Babysitting and Nanny Jobs in Docklands VIC

We are a young professional couple with a 14 month old baby boy and a 10 year old cat living in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. Our baby boy is very active, super friendly and social. He loves to make friends with everyone he meets and has certainly pulled us out of our more introverted ways. We love spending our spare time visiting all the parks in the area, hitting up the library and experiencing all of Melbournes vibrant arts and culture scene.

We are looking for someone to help with our morning routine including getting the little guy ready for daycare including drop off, light household duties and some simple meal prep for the family. Shifts would be regular 6.30-9.30am Mon-Thurs with the occasional longer day to cover sick days etc.

Hi - We are looking for a nanny to care for our 8YO daughter and 5YO twin daughters. We require an after school nanny to collect the children on a Monday to Thursday. We will provide a car during this time. We would like you to help with the children's dinner, the bath routine and some light household duties. The girls are very sweet and lots of fun! Hours would be 2pm to 6pm.

My husband Matt and I are looking for a part time nanny to help us with our daughter Alia, who is currently 15.5 months.
We’re looking for assistance on Thursdays and Fridays from September onwards, timing 9-5. Also casual bookings on weekends.
Would love to meet in person and we can chat more about the role!

We are looking for a part-time carer for our thirteen year old Molly who is physically and intellectually disabled. Molly is fun loving and sweet, enjoys music, walks and play. She needs personal support with her everyday activities like eating, dressing, toileting and getting around the community. The carer will be needed to drive Molly home from school on Thursday and care for her at home that afternoon, also alternate Saturdays all day.. Other occasional hours will be available.

Nanny/House Manager Position

Location:  Richmond
Duration:  15hr/wk (evenings only) -Aug 4- Sep 30, potentially extending to Dec

We are parents of a four year old girl and in need of childcare and light household management. We both work in the TV/Film industry on fluctuating schedules. 

Responsibilities include:
    •    Pickup from daycare on occassions
    •    Evening routine - play, dinner, bath, bed
    •    Light cleaning/laundry and organization of the home
    •    Cooking of simple meals / snacks

Ideal candidate:
    •    Five years experience working with young children
    •    Energetic, observant, caring and can play/make things fun
    •    Has car and is a responsible driver, with clean driving record
    •    Strong communication skills
    •    Self-starter, initiative-taker
    •    Flexibility of hours with understanding of film industry hours

Position details:
    •    Guaranteed 15hr/wk
    •    Additional nights/weekends possible
    •    Weeks when school is off: @ full days/full week
    •    Competitive daily rate (to be discussed based on experience)

We’re looking for a caring, reliable and experienced nanny to cover two and a half weeks of annual leave for our regular full time nanny. This full-time role runs Monday to Friday from 8 September to 19 September, with the opportunity to do a handover on Thursday 4 September and Friday 5 September before solo care begins on Monday 8 September.

Hours: Monday to Friday, mostly 8:30am starts, finishing between 4:30pm and 6:00pm (rostered and known in advance)

Children:
- Girl, 7 years old (Grade 2)
- Girl, 5 years old (attends kindergarten Mondays and Wednesdays)
- Boy, 22 months (attends music class Mondays at 9:30am)

What You Can Expect:
- A welcoming household with no special needs
- A sweet toddler who loves giving hugs, wearing gumboots, and politely says “no thank you” and “yes please”
- A helpful 5 year old who can tell you the routine while her 7 year old sister is at school
- A consistent nap schedule for the toddler: 12:30pm–2:30/3:00pm daily
- No driving required – everything is walkable, and we’ll provide a parking permit if you wish to drive to us
- Support from our cleaner (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and housekeeper (Mondays and Fridays)
- No complex meal prep required – but the ability to butter bread and slice apples is appreciated!

We’re looking for someone who is:
- Experienced with young children
- Calm, attentive and engaging
- Organised and punctual
- Confident caring for three children, including managing a toddler's routine.

