Caregiver Jobs in Redding, CA
Redding is the Shasta County seat, a city of 94,294 with four licensed general acute care hospitals. Making a profile is free; choose a travel radius and respond to the in-home caregiver jobs Redding families post.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Redding
Most private caregiver jobs in Redding are in family homes rather than facilities. ACS 2020–2024 counts 20.2% of Redding residents as 65-plus and 3.0% as 85-plus, and in 5,559 households an older person lives entirely alone. Typical clients look like this: a widow on the east side who needs help showering three mornings a week, a retired neighbor home from Mercy Medical Center after a hip replacement, a couple in which one spouse has dementia and the other needs a break. Postings from Redding families show in the list above as they are published; widen your radius to pick up Anderson, Shasta Lake and Palo Cedro as well.
Your profile should answer what a Redding family will ask first. Do you drive, and is your car reliable in summer heat? The city is built for cars: 77.8% of workers drive alone, 0.7% use transit, and the average commute is 16.7 minutes. Have you handled transfers, a catheter or diabetic meals? Can you work a split shift? Veterans make up 7.8% of adult residents, so experience with VA paperwork or a veteran client deserves a mention. At home, 4.0% of residents speak Spanish and 2.2% an Asian or Pacific Island language, so note any language you have. The profile guide walks through each section.
Families looking for private caregivers near Redding, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Redding
Redding posts tend to ask for help getting washed and dressed in the morning, cooking and light housework, rides to appointments on the Mercy or Shasta Regional campuses, overnight stays during recovery, and companion visits for a parent whose children work during the day. With no experience, companion care and errands are a realistic start; personal care follows once you have training.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Redding: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Redding, CA metro (Shasta 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, Redding, CA metro (Shasta County) | $16.50 median ($16.98 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,500 jobs; concentration 2.78× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Shasta County | $18.50 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective 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.
No Redding ordinance sets a local wage floor (the UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory has no entry for the city), so the $16.90 state rate governs private hires. In May 2025 the median hourly pay among the Redding metro's 5,500 aides in this occupation was $16.50, against a mean of $16.98. IHSS work for Shasta County has paid $18.50 since the first of January 2026. That gap gives you a reason to ask a private family for at least the IHSS figure, particularly for personal care or weekend work. Rent matters too: the median Redding rent in ACS 2020–2024 is $1,379, and for 52.3% of renters, housing takes at least 30% of income.
How to enroll as a provider in Shasta County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Shasta 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 Redding
California sets no license for a caregiver a Redding family hires directly for non-medical help. Agencies licensed by the state must place only registered home care aides (the CDSS registration costs $35 and lasts two years); independent caregivers can skip it. IHSS work runs through the county's adult services office at 2640 Breslauer Way. Call (530) 225-5507 to book the Monday provider orientation, which lasts about two hours and admits no late arrivals; bring a Social Security card and photo ID in the same name. A background check must clear within 90 days, and each client signs a 426-A form naming you. Shasta Regional, Mercy and the city's nursing homes recruit CDPH-certified nursing assistants. Elder abuse reporting is mandatory for all caregivers. Read IHSS in Shasta County and California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Redding
Places in Redding to train, find work and get around, checked against each provider's website in October 2026.
- Shasta College Health Sciences, Nurse Aide / Home Health AideThe certificate pairs HEOC 130, a CDPH-approved course leading to the state nursing assistant exam, with HEOC 131 for home health aide certification. The Health Sciences division office is on the Downtown Redding campus, 1400 Market Street, Suite 8204; enrollment information on 530-339-3600.
- IHSS Public Authority registryOnce enrolled as a Shasta County IHSS provider, you can ask to be placed on the Public Authority registry, which matches recipients with available providers. Free online training videos from the state cover fall prevention and medication handling.
- SMART Workforce CenterFree job seeker services at 760 Cypress Ave, Suite 210; (530) 246-7911. Weekday hours vary, with Wednesday opening at 9.
- RABA fixed routesBuses leave the Downtown Transit Center, and the Canby Road transfer point at Mt. Shasta Mall is served by Routes 4, 11, 14, 15 and 44X; Route 7 reaches Shasta College. Seniors and Medicare cardholders pay half fare.
- Runabout on-demand vansSame-day bookings within the East Redding and Central/West Redding zones Monday through Saturday, and across urban Redding on Sundays and evenings, at the regular bus fare.
Redding in numbers
Redding's 94,294 residents (Department of Finance, January 1, 2026) make up just over half the county. The median age in ACS 2020–2024 is 38.8; the survey reports a disability for 17.7% of residents, and counts 18,907 people aged 65 or over. Median household income is $70,466, and the poverty rate is 14.1%, so a sizable share of clients may qualify for IHSS through Medi-Cal.
HCAI lists four general acute care hospitals in the city: Mercy Medical Center Redding (266 licensed beds) at 2175 Rosaline Avenue, Shasta Regional Medical Center (226) at 1100 Butte Street, and two smaller hospitals on Eureka Way: Vibra Hospital of Northern California, licensed for 82 beds, and Patients' Hospital of Redding, licensed for 10. Discharges from all four feed short-term home care. For work south of the city, see the Anderson page; countywide detail is on the Shasta County page.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Redding (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Redding
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Redding is part of Shasta 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
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles (DP02–DP05), Redding city
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Shasta County HHSA, In-Home Care (IHSS) (archived January 29, 2026)
- Shasta County HHSA, Adult Services - City of Redding (archived February 2, 2025)
- Shasta County HHSA, Public Authority registry (archived February 2, 2025)
- Shasta College, Nurse Aide / Home Health Aide certificate
- SMART Workforce Center, locations
- RABA, transit and transfer centers
- RABA, Runabout
- RABA, fares
- HCAI facility profiles (Mercy Medical Center Redding, Shasta Regional Medical Center, Vibra Hospital of Northern California, Patients' Hospital of Redding)
Caregiver jobs in Redding: frequently asked questions
How much do caregivers make in Redding?
Half of the Redding metro's home health and personal care aides earned under $16.50 an hour in May 2025. The Shasta County IHSS wage is $18.50, effective January 1, 2026, and no Redding ordinance raises the $16.90 state minimum.
Where is the IHSS office in Redding?
County adult services, including IHSS, Adult Protective Services and the Public Guardian, are at 2640 Breslauer Way, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The IHSS phone line for orientation bookings and payroll is (530) 225-5507.
Can I get caregiver jobs in Redding with no experience?
Yes, for companion and household help. Start with errands, meals and company, describe your reliability and availability honestly, and offer references from any work or volunteering. Training at Shasta College opens personal care and facility jobs later.
Can I get around Redding without a car?
Partly. RABA buses run from the Downtown Transit Center, and Runabout vans cover set zones on demand. Buses run from 5:50 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and Runabout fills in until 10 p.m., so overnight shifts are hard without your own transport.
Do Redding hospitals hire caregivers?
Hospitals and skilled nursing facilities hire certified nursing assistants rather than uncertified caregivers. Private home care does not need certification, but CNA status from the Shasta College course widens your options.
Where do Redding families post care requests?
On the Redding family page. Requests posted there, and any from nearby towns inside your radius, appear above.
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