Can I take jobs in Köniz or Ostermundigen if I live in the city?

Yes. Your area is a radius around your home, and Köniz, Ostermundigen, Ittigen or Muri lie within 10 kilometres of the centre. You can also add or exclude individual municipalities.

Do I need French in Bern?

No. Bern is German speaking and most households communicate in German. French or English are a plus, especially with families from the federal administration and the embassies, but not a requirement.

Do I need experience to start in Bern?

Experience helps but is not required. You choose which services you offer and state your experience level per service. You need the right to work in Switzerland and to pass identity verification.

How much can I earn in Bern?

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton BE. Helpore takes 0% commission from your wage, so you keep 100% of the agreed gross wage.

Is the work declared and insured?

Yes. You get an employment contract, AHV contributions are recorded in your name and occupational accident insurance applies from your first working hour.

Does Helpore cost me anything?

No. Signing up is free and Helpore never charges Helpers to find work.

Helper jobs in canton BE

Cleaning, Nanny & Housekeeping Jobs in Bern

Bern is both the federal city and a family city: households from the federal administration, the university and the Inselspital in Länggasse and Kirchenfeld, families in Bümpliz and Bethlehem, plus the large agglomeration with Köniz, Ostermundigen and Ittigen. Demand for declared household help and childcare is high all year.

Bern is both the federal city and a family city. From Länggasse and Kirchenfeld to Bümpliz and Köniz, households look for regular cleaning, childcare and everyday help, and tram and bus get you to your jobs quickly.

Signing up is free. Before you can accept bookings you need the right to work in Switzerland and the required checks.

How Helpore works for Helpers

Why cleaners and nannies in Bern choose Helpore

0% commission from your wage

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton BE. Helpore never deducts a commission from your wage.

Declared from hour one

A real employment contract, AHV contributions in your name and occupational accident insurance from your first hour. Your work counts toward your pension and can be proven.

You choose your area and hours

Pick your services, your area in and around Bern and your real availability. Households come to you.

Working areas in and around Bern

Helpers on Helpore cover neighbourhoods and towns including Länggasse, Breitenrain, Kirchenfeld, Mattenhof, Bümpliz, Bethlehem, Ostermundigen, Köniz, Muri bei Bern, Ittigen, Zollikofen. You define your own working area and radius.

With Bernmobil and the Libero fare network you cover the whole agglomeration without a car, from Zollikofen to Muri. Köniz, with over 40,000 residents, is the largest neighbouring municipality and has as many households as some cantonal capitals.

Your wage in Bern

The canton of Bern has no cantonal minimum wage, so the minimums of the standard employment contract for domestic work apply: for 2026 Helpore stores CHF 20.35 for unskilled, CHF 22.30 from four years of experience or with an EBA and CHF 24.55 with an EFZ. Helpore suggests CHF 26 as a starting point, many helpers in Bern charge more, and you keep 100 percent of your gross wage.

Questions about Helper jobs in Bern

Can I take jobs in Köniz or Ostermundigen if I live in the city?: Yes. Your area is a radius around your home, and Köniz, Ostermundigen, Ittigen or Muri lie within 10 kilometres of the centre. You can also add or exclude individual municipalities.
Do I need French in Bern?: No. Bern is German speaking and most households communicate in German. French or English are a plus, especially with families from the federal administration and the embassies, but not a requirement.
Do I need experience to start in Bern?: Experience helps but is not required. You choose which services you offer and state your experience level per service. You need the right to work in Switzerland and to pass identity verification.
How much can I earn in Bern?: You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton BE. Helpore takes 0% commission from your wage, so you keep 100% of the agreed gross wage.
Is the work declared and insured?: Yes. You get an employment contract, AHV contributions are recorded in your name and occupational accident insurance applies from your first working hour.
Does Helpore cost me anything?: No. Signing up is free and Helpore never charges Helpers to find work.

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Helper jobs in canton BE

Cleaning, Nanny & Housekeeping Jobs in Bern

Signing up is free. Before you can accept bookings you need the right to work in Switzerland and the required checks.

How Helpore works for Helpers

Why cleaners and nannies in Bern choose Helpore

0% commission from your wage

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton BE. Helpore never deducts a commission from your wage.

Declared from hour one

A real employment contract, AHV contributions in your name and occupational accident insurance from your first hour. Your work counts toward your pension and can be proven.

You choose your area and hours

Pick your services, your area in and around Bern and your real availability. Households come to you.

Working areas in and around Bern

Your wage in Bern

Questions about Helper jobs in Bern

Can I take jobs in Köniz or Ostermundigen if I live in the city?: Yes. Your area is a radius around your home, and Köniz, Ostermundigen, Ittigen or Muri lie within 10 kilometres of the centre. You can also add or exclude individual municipalities.
Do I need French in Bern?: No. Bern is German speaking and most households communicate in German. French or English are a plus, especially with families from the federal administration and the embassies, but not a requirement.
Do I need experience to start in Bern?: Experience helps but is not required. You choose which services you offer and state your experience level per service. You need the right to work in Switzerland and to pass identity verification.
How much can I earn in Bern?: You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton BE. Helpore takes 0% commission from your wage, so you keep 100% of the agreed gross wage.
Is the work declared and insured?: Yes. You get an employment contract, AHV contributions are recorded in your name and occupational accident insurance applies from your first working hour.
Does Helpore cost me anything?: No. Signing up is free and Helpore never charges Helpers to find work.