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Caregiver Jobs in Marin County

One page for all of Marin, from Novato and San Rafael along Highway 101 to Mill Valley, Sausalito and the coast towns of West Marin. Marin IHSS pays providers $20.40 an hour, and requests from anywhere in the county appear above as families post them.

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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Marin County

Marin is a county of older households. Nearly one resident in four (23.8%) has reached 65, per ACS 2020–2024, the median age is 47.4, and 17,820 households consist of someone 65-plus living alone. Most homes are owner-occupied (64.7%), so expect work in single-family houses spread across the hills, often posted by a client's grown children.

Almost all of the county's population sits along the Highway 101 corridor, which is also where the buses run. Marin Transit routes 49 and 57 link downtown San Rafael with Novato, route 71 continues south to Marin City, and the Canal routes (23, 30, 35, 36) start in San Rafael's Canal neighborhood. West Marin is different: the Stagecoach 61 and 68 serve Bolinas, Stinson Beach and Point Reyes, and a job out there almost always needs a car. In your profile, say which side of the county you can reach and whether you drive. Home languages vary: 23.9% of Marin residents from age five up report one other than English, 13.9% report Spanish, and Marin's aging office keeps Spanish- and Vietnamese-speaking social workers on staff.

Live postings

Families looking for private caregivers in Marin County

Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Marin County by distance. 1 caregiver 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 Marin CountyMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 hrs/day
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 2, 2026
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Cities and towns in Marin 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 Marin County

The county's towns, roughly north to south and then west. San Rafael and Novato each get their own page (see the links above); for the other towns, search with your ZIP code here.

  • NovatoThe northern city, 51,638 residents, home of Novato Community Hospital, the College of Marin Indian Valley Campus and Marin's only local minimum wage.
  • San RafaelCounty seat and largest city, 59,890 residents, with Kaiser's hospital, the county IHSS office, PA Marin and the San Rafael Transit Center.
  • Ross Valley: San Anselmo, Fairfax and RossTowns of 12,474, 7,414 and 2,324 west of San Rafael, reached on routes 22, 23 and 228.
  • Larkspur, Corte Madera and GreenbraeLarkspur (12,650) and Corte Madera (9,910) sit near MarinHealth Medical Center, the county's largest hospital.
  • Mill Valley, Sausalito, Tiburon and BelvedereSouthern Marin, with 13,694, 6,878, 8,841 and 2,058 residents, closest to San Francisco; route 17 runs from San Rafael to Sausalito via Mill Valley.
  • West MarinUnincorporated coast and valley communities such as Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Point Reyes and Inverness; West Marin Senior Services provides in-home support out here.
Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Marin County

Marin families tend to post for regular weekday visits to an older parent who lives alone, rides and company on trips to MarinHealth in Greenbrae or Kaiser in San Rafael, short-term help after a hospital stay, memory care, and some overnight or live-in arrangements. If you are new to paid caregiving, start with companionship, meal preparation, errands and light housework; PA Marin's registry does not require experience, and its in-person classes cover body mechanics, infection prevention and dementia basics once you are an IHSS provider.

  • 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 Marin 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 medianBLS OEWS, May 2025; 119,120 jobs; concentration 1.81× national
IHSS provider wage, Marin County$20.40CDSS; effective February 1, 2026
California minimum wage$16.90effective January 1, 2026

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.

There is no Marin-only BLS estimate. The county sits inside a San Francisco and East Bay metro whose 119,120 aide jobs, home health and personal care combined, had a median wage of $17.28. The figure closer to home is IHSS: Marin County pays registry and family providers $20.40 an hour since February 1, 2026. Novato is the only Marin city in UC Berkeley's July 2026 inventory of local minimum wages, with tiers by employer size: $17.73 for 100 or more employees, $17.46 for 26 to 99, and the state's $16.90 for businesses with 25 or fewer. San Rafael, the other cities and unincorporated Marin follow the $16.90 state minimum. A household hiring one caregiver directly is a small employer by any of those measures, so the IHSS rate is the more useful anchor when you set a private rate.

How to enroll as a provider in Marin County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Marin 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 Marin County

A caregiver hired privately by a Marin family for non-medical tasks holds no required license. A state-licensed agency must register each aide it employs with the Home Care Aide Registry ($35), and independents may sign up if they wish. IHSS pay requires enrollment with the IHSS Public Authority of Marin, 70 Skyview Terrace, Building B, San Rafael, (415) 499-1024: fill in the online form and watch the required videos, attend a 60- to 90-minute appointment at the Public Authority, where staff check your real Social Security card against a valid government ID in the same name, then take the Live Scan form to an approved vendor. After the DOJ clears you, county payroll takes about ten days to issue a provider number. Nursing assistant jobs in hospitals and nursing homes need CDPH certification. Caregivers are mandated reporters; Marin Adult Protective Services takes reports at 415-473-2774 around the clock. Details: Marin IHSS guide and California requirements.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Marin County

Marin training, enrollment and transit options; we confirmed each one on its publisher's website this October.

