Babysitting and Nanny Jobs in Elsternwick VIC

We are looking for a warm, reliable and experienced nanny/family assistant to join our family.

We are a separated family, with the children primarily based with me. The role will be mainly with me, with **every second Wednesday based in Elwood** with their dad.

Days & hours

* Every Monday & Wednesday
3:30pm – 8:00pm
* Every second Wednesday in Elwood
* One child has a local piano lesson on Wednesdays, involving a short local drop-off/pick-up

We have three children and are looking for someone who can not only care for the kids, but also help take some of the mental load out of the evening.

The role will include:

* School/kindergarten pick-ups and afternoon care
* Helping with homework and getting everyone organised
* Preparing/helping with dinner
* **Packing lunches and preparing things for the following day**
* Children's laundry and putting things away
* Keeping school/kindergarten items, bags and activities organised
* Helping keep the evening routine calm and running smoothly

We’re looking for someone who:

* Has previous nanny/childcare experience
* Has a current driver's licence and their own reliable car
* Is experienced and comfortable supporting children with neurodiversity
* Is warm, patient, proactive and organised
* Notices what needs doing without always needing to be asked
* Is happy to become a trusted and valued part of our family
* Is looking for a long-term position

This is a great role for someone who enjoys both*caring for children and helping a busy family stay organised.

Please message me with a little about yourself, your experience, availability and hourly rate.

We are a family in Elsternwick with a 3-year-old son and 6-month-old daughter looking for a self-motivated helper to take the mental load off us. We need someone who notices what needs doing and handles tidying and meal prep independently without step-by-step instructions.
NOW – EARLY 2027
3 hours/week (flexible day/time)
*Meal Prep:Independently plan, organise ingredients for, and cook at least 1 family meal per week.
* Occasional Babysitting:~1 session/month. Our son is slow to warm up to new people, so we want to start building a gentle relationship now so he feels comfortable with you before kinder pickups start next year. Must be comfortable managing both baby and toddler routines.

FROM FEBRUARY 2027
6 hours/week (Wednesdays & Fridays, 3:00–6:00 pm)
Schedule (Wed & Fri)
3:00–4:00 pm: family dinner prep + clean kitchen
4:00 pm: Kindergarten pickup for our 3-year-old
4:00–6:00 pm: Bring him home, engage/play, and complete family dinner prep
About You
* Proactive, self-directed, and reliable.
* Experienced with babies and toddlers, with thoughtful ideas on how to gently connect with a child who warms up slowly.
WWCC and references please

If you naturally look around a home and think, "I see what needs doing — I'll take care of it,"we’d love to hear from you! Please let us know a bit about your experience.

Seeking ongoing care for healthy baby under one.

Required: previous experience with babies, usual checks, and references, located within 5km of Caulfield.

No uni students.

Hours:
- Thursday (9-3pm)
- Friday (9-3pm)

Rate: $30-$40 depending on experience.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Looking for someone fluent in Spanish and/or French to look after our 2 boys (aged 4 and 6) for a couple of hours on Friday evenings.

We’re looking for a fun, easygoing, kind and reliable babysitter to help us with after school care for our 2 kids, aged 5 and 7. Bilingual French / Aussie family in Caulfield Nth. Job would involve picking our little one up from kindy and her brother from school, prepping a simple dinner and keeping the kids entertained until we get home. Will need a licence as kindy is a little too far from school to walk! (But just a few mins drive)

We would like to start with Wednesdays approx 3.45 - 6.30pm and eventually add another afternoon and ad hoc babysitting too. Ideally we would like to find someone local to Caulfield or the surrounding suburbs who is keen for an ongoing role. After school activities change each term so we can work together be flex with uni schedules after this year too.

If you’re interested, please message me with a little about yourself, your experience and hourly rate. Thanks 🙂

✨ We are looking for a warm, experienced nanny/housekeeper to complement our family and hopefully be with us for the long term, with the potential for the role to grow over time.
We currently have 2 girls aged 5 years and 10 years, and a a new baby on the way due early October
What we’re hoping for:
2 - 3 afternoons per week (Monday, Tuesday, Friday)
Flexible on hours but ideally 12/1pm to 6pm

Help with tasks such as:
- General housekeeping & cleaning/tidying up
- Washing, folding, put away clothes
- Food prep and simple cooking
- Help with my girls, bath time, homework,
- Lunchbox prep, prepare after school snack plate
- Help with newborn baby
- Keeping our home feeling calm and organised

🏡 Home-based role in Caulfield North
📆 Start date flexible when back from hospital with newborn
🌟 Ideally wanting ongoing role with long term commitment
🩷 Warm, nurturing and friendly, can-do attitude
🍼 Experienced with babies
😊 Reliable, trustworthy and professional
WWCC, First Aid/CPR, references and previous childcare/nanny experience preferred. A driver’s licence is also ideal.
Pay: Negotiable

If you’re interested, please message me with a little about yourself, your experience, availability and expected hourly rate. Thank you!

