Caregiver Jobs in Oxnard, CA
Oxnard is the largest city in Ventura County, and most of its households speak Spanish at home. Families from Oxnard and Port Hueneme post their care needs above; make a free profile and answer the posts that match your schedule and the languages you speak.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Oxnard
Oxnard sits at the western edge of the Oxnard Plain, surrounded by strawberry and vegetable fields, and the care requests that come from here reflect a younger, larger and more Spanish-speaking city than its neighbors. St. John's Regional Medical Center on North Rose Avenue is the main hospital, so many requests begin with a discharge from there: a parent going home after a fall, a stroke or surgery, to a household where adult children work days. The postings above refresh as Oxnard families publish them, and with a modest radius you will also see Port Hueneme, Camarillo and Ventura.
Language is the first thing to get right in your profile. The 2020–2024 ACS counts Spanish as the home language for 60.7% of Oxnard residents over four; 26.4% of that age group are Spanish speakers with limited English, and English-only homes account for just 32.1%. If you are bilingual, say so in your headline. The county is also home to Indigenous migrant families from Mexico: the Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project, which started out serving the Mixteco community in Oxnard, counts 20,000 Indigenous migrants in Ventura County and names Mixteco, Zapoteco, Purépecha and Triqui among their languages. If you speak one of them, list it, because few caregivers can.
Families looking for private caregivers near Oxnard, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Oxnard by distance. 2 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Oxnard right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Los Angeles, CA, about 55 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Ventura County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Oxnard
Requests from Oxnard include daytime help for a grandparent sharing a home with children and grandchildren, personal care and meals for an older parent while everyone else is at work, short-term care after a St. John's discharge, dementia supervision, and rides to the Palm Vista or Wilson senior centers. Companionship, cooking, errands and housekeeping are the realistic first jobs; lifting, bathing and memory care tend to go to caregivers with paid experience or a CNA certificate.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Oxnard: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura 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, Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura County) | $16.50 median ($17.88 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 15,250 jobs; concentration 1.7× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Ventura County | $20.97 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura County) | $22.50 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.
Oxnard is not among the cities with their own wage law in UC Berkeley's inventory, so households hiring privately pay at least the state's $16.90. IHSS pays $20.97 an hour countywide, and it is also the way a daughter, son or grandchild caring for an eligible relative can be paid. Median household income in the city is $96,212, a little below the county's $109,797, so treat the IHSS figure as your reference point when you quote a rate; being bilingual, driving, and covering nights or weekends are fair reasons to ask for more. Days past nine hours and weeks past 45 earn overtime.
How to enroll as a provider in Ventura County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Ventura 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 Oxnard
Working privately for an Oxnard household on non-medical tasks requires no license. Licensed agencies have to enroll their aides with the Home Care Aide Registry ($35 every two years); for independents it is a choice. For IHSS, Oxnard is handled by the Ventura office on Market Street (805-654-3260), with the Public Authority in Suite 213 (805-654-3416). A relative or friend who will care for an approved recipient attends a separate non-registry orientation; anyone wanting registry referrals attends an information session in English or Spanish and completes a phone interview. Either way, expect to show ID and your original Social Security card and to pay for Live Scan yourself. St. John's and local nursing homes hire certified nursing assistants. The county's 24-hour abuse line is 805-654-3200. The requirements guide has the full statewide picture.
Training and career resources near Oxnard
Resources in or near Oxnard, each verified on its own site in October 2026.
- America's Job Center of California, Oxnard2901 N. Ventura Road, 3rd Floor, weekdays 8 to 5; 805-648-WORK (9675). Free career coaching and job search help, with no-cost healthcare training through Ventura County Heal for adults with low to moderate incomes and programs for farmworker families.
- Oxnard College4000 South Rose Ave., (805) 678-5800. One of the three colleges where the workforce board's Job Connect program places trainees in specific programs.
- Ventura College CNA program4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, (805) 289-6342. The nearest community-college Certified Nurse Assistant course, approved by CDPH.
- Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)Founded in 2001 to meet the needs of the Mixteco community in Oxnard and now running 20 programs; a contact point for Indigenous-language families and workers.
- City senior centersPalm Vista Senior Center, 801 South C St., 805-385-8163, and Wilson Senior Center, 350 North C St., 805-385-8028; both serve daily meals and run support groups and fall prevention.
- Gold Coast TransitBased at 1901 Auto Center Drive in Oxnard, 805-487-4222; $2.00 adult fare, $65 for 31 days.
Oxnard in numbers
With 198,557 people at the start of 2026 (Department of Finance), Oxnard is the county's most populous city. It is young: the median age is 34.4 and 12.2% of residents are 65 or older, against 17.4% countywide, and 77.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino, per the same survey. Median gross rent is $2,032. Incorporated in 1903, the city lies about 60 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and its economy mixes agriculture, manufacturing, the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County next door. Hour-plus commutes are rare: 5.7% of workers, compared with 11.1% across California.
St. John's Regional Medical Center, at 1600 North Rose Avenue, has 241 licensed beds on its HCAI profile, and the city's 2024/25 budget lists it among the top employers with 1,500 workers. St. John's Hospital Camarillo, at 2309 Antonio Avenue, is the other St. John's hospital nearby. For nearby work see Camarillo, Ventura and the Ventura County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Oxnard (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Oxnard
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Oxnard is part of Ventura County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
Useful reading
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained · How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026) · Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Ventura County HSA, IHSS providers
- Ventura County HSA, In-Home Supportive Services (offices)
- Ventura County HSA, Adult Protective Services
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, employment services
- Oxnard College
- Ventura College, Certified Nursing Assistant program
- Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
- VCAAA listings, Palm Vista and Wilson senior centers
- Gold Coast Transit District, fares and about
- HCAI, St. Johns Regional Medical Center facility profile
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year summary file, Oxnard city
- Wikipedia, Oxnard, California (incorporation, location, economy, employers)
Caregiver jobs in Oxnard: frequently asked questions
Is Spanish required for caregiving jobs in Oxnard?
Not always, but it helps a great deal: six in ten residents five and older speak Spanish at home. English-only caregivers should say which tasks they are strongest at and be clear about language in their profile.
My grandmother lives in Oxnard. Could IHSS pay me to look after her?
Yes, if she is approved for IHSS. You would be a non-registry provider: the Public Authority (805-654-3416) books you into a special orientation, then you complete the enrollment forms and Live Scan. The rate is $20.97 an hour.
Is there a CNA course in Oxnard itself?
The closest community-college course is at Ventura College on Telegraph Road in Ventura. Ask the Oxnard job center on North Ventura Road whether Ventura County Heal can pay for your training.
Which areas should an Oxnard caregiver cover?
Most Oxnard caregivers can reach the whole city plus Port Hueneme, which shares its Gold Coast Transit service. Add Camarillo or Ventura only if you are comfortable driving to them at shift-change times.
I speak Mixteco. Is that worth mentioning?
Yes. MICOP describes the county's Mixteco community as culturally and linguistically isolated, and a caregiver who can speak with an older relative in Mixteco is rare. Put it next to Spanish in your languages.
Where do Oxnard families post?
On the Oxnard families page; their postings also appear above once you set your radius.
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