Now Hiring - Inner Melbourne
Cleaning Jobs in Inner Melbourne
Inner Melbourne has the highest concentration of premium cleaning work in the city. Nest and Nurture Society is hiring experienced cleaners across 33 inner suburbs, with 50 dollars per hour minimum take-home and 60 dollars per hour on Airbnb cleans.
Apply to clean with usWhy the work is here
Inner Melbourne is where premium cleaning demand is densest. The zone combines high-income professionals, apartment density, Airbnb and executive rentals, time-poor households, luxury homes and constant tenant turnover. For an experienced cleaner, that means steady, well-paid work close to home rather than long drives chasing scattered jobs.
Nest and Nurture Society is hiring across the inner Melbourne zone now. You clean. We handle the customers, the bookings, the payments and the disputes.
What cleaners take home
The business keeps a flat 20 dollars per hour, never a percentage. The cleaner is paid the job rate minus that flat fee.
These are minimums, not standard rates. Premium and same-day jobs charge out higher, and the full upside goes to the cleaner.
Suburbs we are hiring in
Nest and Nurture Society is hiring experienced cleaners across the inner Melbourne zone, including Abbotsford, Carlton, Collingwood, Docklands, Fitzroy, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Richmond, South Yarra, Southbank, St Kilda, Toorak and Windsor. The full list of inner Melbourne suburbs we service:
If your suburb is on this list, Nest and Nurture Society has cleaning work near you. Apply with your postcode and we will confirm what is available.
The cleaning work in this zone
Recurring apartment and home cleaning
The most scalable work in the zone. Docklands, Southbank, the CBD, Richmond, South Yarra and Prahran are full of professionals and executives who want a weekly or fortnightly home reset. Steady, recurring income.
Airbnb and short-stay cleaning
Heavy demand in St Kilda, Southbank, Docklands, Port Melbourne and Carlton. Urgent same-day turnovers between guests. This is high-standard, high-pressure work and it pays a minimum of 60 dollars per hour take-home.
Vacate and end-of-lease cleaning
Strong in Carlton, Carlton North, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Windsor and Balaclava, where renters and share houses turn over constantly. Larger, urgent jobs with a higher charge-out rate.
Luxury deep cleaning and home resets
Toorak, Albert Park, Middle Park, Elwood and South Yarra. Premium clients who care about trust and presentation over price. Kitchen resets, allergy cleans, pet resets and post-renovation work.
Family maintenance cleaning
Kensington, North Melbourne, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy North and Parkville. Established family areas with dual-income households. Weekly maintenance and school-hours bookings, very stable recurring work.
Airbnb and short-stay cleaning
Inner Melbourne has constant short-stay turnover, and Airbnb cleaning is some of the best-paid work on the system. It is also the most demanding. These are high-standard cleans against a tight checkout-to-check-in window, so we pay a minimum of 60 dollars per hour take-home to experienced cleaners who can deliver that standard.
- +Minimum take-home of 60 dollars per hour, with a 2 hour minimum booking.
- +The clock starts on arrival. Building and property access must be arranged in advance.
- +Our cleaners will not let early guests in. Management ensures guests are out on time.
- +Bed making is charged separately, per bed, and adds time to the job.
- +Linen is supplied by the client. We leave linen bags in the designated area. We are a cleaning service, not a linen service.
- +Our cleaners refill supplied stock items. They do not create shortage lists. Cleaning is the job.
We protect our cleaners on these jobs. The clock starts when the cleaner arrives, so waiting on late guests is the manager responsibility, not unpaid time for the cleaner.
Why these are high-rate jobs
The pay is well above award rates because the work is held to a high standard. Nest and Nurture Society only takes on qualified, experienced cleaners, and every job runs through a structured operator system that proves the work was done properly.
- +GPS confirms arrival. The cleaner taps Arrived, then takes before photos.
- +After photos must match the before photos before the job is marked Complete.
- +No before or after photos means the job is incomplete and is not paid.
- +Every service has a checklist. Photo proof protects the cleaner if a complaint is raised.
- +A three-strike policy keeps the standard consistent. Strike one is a warning, strike two is a seven-day suspension, strike three is removal from the rotation.
What you need to apply
This is experienced work, so the requirements are real. To apply as a Standard cleaner you need cleaning experience, an ABN, a current police check, public liability insurance, a car and a smartphone.
The Family Certified track adds a Working With Children Check and a current whooping cough booster. It unlocks postpartum and family-home work, the highest-paying jobs on the system.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get a cleaning job in St Kilda?
Nest and Nurture Society hires experienced cleaners in St Kilda and across inner Melbourne. The minimum take-home is 50 dollars per hour on general cleaning and 60 dollars per hour on Airbnb cleans, paid every Wednesday. Apply through the Nest and Nurture Society website.
Does Nest and Nurture Society hire cleaners in Richmond?
Yes. We are hiring experienced cleaners in Richmond, Fitzroy, Carlton, South Yarra, Prahran and the rest of inner Melbourne. You need cleaning experience, an ABN, a police check, public liability insurance, a car and a smartphone.
How much do cleaning jobs in inner Melbourne pay?
The minimum take-home is 50 dollars per hour for general cleaning and 60 dollars per hour for Airbnb and short-stay cleans. The business keeps a flat 20 dollars per hour, never a percentage, so cleaners keep the upside on higher-rate jobs.
Are there Airbnb cleaning jobs in inner Melbourne?
Yes. Short-stay demand is heavy in St Kilda, Southbank, Docklands, Port Melbourne and Carlton. Airbnb cleans are high-standard work and pay a minimum of 60 dollars per hour take-home.
When am I paid?
Every Wednesday, for system-complete jobs with GPS check-in, before and after photos, and a Complete tap in the app.
Experienced cleaner in inner Melbourne? Apply now
50 dollars per hour minimum take-home, 60 dollars per hour on Airbnb cleans, weekly Wednesday pay, no percentage cut. We review every application manually.
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