Looking for someone for a Term 4 start, 3-7pm.

Two gorgeous kids (10 & 13). Includes school pick up at 3:30pm and then sports pick up later in the afternoon at variable locations - usually Glen Iris. After sports pick up it would be driving home and preparing an easy dinner for the kids.

Own car preferable (will pay the relevant and calculated ATO petrol rates).

Hello,

We're looking for a warm, reliable nanny to care for our delightful 2-year-old daughter.

About the role

📍 Location: Caulfield
🗓 Days: 3.5-4 days per week, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (8:30am–4:15pm) and Wednesdays (from 2pm - 7pm), with occasional Fridays
💰 Pay: $35 per hour
📅 Start: As soon as possible
⏳ Commitment: Through to the end of this year, with the possibility of continuing into next year
🚙 Must have a car

We're hoping to find someone who genuinely enjoys spending time with young children and brings warmth, enthusiasm and wholeheartedness to their work.

Ideally, you will:

- Have your own car and driver's licence
- Be willing to assist with light household tasks to help keep things running smoothly
- Be open to our family's gentle, respectful parenting approach (experience with RIE is welcome but not essential)

We're looking for someone who will become a valued part of our family's week and build a caring, trusting relationship with our daughter.

If this sounds like a role you'd enjoy, we'd love to hear from you!

Nanny / Housekeeper / Household Manager
Position Overview
We are seeking a mature, reliable, and proactive Nanny / Housekeeper / Household Manager to support a busy single-parent household with one 8-year-old child.

This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys creating a well-organised home environment while building a positive and supportive relationship with a child. The successful candidate will take pride in maintaining a high standard within the home, be confident managing day-to-day household responsibilities independently, and enjoy being an active part of family life.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, organised, hands-on, and possess excellent attention to detail. They will be comfortable balancing childcare responsibilities with household management, meal preparation, and general home support.
Key Responsibilities
Childcare
• School drop-offs and pick-ups as required.
• Assisting with after-school routines and activities.
• Providing a safe, caring, and supportive environment.
• Encouraging healthy habits, confidence, and independence.
• Engaging in active play, outdoor activities, and sports.
• Occasional evening and weekend care when required.

Household Management
• Maintaining a clean, tidy, and organised home.
• General light housekeeping and daily household upkeep.
• Laundry, folding, ironing, and wardrobe organisation.
• Monitoring household supplies and proactively restocking groceries, pantry items, and household essentials.
• Running errands as required.
• Taking ownership of household tasks and identifying what needs to be done without direction.
• Ensuring the home is consistently presented to a high standard.

Meal Planning & Cooking
• Planning and preparing healthy, nutritious meals for both adult and child.
• Grocery shopping and pantry management.
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and well-stocked kitchen.
• Managing meal preparation independently and confidently.
• Supporting healthy eating habits within the household.
Candidate Profile
• Mature, responsible, trustworthy, and dependable.
• Active, energetic, and able to keep up with an active child.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proactive and capable of anticipating household needs.
• Comfortable managing a home independently.
• A confident and capable cook who enjoys preparing healthy family meals.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing schedules.
• Warm, positive, and able to build a strong relationship with a child.
• Professional, discreet, and respectful of family privacy.
Essential Requirements
• Current driver's licence and safe driving record.
• Previous experience in nannying, housekeeping, household management, or a similar role.
• Strong cooking skills and experience preparing healthy family meals.
• Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Police Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Excellent references.
About the Family
This role supports a single father with full-time care of his 8-year-old son.

His son is active, energetic, and loves basketball. We are looking for someone who can positively engage with him, encourage an active lifestyle, and become a trusted and valued part of the family's routine.

The successful candidate will play an important role in helping maintain a happy, organised, and well-run household.
Hours & Remuneration
• Hours to be discussed.
• Flexibility is essential.
• Occasional evenings and weekends will be required.
• Remuneration will be discussed with the successful candidate and will reflect experience and suitability for the role.

Our wonderful nanny is going overseas.
You'll be looking after our 13 month old baby girl. She's the sweetest little thing – so happy, cheeky and affectionate.
Hours are 8am - 1pm.
We also need help around the house – nothing crazy, just washing, tidying, dishes, meal prep.
Our two older kids will often be here for ~1 hour before kinder. They're pretty independent but love to chat.