If this sounds like a great fit for you and you're available from 4 September to 24 September 2025, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with your experience and availability. We will likely commence interviewing from 6 August.

We have a cooperative and empathic 9yo who loves reading, drawing, origami and ice skating. We are looking for someone to help with school drop-offs and pick-ups Tuesdays and Thursday as well as two Wednesdays a month (occasional other days by mutual agreement). Paid hours are 7-9am and 3.30-7pm, even if we get home earlier (usually 6pm).

We are two medical professionals who are looking for someone who is punctual, diligent, honest and vaccinated. Our LO would prefer someone who draws and likes arts/crafts. We value someone who prioritises safety while modelling respect and kindness. We'd also prefer someone local and who isn't allergic to cats.
No cooking or cleaning required. No driving required.

If you don't already have a First Aid certificate, we'll be happy to cover the cost of obtaining one if you're successful applicant.

Genuine interest/inquiries only please.

We are a young, friendly couple looking for a caring, energetic, and experienced nanny to join our family and help care for our 18-month-old son. We’re looking for someone who genuinely enjoys engaging with toddlers — playing, exploring, teaching new things, and creating a fun and loving environment.

**About the Role:**

* Care for our 18-month-old son 2 days a week (daytime hours) flexible with days
* Help with age-appropriate activities and development
* Light housework and simple meal prep
* Experience with newborns is essential, as we’re expecting our baby girl in December
* Opportunity for increased hours once the baby arrives

We are seeking someone who wants to be part of our family long-term — a warm, reliable presence our children can grow up with. If you're passionate about childcare, have experience with young children and babies, and are looking for a meaningful, lasting role, we’d love to hear from you!

Thanks, Caroline & Nick

Hiya!

Our family is looking for a lovely and reliable babysitter or nanny to help us out on most Mondays and Thursdays 8am - 1pm ongoing while my husband works from home. You will be caring for our beautiful one year old boy who is hilarious and loving. We have no family support here in Melbourne so it would be great to find somone very reliable that we can trust. During your shift, we would love someone to nutrure and play, take for walks to the park and help with a bit of tiding up in the kitchen and play area/ lounge room, and laundry. We are a relaxed family, we enjoy nature and spending lots of time outside.

Look forward to chatting :)

Advertising for a long term part time nanny.

Looking for someone with experience to care for 2 children aged 3.5years (girl) and 5years (boy) after school. Hours are Wednesday and Friday from 3pm to 6pm. Role involves collecting from school at 3pm and walking them home 400m making the kids their dinner and doing lunchboxes for the next day. And having fun!

Drivers licence a bonus as next year a short drive required to collect son from Scotch college

We are looking for someone who has experience with kids and is kind. Our household is a relaxed fun environment and includes a fluffy cat. My husband and I have busy jobs and we need someone reliable and who is always on time for pick up.

Some evenings we will ask to see if you can stay on later and babysit in the evening if we have an evening activity to be at but this is just extra as able. We also occasionally need someone to take the kids to school if one of us is away. And if keen to help the odd weekend babysitting!

Also an option to extend to a full day if interested in helping with household tasks (optional)

Look forward to hearing from you, Emilie

Please reply with a contact phone number to arrange a video call. Please only reply if available Wednesday and Friday 3-6pm and then additional hours. Thank you

Hi there, we are a family of 5 who require a nanny Thursday and Friday. We are a family of 5 - our kids are 6.5, 5 and a 2-years old. We are a vibrant and loud family, with very active kids who love to be kept very busy. We also have a little indoor dog!

Our ideal nanny would be someone who can keep up with 3 kids - loves to do activities, cook / bake, read, arts / crafts all-round educational play. Someone who is tidy and keeps the area clean whilst with the kids - prepares meals and washes up, does the laundry for the family and all has experience with multiple kids close in age (active) and bed routines.

We are after someone 9am-5pm Thursday and 9am - 2pm Friday.

