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Alameda County, California

Caregiver Jobs in Alameda County

One page for the whole county, from Berkeley and Oakland down through Hayward and Fremont and over the hills to Pleasanton and Livermore. IHSS pays $22.10 an hour here, and new family requests from any of these cities land in the postings above.

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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Alameda County

Alameda County splits into three parts for anyone who drives to clients. The north county, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Alameda, Albany and Piedmont, is AC Transit and BART territory, and the place where a caregiver without a car has the most options. The south county along Interstate 880 runs from San Leandro and the unincorporated communities of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo through Hayward, Union City, Newark and Fremont. East of the hills, the Tri-Valley cities of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore have their own bus system, Wheels, and much longer distances between homes.

Set your profile around that. Give the ZIP code you leave from and a radius you would actually cover at rush hour; a caregiver in Hayward who ticks a wide radius is telling Berkeley families she will cross the whole I-880 corridor. Name your languages near the top. In the 2020–2024 ACS, 47.2% of county residents past their fifth birthday report a home language besides English, with Spanish at 16.7%, and more than a third of residents were born abroad, most of them in Asia. Say too whether you hold a California driver's license and can drive a client to appointments, since one household in ten in the county has no vehicle.

Live postings

Families looking for private caregivers in Alameda County

Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Alameda County by distance. 2 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.

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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in California, CA

California, CA · about 20 mi from Alameda CountyMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 hrs/day
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 2, 2026
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Cities and towns in Alameda County

Caregiver jobs by city and town

Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.

Area by area

The communities of Alameda County

Cities and communities in Alameda County, with what each means for a caregiver's commute. Seven have pages of their own, linked above; everyone else can work from this hub by entering a home ZIP code.

  • OaklandCounty seat and largest city, 429,591 residents; Highland, Kaiser and Alta Bates Summit hospitals, the IHSS and Public Authority offices on Foothill Boulevard, and a $17.34 city minimum wage.
  • Berkeley, Albany and EmeryvilleNorth county cities of 127,654, 20,564 and 13,612 people; the Alta Bates campus is in Berkeley, and Emeryville has the highest local minimum in the county at $20.34.
  • Alameda and PiedmontAn island city of 80,023 with its own 101-bed hospital and a $17.76 minimum, and Piedmont, 10,802 residents surrounded by Oakland.
  • San Leandro, Castro Valley and San LorenzoSan Leandro (87,431) has Kaiser San Leandro; Castro Valley and San Lorenzo are unincorporated communities, with Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.
  • Hayward161,557 residents along I-880 with St. Rose Hospital; the Area Agency on Aging is listed at 22225 Foothill Blvd.
  • Fremont, Union City and NewarkTri-City area of 233,974, 66,665 and 48,962 residents; Washington Hospital and Kaiser Fremont are in Fremont, which has an $18.05 minimum.
  • Pleasanton, Dublin and LivermoreTri-Valley cities of 76,149, 74,769 and 86,118 people, served by Wheels buses and Dial-A-Ride, with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley in Pleasanton.
Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Alameda County

Typical requests: morning bathing and dressing, meals and medication reminders for a parent living alone, rides to clinic days, overnight cover after a hospital stay, and regular hours with a person living with dementia so the spouse can rest. If you are new to paid care, the realistic first jobs are companionship, errands, cooking and light housework. The Public Authority's free 24-hour provider class and its CPR course are a sensible next step before you take on lifting and personal care.

  • Senior caregiving: day-to-day help so an older adult can stay at home.
  • Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers.
  • Companion care: company, errands, appointments, light help.
  • Dementia care: routine-based support for memory loss.
  • Respite care: cover so a family caregiver can rest or work.
  • Live-in: room and board as part of the arrangement.
  • Overnight: supervision through the night.
  • Part-time and full-time: set by day and time block on your profile.
Pay

Caregiver pay in Alameda County: how much caregivers make

Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.

MeasureHourlySource and coverage
Home health and personal care aides, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties)$17.28 median ($18.66 mean)BLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national
IHSS provider wage, Alameda County$22.10CDSS; effective July 1, 2026
California minimum wage$16.90effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont, CA metro (San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Marin counties)$26.96 medianBLS OEWS, May 2025 (certified roles, for comparison)

Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.

Wage floors differ from one city line to the next. UC Berkeley's Labor Center lists Emeryville at $20.34, Berkeley at $19.61, Fremont at $18.05 and the City of Alameda at $17.76, all from July 1, 2026; Hayward at $17.79 since January 1 ($16.90 for its small employers); and Oakland at $17.34 since January 1. San Leandro's ordinance has been overtaken by the state rate, and the inventory has nothing for Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Newark, Union City or unincorporated land, where California's $16.90 applies. Aides across the five-county metro had a $17.28 median wage in May 2025, and the county's $22.10 IHSS rate is above every city minimum. The table does not address household employers, so check with the city before counting on a local rate for private work.

How to enroll as a provider in Alameda County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Alameda County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.

How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.

Rules

Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Alameda County

Paid directly by a household for non-nursing help, you need no state license. A $35 listing with the state's aide registry becomes compulsory only if a licensed agency hires you; independents can opt in. To be paid by IHSS in this county you complete enrollment with the county's Adult and Aging Services department: a one-and-a-half-hour IHSS orientation, a signed provider enrollment agreement, Department of Justice Live Scan fingerprinting, and two IDs, such as a driver's license and a Social Security card, with matching names. The Public Authority for IHSS, at 6955 Foothill Blvd., Suite 143, Oakland, adds its own application (form PA12) and workshop for its referral registry. State law makes caregivers mandated reporters; Alameda County Adult Protective Services takes reports at any hour on (510) 577-3500. Statewide rules sit in the requirements guide and the county steps in the Alameda County IHSS guide.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Alameda County

Countywide help for caregivers, checked on each organization's own site in October 2026; city pages list what is closest.

