For caregivers

Families near you are looking for you.

Ruah connects families with students, early childhood teachers, experienced nannies and sitters. Every request lists the schedule, the pay range, the location and the languages the family needs, so you apply only where it fits you. Families pay you directly: Ruah charges no fee and takes no commission.

A few minutes to set up.

Who Ruah is for

College students

After school, evenings, weekends, one-time babysitting, or tutoring as a family teacher, fitted around your classes. Speaking a second language is a plus many families ask for, not a requirement.

Early childhood teachers

Families with toddlers and preschoolers want your training. Evenings, weekends and summers beside your job, or a full-time family teacher role.

Experienced nannies and sitters

Full-time and live-in requests too. No agency takes a cut: the family pays you directly. Every hire on Ruah and every review stays on your profile.

Companions and home cooks

Keep an older adult company a few afternoons a week, or cook for a family: retirees, students, anyone with time and patience. Companionship is conversation, meals, errands and going along to appointments, never bathing, toileting or medication.

How it works for you

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Your services, your hours, your rate, the languages you speak, a few words about you.

  2. 2

    Verify your identity once

    A photo ID and a selfie, checked by an independent service. Ruah keeps only the result, never the images. Every caregiver a family sees is verified.

  3. 3

    See requests near you and apply

    Each request shows the hours, the pay, the area and the languages before you apply. One note is your application. You can look before you verify; verifying is needed to apply.

  4. 4

    The family replies here

    You chat on Ruah. Your phone or email is shared only when you choose, only the fields you tick. Ruah never passes it on.

What Ruah never does

  • Charge you a fee or a commission for using Ruah.
  • Take a cut of your pay. The family pays you directly; Ruah is not your employer.
  • Give out your phone number or email.
  • Keep your ID. The images stay with the verification service.
  • Run a background check without your consent. What you type on the check service's page never reaches Ruah.

Create your profile today.

A few minutes. No fees, no commission.

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