We are looking for an energetic, fun and reliable person to collect our 3 children from school and keep them safe and busy, 4 days per week

Hi,
We have two energetic children. A boy 3 and a girl 6 years of age. We are looking for a reliable & caring nanny for Thursdays; 7.45am-8.45am and 1530-1730. The 3 hours in total would include two different local drop offs (close by) to kinder and school. Then afternoon pick ups at 1530 with a local afternoon activity to gymnastics, and dropping both kids off after at 1730. With the option of casual babysitting.

Hi there,

After-school pick ups Tues/Wed/Thurs (3 - 6pm T&W and 3 - 6:30pm Th), for 11yo G and 8yo B - two bubbly children who are seeking someone engaging and present who has 4+ years experience, WWCC, full driver’s licence - must be off P plates - parent references and is reliable and able to commit for a minimum of 6 months.

3:00-6:00/6:30pm $35/hr
Tues/Wed/Thurs (must be able to do all 3 days)

Nanny duties include: Pick up kids from school/bus stop (car provided) - one pick up at 3:30pm and the other pick up at 3:45pm. After returning from school pick ups, it's unpacking school bags/cleaning out lunchboxes, preparing some simple afternoon tea. After school activities vary from swimming to football training, some drop off and some staying at venue.

Light house duties of folding of washing (if a basket is done) and putting away clothes, and cooking dinners for the kids - guidance provided on this unless you happen to be a whiz in the kitchen and don't need any guidance on meals! :-)

Looking for someone that is reliable and can commit to the hours. Someone that is patient, present and genuinely enjoys kids but can also set boundaries when required. Someone that has the ability to be able to see the little things also that might help a working parent out and can clean up after themselves and have the house tidy 😊

Non-smoking around children, no phone scrolling and nut-free (one child has nut allergies). WWCC and family references a must, as is a driver’s license and safe driving history.

Open to all ages and backgrounds as long as you have proven nanny experience greater than 4 years and someone local is probably most ideal. Thanks! 😊

I have two energetic little girls ages 4 and 6. I am looking for a nanny to work every other week picking the girls up from school Monday to Thursday and keeping the 4 year old on Tuesdays all day. Our older child has some special needs (ASD, ADHD) so requires someone with patience and experience.

Hi! We are looking for an experienced, kind and fun babysitter to babysit our kids every Thursday 8am - 5.30pm.

This includes school drop off / pick up, extra activities ie: ballet class, and everything that comes inbetween.

We are looking for a wonderful nanny for a Monday starting from 7am. The day will be mostly with out 5 year old son Lachie who really enjoys playing footy and being out and about. We have a 7 year old at school but we would need the nanny to either walk or drive him up to school (school is about a 20 minute walk).
We also have a dog names Gus so he will be around during the day.

Hi all,

We live in Kew with our 3 children aged 6.5, 4.5 and 2.5; our daughter goes to Camberwell Primary while the other two do a mix of kinder (Hawthorn East) + childcare (Kew).

I am looking for someone who could help weekday afternoons from around 3-6pm - helping with school pick-ups and drop-offs to after-school activities for the oldest 2. We’d need help 1-2 days a week - regular Wednesdays + occasional Mondays / Tuesdays.

During school holidays or weeks when one parent is traveling for work, we may also ask for more hours - as possible.

Ideally, we would love to find someone who is:
* Mature and experienced - bringing confidence, comfort and good judgment around small kids - able to bring fun and playfulness yet maintain firm boundaries
* Warm and kind - creating strong positive attachments with our kids
* Engaged and development oriented - thoughtful about exposing the kids to activities and experiences that will help them learn and grow - i.e., talking and playing vs looking at phones + screens
*Trustworthy, responsible and prompt - shows up when and where promised - always acts with honesty and integrity - proactive in helping where needed
* Respectful - listens to and supports our intentions as parents - takes care to leave the space better than you found it
* Flexible - quick to adapt as needs evolve, willingly flexing tasks / timing to support where it’s most needed
* Has a drivers license, car and clean driving record - and willing and able to drive 2 kids

Bonus points would be someone who:
* Has flexibility for additional hours as needed (esp. during school holidays)
* Speaks French

Will pay a competitive rate for the right fit.

