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Babysitting work near you

List a free profile and families nearby message you directly. There is no commission and no membership, so you keep 100% of what you earn.

List your profileTakes about three minutes, and you need no documents.

How it works

  1. 1. Put up a profile

    Set your rate, your availability, and what you're comfortable with. Families browsing nearby see it, closest first.

  2. 2. Families message you here

    An account is an email address and a six-digit code. Parents contact you through the site, so your phone number stays yours to give out.

  3. 3. Agree the details directly

    Rate, hours, and payment are between you and the family. They pay you directly, and we never take a cut.

You keep 100% of what you earn

Families pay you directly, by whatever method you agree with them. No commission, no membership, no listing fee. For sitters that is permanent, not a launch offer.

Our pricing, in full

What sitters charge

Not enough sitters have published a rate yet for a local range to mean anything. Across Sydney, casual babysitting generally runs between $25 and $40 an hour, depending on experience, the number of children, and what the job involves.

You set the rate

Your rate goes on your profile and parents filter by it. A profile without one is the easy one to skip, so put a number on yours even if you adjust it later.

What moves a babysitting rate

The badge, if you want it

Verification is optional and free. You confirm a government photo ID with a matching selfie, and we check your WWCC with the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian ourselves. The badge shows the month we checked, and it takes about five minutes of your time.

Exactly what we check

What families see

Your profile is public, because that is how families find you. It shows less than you might expect.

On your profile

  • Your first name and last initial
  • Your suburb, not your address
  • Your rate, availability, and experience
  • Your photo

Never on it

  • Your surname
  • Your phone number or email
  • Your street or exact location
  • Your WWC number or date of birth

You decide what to share once you have talked to someone, and you can block anyone. Verification details are encrypted and never shown publicly, and we never store copies of ID documents. The privacy policy spells all of this out.

Where families are looking

Sitters list from anywhere in Australia, and families see whoever is nearest them. These are the areas we started with, and where most browsing families are.

All 51 suburbs
AbbotsfordAnnandaleAshburyAshfieldBalmainBirchgroveBreakfast PointBurwoodBurwood HeightsCabaritaCamperdownCanada Bay

When a family within 30km of you posts an ad, you get an email about it. You don’t have to watch a feed, and you won’t hear about work across the other side of the city.

Questions sitters ask

Do I need a Working With Children Check to babysit in NSW?
Not for casual, privately arranged babysitting in a family’s own home. NSW rules do not require one for that. If you work as a nanny, au pair, or tutor, meaning regular ongoing care rather than the occasional evening, you do need one, and the parent is expected to verify it. A Check costs $107 and lasts five years. Where the line falls in NSW.
Do I need experience or qualifications to list?
No. Your profile has room for years of experience, first aid if you hold it, and what you're comfortable with. Parents read that and decide who to message. Say what is true; the first conversation tends to check it.
How do I get verified?
Opt in from your profile once you have listed. You confirm a government photo ID with a matching selfie through our identity provider, which takes about two minutes, and give us your legal name, date of birth, and WWC number. We then check your WWCC status with the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian ourselves. If it comes back cleared and the details match your ID, your badge goes live with the month we checked. It is free. Exactly what we check.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Listing is free, verification is free, and there is no commission on what you earn. Sitters stay free permanently. Later, parents will pay a small one-off fee to message sitters. That never comes out of your rate. Our pricing, in full.
How much should I charge?
Not enough sitters have published a rate yet for a range to mean anything. Across Sydney, casual babysitting generally runs between $25 and $40 an hour depending on experience, the number of children, and what the job involves. Put a rate on your profile. Parents filter by it, and a profile without one is the easy one to skip. What moves a babysitting rate.
How do families get in touch?
Through messages on the site. Your profile shows your first name and last initial, your suburb, and your rate and availability. It never shows your address, phone number, or email. You decide what to share once you have talked to someone, and you can block anyone.
Am I employed by AusBabysitters?
No. Families arrange work with you directly and pay you directly. We are an introduction service, not an agency or an employer. You set your own rate, take the jobs you want, and answer to the family, not to us.
Does this work outside Sydney?
You can list from any Australian suburb, and search runs on distance, so families always see whoever is nearest them. We started with eight suburbs in Sydney's Inner West, and that is where most of the families browsing today are.

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Free now, and sitters stay free permanently. Set your rate, say when you’re available, and families near you message you directly.

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