Now Hiring Carers - Melbourne
In-Home Childcare Jobs Across Melbourne
Nest and Nurture Little Ones matches qualified early childhood educators with families across 12 Melbourne suburbs for in-home care. Carers earn from $40/hr for one child, rising $20/hr per additional child, with a flat $15/hr platform fee and Wednesday payout.
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A Certificate III qualified educator earns from $40 per hour for one child through Nest and Nurture Little Ones, rising by $20 per hour for each additional child in care -- $60/hr for two, $80/hr for three, $100/hr for four. The platform takes a flat $15 per hour fee at every tier. There is no percentage cut.
Diploma and degree-qualified educators start higher: $50/hr for a Diploma and $55/hr for a degree, for one child. Full-time care for one child is $1,520 per week at the Certificate III rate. Overnight newborn care pays a flat $200 to the carer per shift (9pm to 7am), with any active care beyond the base billed at $55/hr and kept in full by the carer.
For comparison, a Cert III educator in a childcare centre earns from $29.52 per hour under the Children's Services Award. The same qualification earns more per hour through Nest and Nurture Little Ones from the first booking, without a room of eleven children to manage.
What carers earn
Platform fee is a flat $15/hr at every qualification tier -- the carer keeps everything else.
Suburbs we are hiring in
Pick your suburb below for local demand context, transport notes and a suburb-specific FAQ.
Bayside Melbourne
Inner South-East Melbourne
Inner East Melbourne
Inner North Melbourne
What you need to join
A minimum Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, a current Working With Children Check, HLTAID012 child-specific first aid, a national police check, pertussis vaccination, at least two years of verified childcare experience and two references. Carers work as independent contractors and need an ABN.
Why carers choose Nest and Nurture Little Ones over an agency
Every qualification is verified before a profile goes live, and families interview their carer online before any booking is confirmed -- so you know who you are meeting before you show up. Pricing is fixed and visible before you accept a booking, the platform fee stays a flat $15/hr regardless of qualification or child count, and pay runs automatically every Wednesday for the prior week's work.
Qualified early childhood educator in Melbourne? Join our team
From $40/hr for one child, fixed pricing, Wednesday payout, no agency cut. We verify every submission before your profile goes live.
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