Rockmybaby® has a variety of positions for those wanting to get involved with the childcare industry.

• Babysitting
• Nanny – pre-school children (and perhaps older siblings)
• Nanny – primary aged children
• Homebased educator
• Live in nanny/Au pair
• OSCAR

​Rockmybaby® will be looking for candidates that are/have:

• Over the age of 17 years
• Childcare experience
• Professional approach
• Child related references
• No criminal record
• A valid full driver's licence
• First aid certificate (or ability to gain one) 

First step into a career with Rockmybaby® 

Register on our website, load your contact details and create a profile blurb. Paperwork will be sent to you to complete the process of registration.

You will need to complete/provide:

• Police vetting form (pass a police check)
• Two forms of ID – one at least being photo ID such as a driver's licence.
• Registration form (personal information about your current experience and commitment to families)
• References (that can attest to your character, experience and work ethic in a childcare environment)
• Current CV/profile – (work experience)

We will conduct an interview, process your police vet and reference checks. Once this part of the process is complete you will sit in ‘approved’ in our system. You will be able to access jobs on the website to apply for, such as babysitting or nannying. Positions that you are interested in are only a ‘click’ away.

The types of childcare roles we have:

Babysitting

Families place a babysitting job on the website with the role and details. Whatever region you are located in (or have shown interest in working in), you will receive emails or texts of the nannying or babysitting roles. Babysitting rates are $18.00 per hour in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington and $16.00 per in other regions.  Families are advised that there is a minimum of 3 hours with each booking. The family will pay you cash at the end of the shift. Child numbers for sitting are normally up to 4 children. Travel allowance is not included unless stated in the booking.

Please ensure that if you accept the role you have looked at the travel involved if it is not in your vicinity. Babysitting roles are in locations such as the family home, hotels, holiday homes, events or corporate/business locations. In some circumstances with corporate booking Rockmybaby® Head office will pay you directly as the company is invoiced from our end.

Private Nanny

Families with primary aged children or families that have pre-schoolers that choose not to link onto our homebased programme are classed as seeking the services of a private nanny. Hourly rate is minimum wage and above. Your rate will be stated in the nanny role listing or stated as to be negotiated. You are an employee of the family. Your individual employment agreement and job description is offered and negotiated with the family. The only difference between a private nanny and a homebased nanny is:

• Private nanny family is charged a recruitment fee for their nanny
• Unable to access government subsidies (pre-schoolers only)
• Don’t have monthly support visits from a trained teacher
• You may mainly care for older children rather than pre-schoolers. 

Nanny Homebased Care (preschool children)

• Families are looking for support from a homebased preschool childcare programme and comply with Ministry of Education requirements such as health & safety checks on their home.
• You need to be committed to providing an in home programme with pre-school aged children
• Hold a child first aid certificate (or be able to gain one prior to employment)
• A visiting teacher will visit you once a month in the family’s home to support you with programme planning and provide professional support
• Families can access government subsidies towards childcare costs
• You could work with up to 4 pre-schoolers at any one time (max 2 under two years). Hourly rate is minimum wage and above. Your rate will be stated in the nanny role listing or stated as to be negotiated. You are an employee of the family. Your individual employment agreement and job description is offered and negotiated with the family.

Homebased Educator 

• You will could work with up to 4 pre-schoolers at any one time (max 2 under two years)
• You work in your own home
• You are self-employed, however we have all the information you need to make this easy!
• You need to be committed to providing an in home programme with pre-school aged children
• Hold a child first aid certificate (or be able to gain one prior to employment)
• A visiting teacher will visit you once a month in the family’s home to support you with programme planning, provide professional support
• Families in your care can access government subsidies towards childcare costs.

OSCAR

Be an OSCAR Educator in your own home or in the family's home – homebased and in the community environment.

OSCAR Programmes are based on family needs and requirements for care – tailored specifically for the children by you. You can work after school or in the holidays, designing and running your own programme based on your skill sets.

We are looking for people who are specialists in fields of music, tuition, life skills and sport coaching. Formally or informally trained. In your service you can choose to offer school collections (or from another location) and then provide the tuition. You can offer short term or regular bookings to families. You choose your working days and times - choices to suit your lifestyle and own family obligations.

The kinds of people we are wanting to recruit

• Primary Teachers – looking for extra school holiday income

• Tutors – in any educational or skill field (cooking/baking, music, maths, English, languages, arts & crafts, performing arts)

• People with skills in any of these fields - cooking/baking, music, maths, English, languages, arts & crafts, performing arts

• Nannies, Homebased Educators & babysitters looking to venture into a new field

• Healthcare professionals

• People with a passion to provide quality childcare!  

Live In Nanny/Au Pair

A live-in nanny is the term used for a New Zealand person, where as au pair is the term for someone foreign looking for a role of up to a year in childcare. Both roles need to meet the minimum wage or above and are subject to tax and board and lodging deductions. The family on-pay you a sum of money ‘for your pocket’. You will live with the family, have your own separate room and may share a bathroom or have your own. Each role can offer different experiences and ages of children. Like nannies above you may be employed as a ‘private’ live in nanny or au pair, or the family you choose to work with maybe linked onto our homebased service. With all roles such as this, the family may negotiate with you the rate of pay or ‘for your pocket’, or will have pre-determined their financial offer. As with any nanny role you will be made an offer of employment prior to you accepting.