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Personal care caregiver needed in San Diego, CA
$25.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 15, 2026
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La Jolla, a neighborhood of San Diego, California
Caregiver Jobs in La Jolla, CA
La Jolla is a coastal neighborhood of the City of San Diego with one of the oldest populations in the city and three hospital campuses. Families here post private-pay care, and a number of caregivers on the platform already live in and around ZIP 92037.
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La Jolla is a neighborhood of the City of San Diego, not a separate city, so everything on the San Diego page applies here too. Postings from La Jolla families carry ZIP 92037 and appear above by distance, alongside postings from University City, Pacific Beach and Del Mar, whose ZIP centroids lie within about four to nine miles. The planning area is roughly 5,718 acres, almost entirely residential and, in the City's words, 99 percent built out, so postings come from established households rather than new developments.
Say plainly how you will get here. The Mid-Coast extension of the MTS Blue Line opened on 21 November 2021 and added nine stations between Old Town and the UTC Transit Center at 4545 La Jolla Village Drive, among them UC San Diego Health La Jolla, Nobel Drive and the VA Medical Center; MTS Route 30 (Old Town to UTC and the VA Medical Center) runs every 15 minutes or better in weekday base hours. None of the trolley stations is in the Village, which the community plan defines by Prospect Street, Girard Avenue and Torrey Pines Road, so homes there are a bus ride from the line.
Live postings
Open caregiver opportunities near La Jolla, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to La Jolla by distance. 49 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
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Personal care caregiver needed in Del Mar, CA
$30.00/hr offeredPosted Aug 29, 2026
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Personal care caregiver needed in San Diego, CA
$25.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 12, 2026
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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in Encinitas, CA
$30.00/hr offeredPosted Aug 25, 2026
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Companion care caregiver needed in Encinitas, CA
$40.00/hr offeredPosted Aug 20, 2026
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Personal care caregiver needed in Santee, CA
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 10, 2026
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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in Poway, CA
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Aug 2, 2026
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Companion care caregiver needed in San Diego, CA
$30.00/hr offeredPosted Sep 11, 2026
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in La Jolla
Searches that reach this page add "private" more often than "no experience", and that matches what La Jolla families post: long-term companionship and personal care for a parent ageing at home, help after a stay at Jacobs Medical Center or Scripps Memorial, dementia care, overnight supervision and driving. Newcomers do best with companionship, meals and errands.
- 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 La Jolla
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County); 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, San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County) | $16.97 median ($17.71 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 57,080 jobs; concentration 1.34× national |
| IHSS provider wage, San Diego County | $20.40 | CDSS; effective March 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad, CA metro (San Diego County) | $23.11 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.
San Diego County projection: 52,820 aide jobs in 2023 to 69,580 in 2033 (+31.7%), about 105,890 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
Because La Jolla lies inside the city limits, the City of San Diego minimum wage applies rather than the state floor: $17.75 an hour from 1 January 2026, up from $17.25, for anyone who works at least two hours in a week within the city under the ordinance voters approved in 2016. The $16.97 BLS median and the $20.40 IHSS wage are county-wide figures. SANDAG's 2022 estimate puts La Jolla's median household income at $175,114, and the names Google suggests beside "caregivers la jolla" are agencies, so independent caregivers here compete with agency rates, not with the minimum wage.
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 La Jolla
Nothing changes at the neighborhood line. A family that hires you directly for non-medical help needs no licence from you, though you may join the state Home Care Aide Registry voluntarily for $35 after a Live Scan; agency aides must be on that registry with a CDSS background check, TB test and training. IHSS providers enrol with the county Public Authority at 401 Mile of Cars Way, Suite 200, National City, (866) 351-7722, and attend the daily in-person orientation at the Public Authority Training Center, 5473 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 120, about seven miles east of La Jolla, which trains over 600 providers a month. Nursing assistants hold CDPH certification, and everyone caring for an older adult is a mandated reporter. The requirements guide explains all three paths.
Local resources
Training and career resources near La Jolla
Free training sits south of La Jolla rather than in it; the trolley makes the Harbor View campus reachable.
- SDCCE Personal Care Assistant/Caregiver certificate230 hours over 10 weeks at the Harbor View campus, 1901 Main Street, (619) 388-1910, with a 50-hour Home Health Aide course and a 394-hour Nursing Assistant programme on the same campus. Tuition is free.
- Public Authority Training Center (IHSS)5473 Kearny Villa Road, Suite 120, ZIP 92123. Daily state-mandated orientation for new IHSS providers plus caregiving-skills and timesheet training.
The area
La Jolla in numbers
SANDAG's January 2022 estimate, published by the City for its planning groups, counts 29,467 residents in the La Jolla planning area, 9,574 of them aged 65 or over, which is 32.5 percent against 15.4 percent for the county; the median age is 53.1 and 1,763 residents are 85 or older. The planning area excludes UC San Diego and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which are outside the City's jurisdiction.
Three hospitals sit on the mesa above the Village: Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health, 9300 Campus Point Drive, licensed for 418 beds; Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, 9888 Genesee Avenue, which shares its campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center and the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute; and Scripps Green Hospital at 10666 North Torrey Pines Road. The nearest pages are Del Mar up the coast and the San Diego city page for the rest of the metro.
How it works
How to find caregiver work in La Jolla on CaregiverConnect
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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Caregiver jobs near La Jolla
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Guides
Useful reading before you apply
California caregiver 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.
What caregivers earn 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.
How to find private caregiver jobs 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.
Sources (checked 2026-10-13):
- City of San Diego, La Jolla Community Plan page
- City of San Diego, Community Planning Group Demographic Data 2022 (SANDAG estimates)
- City of San Diego, minimum wage increase to $17.75 effective 1 January 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (31-1120, 31-1131)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- California EDD, 2023–2033 occupational projections, San Diego County
- HCAI facility profile, UCSD Health La Jolla – Jacobs Medical Center
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
- Scripps Green Hospital
- SANDAG, Mid-Coast Trolley project
- MTS trolley lines and stations
- MTS bus routes
- SDCCE health career training
- County of San Diego, Public Authority Training Center
Questions
Caregiver jobs in La Jolla: frequently asked questions
Is La Jolla a separate city for caregiver work?
No. It is a neighborhood of the City of San Diego in San Diego County, so city rules such as the $17.75 minimum wage apply and the county IHSS wage of $20.40 is the public-programme reference.
Can I reach La Jolla clients without a car?
Partly. The Blue Line stops at UC San Diego Health La Jolla, Nobel Drive and UTC, and Route 30 connects Old Town with UTC and the VA Medical Center; homes in the Village and on Mount Soledad are a bus ride or a lift away from those stops.
What should I charge in La Jolla?
Set your own rate on your profile. The city minimum is $17.75, IHSS pays $20.40, and the agencies that compete for the same families charge well above both; families here are used to paying for experience and references.
Is there caregiver training in La Jolla itself?
Not that we could verify; the free SDCCE certificate runs at Harbor View near downtown and IHSS orientation is on Kearny Villa Road, both reachable by trolley and bus.
Where do La Jolla families look for caregivers?
On the La Jolla families page, which shows anonymised cards for caregivers near 92037 and lets families post a need free of charge.
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