Please message me with CV and references if interested.

We are a Hawthorn based professional family looking for a lovely nanny to care for our daughters (4 months old and 2.5yrs) on a regular Wednesday, casual babysitting and likely some additional weekday hours as required.

We are looking for someone with availability, at a minimum for the remainder of the year and hopefully ongoing as a part of our family. We also have a Portugese water dog (Pedro) so applicants need to be comfortable and confident with dogs.

Hi,
I am looking for a babysitter for two afternoons/evenings a week.
Tuesday 3:15-5:45pm
Thursday 3:15-8:15pm
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.

We are a 2-dad family looking for an experienced nanny to provide childcare for our friendly & energetic 3-year old boy for 1-day (Thursday) per week from 7.30am-6pm. You should be suitably qualified with a number of years experience with toddlers.

Applicants with experience supporting the changing needs of a medical/executive family a plus. Applicants must have current Police Check and Working With Children. First Aid training ideal. Bi-lingual applicants encouraged, including those with a keen interest in infant education through visual & verbal interaction and play.

Applicants must be comfortable working with a dog in the house. He's anxious at first, but will warm up over time.

We're looking for someone who can commit to a long term position and is very reliable. Please don't hesitate to send me a message to discuss this role further.

We're looking forward to hearing from you.

Hello,
Our family are looking for someone to help care for and play with our 3 boys (Archie, Lachie and Basti) 1 day a week, or two half days, with potential to extend to two days in October. Our eldest (7) is at school from 8.30am - 3.30pm, so mostly you will be caring for our 3 and 5 year old. On occasion
we would require you to complete school drop off and pick, from a school within walking distance. We are looking for someone fun and energetic, who loves playing games and is happy to walk to local parks and activities. Occasional babysitting at night would be requested (once every 6-8 weeks).

Hi, our daughter is 22 months old and we now require an extroverted nanny (thai or spanish speaking preferred) starting in Mid August for the following times every Thursday 3.30-7, Friday 3.30-7pm and some Wednesdays from 10.30 - 5. 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.

Looking for a Wonderful Nanny to Join Our Family!


Hello! We’re a warm, welcoming family looking for a kind, reliable and energetic nanny to join our busy household and help care for our four beautiful children - 8-year-old twins, a 5-year-old, and our cheeky 3-year-old.

This role would suit someone who is organised, nurturing, and confident juggling the wonderful chaos that comes with a young, lively family! We're after someone who can bring calm, laughter, and a steady hand to our weekly routine.

HOURS REQUIRED

Monday mornings: 7:00am – 10:00am
Monday afternoons: 3:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday mornings: 7:00am – 10:00am
Wednesday afternoons: 3:00pm – 8:00pm

Morning duties include:

* Assisting with breakfast and school lunches
* Helping the kids get ready for school
* School drop-offs
* Resetting the house (light tidying, kitchen tidy, laundry, etc.)
* Grocery shopping or errands as needed

Afternoon duties include:

* School pick-ups and driving to activities
* Helping with homework and playtime
* Dinner prep and evening routines (baths, pyjamas, etc.)

Hourly rate negotiable depending on level of experience.

There is always additional babysitting work available in the evenings, weekends and during the school holidays.

We’re hoping to find someone long-term who’ll become a valued and trusted part of our family. If you're warm, proactive, and genuinely enjoy being with children—and if you’re unflustered by the occasional school sock emergency or last-minute dinner plan—we’d absolutely love to hear from you.

Please get in touch by messaging me on 0430362116 or via findababysitter. Looking forward to meeting you!