Caregiver Jobs in Calaveras County
This hub covers all of Calaveras County, from San Andreas and Copperopolis to Angels Camp, Valley Springs, Murphys, Arnold and West Point. When a family anywhere in the county publishes a request, it shows up above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Calaveras County
Almost everyone in Calaveras County lives outside a city. DOF estimated 44,678 residents for January 1, 2026; just 3,513 of them live in the single incorporated city, which DOF lists as Angels City (Angels Camp). The other 41,165 live in unincorporated communities such as San Andreas, Copperopolis, Valley Springs, Murphys, Arnold, Mokelumne Hill, West Point and Rail Road Flat. Most of the agencies a caregiver deals with sit on two San Andreas streets, Mountain Ranch Road and East St. Charles Street.
Plan on driving. In ACS 2020–2024, 72.0% of county workers drove to work alone, 0.5% rode transit, and getting to work took 34.2 minutes on average. A profile that names the communities you will cover, and says whether you can take a client to a clinic or the hospital in San Andreas, answers the first question most families here will ask. If you speak Spanish, say so; it is the home language of 6.0% of people aged five and up.
Families looking for private caregivers in Calaveras County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Calaveras County by distance. 1 caregiver within 60 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Calaveras County right now
No family within 60 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 105 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Calaveras County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in San Andreaspop. 2,979
- Caregiver jobs in Copperopolispop. 4,285
The communities of Calaveras County
Calaveras County is mostly unincorporated. San Andreas and Copperopolis have their own pages; for any other community, search by its ZIP code.
- San AndreasA census-designated place of 2,979 with IHSS, APS, the Public Authority, the hospital and the nursing home.
- CopperopolisA census-designated place of 4,285; it has a rural clinic, a branch library and county office hours on Tuesdays.
- Angels CampThe only city, population 3,513, with the Red Line transfer stop and Foothill Village Senior Living (78 licensed beds).
- Valley SpringsWhere the Red Line begins; it has the Valley Springs Health and Wellness Center and a MACT behavioral health office.
- Murphys and ArnoldMurphys Senior Center serves congregate lunch on Thursdays. Arnold has a Mark Twain family clinic and a county outstation on Tuesdays, and the Red Line ends at the Arnold Library.
- West Point, Rail Road Flat and WilseyvilleCommunities served by part-time county outstations; on weekdays Direct Connect runs from West Point and Wilseyville to Jackson in Amador County.
Types of caregiver jobs in Calaveras County
The county's IHSS page lists the services IHSS can authorize: housecleaning, meal preparation, laundry, grocery shopping, bathing and grooming, bowel and bladder care, going along to medical visits, and protective supervision for clients with mental impairments. Private households want much the same, typically several mornings each week with a widowed parent, or daily help in the weeks after a hospital discharge. Without experience, begin with cooking, shopping and conversation.
- 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.
Caregiver pay in Calaveras County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Calaveras and six other counties); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Calaveras and six other counties) | $16.52 median ($17.48 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 2,220 jobs; concentration 1.27× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Calaveras County | $17.89 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Calaveras and six other counties) | $22.79 median | BLS 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.
BLS does not publish wages for Calaveras County by itself. Its May 2025 area definitions group the county with Alpine, Amador, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne. Its 2,220 aides (SOC 31-1120) had a median wage of $16.52 and a mean of $17.48 an hour; nursing assistants there earned a $22.79 median. Calaveras County IHSS providers have earned $17.89 since January 1, 2026, which is 99 cents above the $16.90 state minimum. No local minimum wage appears for the county in UC Berkeley's ordinance inventory. Direct employers owe a personal attendant time-and-a-half beyond 9 daily or 45 weekly hours.
About 6.2% of Calaveras County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, compared with 5.3% statewide; monthly rates ranged from 5.4% to 6.9%. The averages were higher in San Andreas (9.0%) and Copperopolis (7.7%), though EDD's figures for those unincorporated places are derived from county totals and are approximate. When local jobs are that uneven, Calaveras County IHSS hours spent caring for a family member or neighbor offer dependable pay close to home.
How to enroll as a provider in Calaveras County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Calaveras 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.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Calaveras County
Calaveras families who pay you directly for household and personal help need not see a state license. Only licensed agencies must place their aides on the $35 Home Care Aide Registry. IHSS providers sign up with the Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority, which shares the CalWORKs building at 509 East Saint Charles Street in San Andreas, (209) 754-6544, weekdays 8 to 4:30. Enrollment is online: required videos, an SEIU presentation on Zoom, e-signed forms, then an appointment where you show photo ID and a Social Security card, along with your client's signed SOC 426A. Fingerprinting is by Live Scan. California law requires anyone paid to give care to tell APS or police when they suspect an elder or dependent adult is being harmed. Full rules: California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Calaveras County
Enrollment, training, job help and transport that serve Calaveras County caregivers, each checked against the provider's web page this month.
- Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority registryA list of background-checked providers that the Public Authority matches with IHSS clients. To join, you complete the registry application, the online training and enrollment, a face-to-face interview with the program coordinator, and two work references plus one personal reference. Its FAQ says fingerprint results usually take about five business days.
- Public Authority caregiver training with HomebridgeAn optional online program the county runs through the Caregiver Community by Homebridge platform. Weekly courses cover care skills, safety and communication, and each completed course earns a $20 Save Mart gift card.
- Columbia College CNA and HHA coursesThe college lists a 16-week CNA course with tuition and supplies fully covered, 15 places, and 5.5 credits or a non-credit option; spring 2027 orientation dates are still to be announced. Its 54-hour Home Health Aide course, about $90 in fees, is open to current students who already hold a CNA certificate. A Calaveras Connect shuttle runs to the college from Angels Camp in spring and fall; students ride free.
- Mother Lode Job Training, Calaveras CenterThe regional workforce agency for Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, at 560 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, (209) 754-4242, weekdays 8:00 to 4:30.
- Calaveras Connect Red Line and Direct ConnectThe weekday Red Line runs between Valley Springs and Arnold, stopping at the San Andreas Post Office and Government Center, Angels Camp and Murphys; the base fare is $1.50. Direct Connect, a curb-to-curb dial-a-ride, covers all of Calaveras on weekday business hours for $3; reserve a seat no later than 3 p.m. the previous day, (209) 754-4450.
Calaveras County in numbers
Calaveras is an older county. The median resident is 52.0 years old, and ACS 2020–2024 counts 13,517 residents aged 65 or over (29.2%), including 1,211 aged 85 or over. Nearly half of households (49.3%) have someone 65 or older, and 34.9% of people 65 and up have a disability. Median household income is $78,647 and median gross rent $1,625.
Little of that care happens in facilities. As of the CDPH listing's September 16, 2026 data date, there is one hospital in the county, Mark Twain Medical Center in San Andreas, a 25-bed critical access hospital with a basic emergency department (HCAI), and one skilled nursing facility, Golden San Andreas Care Center (99 beds). CDPH lists no home health agency or hospice with a Calaveras address. CDSS licensing data show two licensed elderly residential care homes and no licensed home care organization, so families often hire directly. Town detail is on the San Andreas and Copperopolis pages; nearby markets are covered on the San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County pages.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Calaveras County (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Calaveras County
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Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (read via the BLS public API)
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority, home and contact
- Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority, In-Home Supportive Services
- Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority, Enroll as an IHSS Provider
- Calaveras County IHSS Public Authority, Registry, FAQs and Training
- Columbia College, Health Care programs (CNA, HHA)
- Mother Lode Job Training, contact and centers
- Calaveras Connect, Red Line, Direct Connect and Columbia College Shuttle
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026 (city/county table)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Calaveras County
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- HCAI, Mark Twain Medical Center facility profile
- CDSS Community Care Licensing open data (RCFE and home care organization files, May 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Calaveras County: frequently asked questions
How much is the IHSS hourly wage in Calaveras County?
The CDSS wage table shows $17.89 an hour for Calaveras County IHSS providers, effective January 1, 2026. IHSS pay follows the client's county, so if you care for someone across a county line you are paid that county's rate.
What phone numbers do I need for IHSS in Calaveras County?
New clients start a referral through Health and Human Services on (209) 754-6448. Prospective providers call the Public Authority on (209) 754-6544. Payroll and direct deposit questions go to IHSS payroll on (209) 754-6439.
Is there a free CNA course near Calaveras County?
Columbia College lists a 16-week CNA course with tuition and supplies fully covered and 15 places per cohort. Spring 2027 orientation dates were not yet posted in October 2026; join the interest list.
Can I finish IHSS enrollment without a home computer?
Yes. The Public Authority points applicants to a public library or to Mother Lode Job Training at 560 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas.
Are there home care agencies to work for in Calaveras County?
Very few. No licensed home care organization appears in Calaveras on the May 2025 CDSS file, and CDPH has no home health agency there either. Most paid home care here is IHSS or direct private hire.
Where do Calaveras County families post requests?
On the Calaveras County family page and the San Andreas and Copperopolis pages. Their requests appear above. Applying costs nothing, and we never take a cut of your wages.
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