I study at the University of St. Gallen. Can I clean or look after children on the side?

With a Swiss passport or a C or B permit, yes. If you are in Switzerland on a permit to study, you may work up to 15 hours a week from six months after the start of your studies, and more during semester breaks, with the canton's approval. Our work permit guide explains the details.

Can I take jobs in Gossau, Wittenbach or Rorschach?

Yes. You set your own radius, and 15 kilometres around St. Gallen cover Gossau, Wittenbach, Gaiserwald and Rorschach. You can also choose the whole canton of St. Gallen as your area.

Do I need experience to start in St. Gallen?

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 St. Gallen?

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton SG. 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 SG

Cleaning, Nanny & Housekeeping Jobs in St. Gallen

St. Gallen is the centre of eastern Switzerland, with a university, the cantonal hospital and many families in Rotmonten, St. Fiden and Bruggen. Demand for cleaners, household help and childcare is steady, and the surrounding area from Gossau to Rorschach is easy to reach by bus and train.

St. Gallen is the centre of eastern Switzerland, with a university, a hospital and many families in Rotmonten, St. Fiden or Bruggen. Demand for cleaners and childcare is steady, and bus and train get you to Gossau, Wittenbach or Rorschach 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 St. Gallen choose Helpore

0% commission from your wage

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton SG. 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 St. Gallen and your real availability. Households come to you.

Working areas in and around St. Gallen

Helpers on Helpore cover neighbourhoods and towns including St. Fiden, Rotmonten, Bruggen, Lachen, Winkeln, Gossau, Wittenbach, Gaiserwald, Herisau, Rorschach. You define your own working area and radius.

VBSG buses cover the city from Winkeln to Neudorf, and the St. Gallen S-Bahn takes you to Gossau, Wittenbach or Rorschach. Herisau is already in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where the standard contract's minimums apply as well.

Your wage in St. Gallen

The canton of St. Gallen 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, and you keep 100 percent of your gross wage.

Questions about Helper jobs in St. Gallen

I study at the University of St. Gallen. Can I clean or look after children on the side?: With a Swiss passport or a C or B permit, yes. If you are in Switzerland on a permit to study, you may work up to 15 hours a week from six months after the start of your studies, and more during semester breaks, with the canton's approval. Our work permit guide explains the details.
Can I take jobs in Gossau, Wittenbach or Rorschach?: Yes. You set your own radius, and 15 kilometres around St. Gallen cover Gossau, Wittenbach, Gaiserwald and Rorschach. You can also choose the whole canton of St. Gallen as your area.
Do I need experience to start in St. Gallen?: 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 St. Gallen?: You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton SG. 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 SG

Cleaning, Nanny & Housekeeping Jobs in St. Gallen

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 St. Gallen choose Helpore

0% commission from your wage

You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton SG. 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 St. Gallen and your real availability. Households come to you.

Working areas in and around St. Gallen

Your wage in St. Gallen

Questions about Helper jobs in St. Gallen

I study at the University of St. Gallen. Can I clean or look after children on the side?: With a Swiss passport or a C or B permit, yes. If you are in Switzerland on a permit to study, you may work up to 15 hours a week from six months after the start of your studies, and more during semester breaks, with the canton's approval. Our work permit guide explains the details.
Can I take jobs in Gossau, Wittenbach or Rorschach?: Yes. You set your own radius, and 15 kilometres around St. Gallen cover Gossau, Wittenbach, Gaiserwald and Rorschach. You can also choose the whole canton of St. Gallen as your area.
Do I need experience to start in St. Gallen?: 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 St. Gallen?: You set your own gross hourly rate, above the legal minimum in canton SG. 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.