Located in Alphington . Must have WWCC, current police check, Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and or other ACECQA approved Diploma.

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

👋🏻Hi!

I am a hospital shift worker looking for someone to do before and afterschool care shifts. This would involve drop off and pick up as well as some light housekeeping (putting on a load of washing, cleaning up from meals) once the kids are dropped off.

This would suit someone who has flexibility in their week.

Ages: 3 and 5 year old (almost 4 and 6)
Requirements: Reliable, Drivers license, working with children check. ***Previous experience with children is a must*** ***references are a must***
Location: St kilda east
Times: Depending on my roster mornings 0730-0930 and 1530-1815/30.

Look forward to hearing from you.

We are looking for a caring and reliable person to help us with our active little one!

Location: Alphington 3078 area
1x active toddler (1YO)

Hoping the right person is able to provide light household duties - I.e folding toddler clothes, filling/emptying dishwasher, cooking/prepping simple meals if required

Has to be comfortable with a friendly large dog.

Wanting someone who priortises
- Fun/Outdoor play
- Learning/verbal communication
- Safety
- Schedules
- No screens household

Looking for someone 2x days (non-consecutive) 8am -1pm ish with casual weekend work.

Looking someone who has initiative, experience, takes direction and someone what we can use on a regular and casual basis.

*MUST HAVE
- WWCC or Police check

If this sounds like you please reach out.