  • Public Authority for IHSS, provider trainingFree, voluntary workshops open to active providers and registry members, covering IHSS Basics, a health-and-safety session written for Alameda County providers, First Aid and CPR with certification, and a 24-hour provider class over four weeks. Training questions: patraining@acgov.org or (510) 577-3554; schedules come out monthly in three languages.
  • Public Authority RegistryReferral list that IHSS recipients use to find providers who have passed the DOJ check. Apply with form PA12 by email to RegistryApps@acgov.org or in person at 6955 Foothill Blvd., Suite 143, Oakland, then attend the New Provider Registry Workshop. Provider line (510) 577-5694, which also keeps a list of fragrance-free providers.
  • Merritt College healthcare programs12500 Campus Drive, Oakland. Peralta district college with healthcare programs running from 6 weeks to 23 months, including clinical medical assisting, a health navigator certificate and an associate degree in nursing; no nursing assistant course appears in that list.
  • Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)Job training for older workers through the Alameda County Area Agency on Aging, 1111 Jackson Street, 1st Floor, Oakland, (510) 268-2426.
  • Getting between clientsAC Transit local rides cost $2.75 with Clipper or a contactless card ($3.00 cash) under fares effective July 1, 2026. In the Tri-Valley, Wheels buses serve Livermore, Dublin and Pleasanton.
The area

Alameda County in numbers

The Department of Finance counted 1,666,136 residents on January 1, 2026, 148,265 of them outside any city. The ACS 2020–2024 puts 15.4% of residents at 65 or older, 254,161 people, with 31,209 aged 85 and up, and 55,722 one-person households headed by someone 65-plus. Median household income is $129,367 and median gross rent $2,357, so many caregivers live in the less expensive flatland and I-880 neighborhoods and commute to clients in the hills or the Tri-Valley.

Discharges drive much of the short-term work. HCAI lists Washington Hospital in Fremont at 415 licensed beds, the Alta Bates campus in Berkeley at 339, Kaiser's Oakland hospital at 315 (licensed together with Richmond), Alta Bates Summit in Oakland at 309 and Kaiser San Leandro at 216; Highland, St. Rose, Eden and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley serve Oakland, Hayward, Castro Valley and Pleasanton. Neighboring markets: Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County and San Francisco.

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How it works

How to find private caregiver jobs in Alameda County (no agency)

CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency. Families post what they need, caregivers apply, and the two of you work out the arrangement directly.

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  1. Tell us about your experience

    Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.

  2. Set your availability and rate

    Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.

  3. Create your account

    Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.

  4. Browse, apply or respond

    Open postings plus a matched list. Apply, or answer a family's direct request; the family chooses who to hire. Applying to open postings and starting a new conversation are part of Caregiver Premium ($7.99/month, cancel anytime). Replying to a family who contacts you is always free.

  5. Agree on the details

    Message to settle schedule, duties and pay. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.

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Guides

Useful reading before you apply

Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
  1. CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026)
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
  3. UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
  4. California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
  5. Public Authority for IHSS in Alameda County, home page and contacts
  6. Public Authority for IHSS, provider registry and enrollment steps
  7. Public Authority for IHSS, provider training
  8. Public Authority for IHSS, provider health benefits
  9. Public Authority for IHSS, FAQs (orientation, payroll)
  10. Alameda County Social Services Agency, Older Adult Abuse and Neglect (APS)
  11. CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
  12. California Department of Aging, Alameda County services
  13. Merritt College, healthcare programs
  14. AC Transit, fares effective July 1, 2026
  15. Wheels (LAVTA), Dial-A-Ride service area and fares
  16. California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
  17. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Alameda County (via MCDC)
  18. Wikipedia, Alameda County, California (townships, unincorporated communities, highways)
  19. HCAI hospital profiles (Washington, Alta Bates Summit, Kaiser Oakland, Kaiser San Leandro, Highland, Stanford Tri-Valley, St. Rose, Eden, Alameda, Kaiser Fremont)
Questions

Caregiver jobs in Alameda County: frequently asked questions

Which Alameda County cities have their own page?

Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Berkeley, San Leandro, Livermore and Pleasanton. Caregivers in Alameda, Emeryville, Union City, Newark, Dublin, Albany, Piedmont, Castro Valley or San Lorenzo can rely on this hub and enter a home ZIP code.

How much does IHSS pay in Alameda County?

$22.10 an hour for individual providers, effective July 1, 2026, according to the state wage table. Payroll questions go to the county IHSS payroll line, (510) 577-1877.

Do I need to join the Public Authority registry to work for IHSS?

No. Anyone who has completed the county orientation and passed the DOJ background check can be hired by a recipient. The registry is an optional referral list, and being on it does not guarantee hours.

Can IHSS providers here get health insurance?

Yes, if you are paid for at least 80 hours a month. You need 160 paid hours over two consecutive months to qualify, and coverage may take up to 90 days to start.

Should I list the Tri-Valley and Oakland on one profile?

Only if you are ready to cross the hills between the Tri-Valley and the bay side on every shift. Most caregivers pick one side of the county and widen their radius only for longer or live-in jobs.

Where do families in the county post?

On the Alameda County family page or their own city page; postings from all of them appear above.

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