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Childcare & elder care in Portland
CareLink connects Portland families with verified caregivers for every stage of life — babysitters and nannies, after-school cover, full-time placements, and elder or patient care. Every caregiver is JCF Police Certificate verified, ID-checked against her face, reference-checked by telephone, and interviewed by us.
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Care in Portland
Parish capital: Port Antonio
Portland's tourism is villa-and-boutique rather than large-resort, which means a lot of private household staffing rather than hotel shift work. Port Antonio sits at the higher end of the parish's pay band.
Villa and guest-house owners here ask us for caregivers who are comfortable around visiting families, and short-stay cover for guests is a regular request.
Companion care is the main elder-care need we see, often for a parent living in a family home some distance from the nearest town and clinic.
Communities we cover: Port Antonio · Buff Bay · Hope Bay · Boston · Long Bay · Fairy Hill
Ways CareLink helps in Portland
Babysitters & nannies →
One-off sitting, after-school cover, and recurring nannies across Portland. Standard rates $550–$800/hr.
Elder & patient care →
Companion care, live-in support, and post-hospital recovery from the same personally-vetted caregivers.
Household helpers →
Live-in or live-out helpers and nanny-helpers who blend childcare with light household support in Portland.
Full-time placements →
A managed hire for a full-time live-out or live-in nanny — we shortlist, verify, and match.
Post a job →
Tell Portland caregivers what you need and let verified applicants come to you.
Care rates in Portland (JMD/hour)
| Type of care | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| Standard (school-age) | $550–$800 |
| Premium (newborn / special needs / ECE) | $900–$1,300 |
| Urgent (under 2 hr notice) | +20% surcharge |
See the full parish-by-parish rate guide. Anything below J$425/hr is below Jamaica's national minimum wage.
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Common questions — Portland
Can you staff a villa or guest house in Portland?
Yes — helpers, cooks, and childcare for visiting guests are all placements we make, and Portland's villa trade is one of the places we are asked for them most. The role brief matters more than usual for this kind of work, because guest-facing duties, changeover days, and irregular occupancy need to be written down rather than assumed.
How much does childcare cost in Portland?
Standard babysitting in Portland runs $550–$800 JMD per hour for one or two children aged 3+. Premium rates ($900–$1,300/hr) apply for newborns, special needs, ECE-credentialed caregivers, or overnight care. You pay your caregiver directly — CareLink takes no percentage of her rate.
Do you offer elder and patient care in Portland?
Yes. The same four-step verification we built for childcare — JCF Police Certificate, AI document review, reference checks, and ID verification — applies to our companion, live-in, and post-hospital caregivers in Portland. See /elder-care for details.
How are Portland caregivers verified?
Every CareLink caregiver in Portland uploads a current JCF Police Certificate, which we verify with AI vision plus manual review. Caregivers also have their government ID checked against their face, their references personally telephoned by us, and an interview before they are presented to any family.
Why CareLink for Portland families?
Local trust
Every caregiver is ID-checked, Police-Certificate verified, reference-checked and interviewed by us.
Verified Police Certificate
We collect and AI-verify every caregiver's JCF Police Record.
Pay how Jamaica pays
bank transfer, Lynk, cash, or PayPal — and confirmations on WhatsApp.