  • College of Marin, CNA and Home Health AideTaught at the Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Blvd., Novato: a ten-week dual program: 88.5 classroom hours or more, then 135 hours of supervised practice at a long-term care site in the county. Spring 2027 seats are limited to Canal Alliance clients; Summer and Fall 2027 application dates are not set. Career Education, (415) 457-8811 ext. 8200.
  • PA Marin provider registryFor enrolled IHSS providers who communicate in English, work independently and have transport if a job needs it. After a short form and an interview, recipients can call you; registry specialists also hold a list of clients waiting for help.
  • PA Marin provider trainingsIn-person classes for Marin IHSS providers, with topics such as safe body mechanics, infection prevention and dementia care; the schedule changes monthly and seats must be reserved.
  • PA Marin health and dental benefitsRoughly 165 funded slots. Work 65 hours a month for three straight months to apply for Kaiser medical ($130.00 monthly share) or 85 hours for Delta Dental ($18.62).
  • Marin TransitLocal adult fare $2.00 cash or $1.80 on Clipper, $40.00 for a 31-day pass; routes 49, 57 and 71 run between San Rafael and Novato.
The area

Marin County in numbers

The Department of Finance counted 250,823 Marin residents on January 1, 2026, down 0.93% in a year, with 63,052 of them in unincorporated areas. In ACS 2020–2024, 61,345 residents are 65 or older and 7,343 are 85-plus; among those 65 and over, 24.3% live with a disability. Half of Marin renters pay more than $2,668 a month. If you live outside the county, factor bridge tolls, parking and the 101 commute into the hourly rate you ask for.

HCAI lists three general acute hospitals: MarinHealth Medical Center at 250 Bon Air Road in Greenbrae (327 licensed beds), Kaiser Foundation Hospital San Rafael at 99 Montecillo Road (116) and Novato Community Hospital at 180 Rowland Way (47). Families nearer the Golden Gate also look across the bridge; see the San Francisco page, or the Sonoma County page to the north.

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How it works

How to find private caregiver jobs in Marin 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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Caregiver jobs near Marin County

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Guides

Useful reading before you apply

Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
  1. CDSS, IHSS wages by county
  2. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, home page (address, phone numbers)
  3. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, provider enrollment
  4. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, provider registry
  5. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, trainings
  6. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, health benefits
  7. IHSS Public Authority of Marin, care recipient resources
  8. Marin County HHS, Adult Protective Services (archived May 8, 2026)
  9. Marin County HHS, Information and referrals, Aging and Adult Services (archived May 8, 2026)
  10. BLS OEWS May 2025, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  11. UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (July 1, 2026 table)
  12. City of Novato, minimum wage (archived September 17, 2026)
  13. California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
  14. CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
  15. College of Marin Career Education, CNA / Home Health Aide
  16. Marin Transit, fares and routes
  17. California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
  18. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profile, Marin County (via MCDC)
  19. HCAI facility profiles (MarinHealth Medical Center, Kaiser San Rafael, Novato Community Hospital)
  20. California State Association of Counties, Marin County profile (county seat; archived March 19, 2025)
Questions

Caregiver jobs in Marin County: frequently asked questions

What does IHSS pay in Marin County?

$20.40 an hour from February 1, 2026, per the CDSS county table. A provider found through PA Marin and a relative hired by the recipient earn that identical rate.

Which Marin towns set a wage above the state minimum?

Just Novato, and there only at businesses employing at least 26 people: $17.46 an hour for 26 to 99 employees and $17.73 for 100 or more. Smaller Novato employers, and every employer elsewhere in the county, pay at least the state's $16.90.

Can I get health insurance as a Marin IHSS provider?

Possibly. PA Marin funds about 165 benefit slots. After three consecutive months at 65 or more hours you can apply for Kaiser medical, with a $130.00 monthly share; dental through Delta requires 85 hours a month and costs $18.62.

Which Marin school offers CNA training?

College of Marin teaches the CDPH-approved CNA and home health aide courses at its Indian Valley Campus in Novato. Spring 2027 places go to Canal Alliance clients, so ask Career Education about the next open intake.

I live in West Marin. Will this page show work near me?

Type your own ZIP code, for example Point Reyes Station or Bolinas, and the listings sort by distance from it. If you already live on the coast, say so in your profile, because most other applicants would have to drive out.

Where do Marin families post their requests?

On the Marin County family page and the San Rafael and Novato pages; everything they publish feeds the listings shown up top.

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