Hi! We’re looking for a warm, reliable and proactive family helper / babysitter to support us with our almost one-year-old daughter, Sama, as well as some light household tasks.

Sama is a happy, curious and social little girl who loves books, music, walks and exploring. I’ll often be at home with her, so some days I may need help caring for and playing with Sama, and on other days I may be with Sama while you help us get on top of things around the house.

Support may include:

- Playing with Sama and keeping her engaged
- Taking her for a walk or helping with meals/snacks
- Light tidying and resetting living spaces
- Folding laundry
- Loading/unloading the dishwasher
- Simple meal prep
- Keeping Sama’s play and eating areas organised
- Other light household tasks as needed

We’re not looking for heavy cleaning, but rather someone who naturally sees what needs doing and is happy to help make family life run a little more smoothly.

Experience with babies/toddlers is important, and we’d love someone gentle, dependable and comfortable becoming a familiar part of Sama’s routine. References would be appreciated, and first aid/CPR would be a bonus.

We’re flexible on days and hours initially and more interested in finding the right person for an ongoing arrangement.

Please message me with a little about yourself, your experience, availability and hourly rate. 😊

We’re looking for a kind, caring and experienced nanny to help care for our daughter, Charlotte, who is almost 5 months old.

The role would ideally be Monday to Thursday, approximately 9:30am–3:00pm, however we can be flexible with both days and hours for the right person.

Both parents work from home, so we’re looking for someone who can spend quality time with Charlotte during the middle of the day. The role would include:

- Playing and engaging with Charlotte with age appropriate activities
- Taking her for walks and getting out of the house
- Giving her bottles as needed
- Helping with naps and her usual routine
- Providing lots of genuine, attentive and loving care

We’re looking for someone who is warm, reliable and genuinely enjoys spending time with babies, ideally with previous experience caring for infants.

This would be a lovely, relaxed role for someone looking for regular part-time hours with some flexibility.

Hi I am looking for a part-time babysitter for Term 4 who is able to pick up our 9 year old daughter from school on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 3.30 pm and take her to her afterschool activities on those days.

We’re looking for a wonderful, reliable nanny to join our family of five following the graduation of our much-loved nanny of 3 years.

👧👦 Three children: 6, 4 & 2
📅 Ideally Monday, Wednesday \+ one other day
⏰ 2:45pm–7:30/8
🚗 Driver’s licence and car essential, as school is not within walking distance
🐶 We have a friendly Cavoodle!

The role involves being with our youngest while managing school and kinder pick-ups, helping me juggle the afternoon routine, taking the kids to activities, playing, preparing dinner and helping with the evening routine.

We’re looking for someone warm, energetic, responsible and fun, who genuinely enjoys being part of a family. Some ad-hoc babysitting/extra hours would also be a bonus. Also option to come on holidays, help with the beach house etc.

Ideally looking for someone local to Armadale and interested in a long term position.

Please let me know if interested and think you are a good fit!

Hi my names Brooklyn, I'm 2 years old and I live with my mummy, daddy, baby sister Riviera and dog Maxi in St Kilda. We are looking for a nanny to come play with me, care for me and take me out on adventures and also help out with my little sister Riviera in the new year, she's currently too small only being 6 weeks old to leave mummy's side.
My parents Teneille and Eddie run their own business and would love someone to come join us and help out x2-x3 days a week! They are flexible with days.
I am a happy, easy going social little guy who enjoys company and someone to create fun with me and keep me safe when my parents aren't around.
I love the outdoors and getting dirty, even though my mum has to do lots of my washing hehe
I recently have had a nanny, for the past year and enjoyed spending time with her, I adapt well to new people.
My mummy and daddy said they would like nannies to apply who are passionate about early childhood development, ideally have studied some form of childcare and have experience looking after young children and have up to date reference checks.
This position is long term, someone I can bond with and get to know and grow together
If this job speaks to you, my parents would love to hear from you!

We are looking for a reliable, capable and energetic nanny to regularly look after our almost 3 year old son on Mondays (2:15-6:15pm) and Tuesdays (8:15am to 6:15pm). There may also be opportunities for additional hours on other days of the week from time to time.

The usual tasks we would ask of you are:
- fun educational activities that encourage learning through play;
- occasional children’s activities that are within short walking distance of house;
- feeding (meals will be pre-prepared but may require heating);
- keep space organised and tidy including light cleaning and laundry as needed;
- bathing.

