Au Pair Jobs in Cape Town
If you are studying at UCT, Stellenbosch or CPUT, au pair work slots neatly around lectures: most Cape Town families need cover from early afternoon until early evening. The work is spread widely, from Sea Point and Claremont through to Constantia, Durbanville and Blouberg, and families here care about a clean driving record as much as about years of experience. A free profile puts you in front of them.
Areas hiring
- Sea Point
- Claremont
- Constantia
- Durbanville
- Blouberg
Getting au pair work in Cape Town
You are not applying through an agency. Families read profiles themselves and message the au pairs they want to meet, so the profile is the whole application.
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Create a free profile
Registering as an au pair is free, and it stays free. Families pay to unlock contact details; you never pay to be listed or to reply.
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Add a photo and your experience
A clear photo, your childcare history, your licence and your languages. Profiles with all of this get contacted far more often than half-finished ones.
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Families in Cape Town contact you
Set the areas of Cape Town you can realistically get to and the hours you can work, then reply promptly when a family messages you.
Au pair pay in Cape Town
Full-time au pairs in South Africa typically earn R8,000 – R15,000 per month. There is no separate Cape Town rate. Longer hours, a live-in arrangement, more children and daily driving all move you up that band; short afternoon roles are paid pro-rata from it.
If you drive children around Sea Point, Claremont, Constantia, Durbanville and Blouberg in your own car, agree the petrol arrangement before you start. Most families reimburse per kilometre at the prevailing SARS rate, separately from your salary.
Read the full au pair salary guideAu pair jobs in Cape Town: common questions
How much do au pairs earn in Cape Town?
The national range is R8,000 to R15,000 per month for full-time work, and Cape Town sits inside it. Longer hours, a live-in arrangement, more children and daily driving all push you up the band. Petrol for the school run should be reimbursed per kilometre at the prevailing SARS rate, over and above what you are paid.
Do I need a car to au pair in Cape Town?
Usually. Families across the Southern and Northern Suburbs want someone who can fetch without depending on traffic or a lift, so a licence is one of the first things they filter on. If you do not drive, focus on families close to the school and say so plainly on your profile.
Where in Cape Town is there the most au pair work?
It is spread rather than clustered — Sea Point and Claremont, out to Constantia, and across to Durbanville and Blouberg. Set your travel radius honestly rather than optimistically; families notice when an au pair is late twice in one week.
Not sure whether you qualify? The au pair requirements page covers what families in Cape Town and elsewhere ask for, and the profile guidelines show what a strong profile looks like.
Get found by families in Cape Town
Creating an au pair profile is free, and it stays free — families are the ones who pay. Add your experience and a good photo, and let them come to you.