I’m looking for a nanny Monday, Weds and Fridays. From 10 to 4pm. I’m happy to offer 9 to 5pm if your preference. My son is almost 14 months old and we would like someone that we can rely and loves babies most important and lies interact with babies. We need some casual babysitter out of the nanny hours sometimes. Would be lovely to have someone is flexible. We will let u know in advance if we need it we understand the persons private time as well. Please feel free to contact me and we are locate in brighton.

Looking for someone Brighton/local to help with our 1-year-old daughter every Wednesday morning from 8:30am–11:30am, just so I can duck out and get a few things done.

It would usually involve taking her for a walk, putting her down for her 30-minute morning nap, then a nappy change and some play or morning tea when she wakes.

The start time can be a little flexible to work around your schedule and can add more hours too if preferred!

📍 Location: Brighton

✨ About the role:
• Household work (folding clothes, vacuum, mopping, dusting, general tidy-ups)
• Caring for our little one. (Snacks, melas, playtime walks, routine)
• Occasional help with simple meal prep (peeling veggies).

We’re looking for someone who is kind, proactive, and experienced with babies/young children. Reliability and a calm, nurturing nature are really important to us.

💫 Ideal for someone who:
• Has experience with babies & toddlers
• Is happy to lend a hand around the house
• Is looking for consistent weekly work

Would love to hear from you if you’re local, reliable and confident with this age 😊
Please send a message with your phone number and the best times to call, also send through a little bit about yourself, your experience, and availability.

We are a family located in Brighton looking for a part time Nanny to help out with our 3 year old (only child).

The ideal person would be organised, efficient and available 2 to 3 days a week (7am to 3pm)

If you are a confident individual who is looking for a permanent role as a helpful and reliable nanny please get in touch : )

I’m after someone to help pick up my 6 year old daughter from school and take her to some after school activities. We’re in Brighton / Elwood area.

A reliable car is a must have as you'll need to take her to gymnastics class. My daughter is hypoglycaemic so prefer someone with a nursing background or studying to be a nurse to administer Blood glucose level checks (finger pricks) or someone with first aid certificate is a must. She is quite active and will need someone who does lots of arts and crafts, dancing and sports eg gymnastics

You will also be expected to do some light housework (usually to just tidy up after her, laundry folding) and cook her dinner and maker her snacks.

If this sounds like something you’d be able to manage, would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a kind, reliable and energetic babysitter/nanny to help care for our three children (ages 10, 8 and 6) after school in Brighton.

The role is approximately 3 hours per afternoon, Monday to Friday, and would suit someone who enjoys spending time with school-aged children. Duties include school pick-up, taking the children to after-school activities, helping with homework/readers when needed, preparing a simple afternoon snack or meal, and keeping the children’s spaces tidy.

We are looking for someone responsible, engaging and organised who can become a trusted part of our family’s routine. A driver’s licence and reliable car are required.

Experience with children is preferred, but the most important qualities are reliability, warmth and a genuine enjoyment of caring for kids.

Hi there,

We are a busy local family in Brighton East looking for a reliable and caring nanny or after school carer to assist with school pickups on Mondays and Wednesdays.

The role involves:

1. Collecting our 9 year old twins from their primary school at 3:30 pm.
2. Driving to collect their 16 year old brother from his high school.
3. Returning the children safely to our home in Brighton East.

A current driver’s licence, a car, a safe driving record, and a Working with Children Check are preferred.

If you are interested, we would love to hear from you.

Thank you,

Johann Kurzbock

Hello!

We are looking for a fun and experienced day Nanny for our 2 year old and 4 month old.

Most of the day will be with the toddler however an hour or two with both, while I run errands etc.
Need a commitment to 3 perm days a week & must be able to commit for the long term.
Hours will be 10am - 4pm (can be flexible for the right candidate).

The position requires light household chores - cleaning up toys, dishwasher, folding clothes etc.
Perm residents only and no uni students as we're looking for a more mature candidate that has a lot of experience.

Please read the description before applying - thank you :)

Hello there.
We are looking for someone incredbly special and dependable to look after our two boys, after school for at least 4 days a week, initially looking at Monday-Thursday from 3:30 till at least 6:30, but additional hours available if desired too. We are also looking at before school care and drop off on Monday and Tuesday from 7-9am.
Will need a vehicle, a WWCC and a recent referee/reference to send and most importantly, be a fun, dependable and outgoing person with energy who loves to play, imagine and educate. You must be considering a long term arrangement, as we want stability for our boys.
We would be looking to start after school holidays around Brighton East.
If this sound like something you are available and excited by, i'd love to hear from you!