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Caregiver Jobs in Santa Clara County

One page for the fifteen cities and towns of Santa Clara County, from Palo Alto and Sunnyvale in the north through San Jose to Morgan Hill and Gilroy in the south. Santa Clara County pays IHSS providers $20.44 an hour; new family requests from anywhere in the county show up above.

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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County is a long valley, and caregivers tend to work the part of it they live in. The north county cities along the Bay (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, plus Los Altos and Cupertino) form one cluster. San Jose, home to 980,434 of the 1,932,468 people the Department of Finance counted countywide in January 2026, is a market of its own. The West Valley towns of Campbell, Los Gatos and Saratoga sit against the hills on the southwest side, and the South County cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy, with the unincorporated community of San Martin between them, lie down Monterey Road. Another 91,499 people live outside any city.

Your profile should say which of those parts you can reach on a weekday morning. Put in the ZIP code you leave from, a radius you would really drive, and whether you rely on VTA buses and light rail. Language is the other big filter. The 2020–2024 ACS finds English is not the home language for 55.2% of people five or older in the county; Spanish accounts for 17.1% of them all, Chinese languages 10.6%, Vietnamese 6.6% and Tagalog 2.6%. Clients who are more comfortable in one of those languages are common, so list every one you speak and how well.

Live postings

Families looking for private caregivers in Santa Clara County

Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Santa Clara County by distance. 2 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.

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Meal preparation & homemaking caregiver needed in California, CA

California, CA · about 35 mi from Santa Clara CountyMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 hrs/day
$20.00/hr offeredPosted Oct 2, 2026
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Cities and towns in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County

How each part of the county works for a caregiver. Six cities have their own pages; everyone else can use this one with a ZIP code.

  • San JoseCounty seat and half the county's population; five hospitals on the HCAI list, the Public Authority's orientation site and two work2future job centers. City minimum wage $18.45.
  • Santa Clara138,011 residents and the fastest growth in the county in 2025; Sourcewise's main office on De La Cruz Boulevard and Kaiser Santa Clara. City minimum $18.70.
  • Sunnyvale and Mountain View161,884 and 88,533 residents with the county's two highest city wage floors, $19.50 and $19.70; NOVAworks is in Sunnyvale.
  • MilpitasA city of 82,107 at the county's northeast corner, next to Fremont, with two adult day health centers on the state list. Minimum $18.50 since July 2026.
  • Palo Alto, Los Altos and Cupertino69,004, 31,921 and 59,765 residents, each with an $18.70 minimum; Stanford Health Care is in Palo Alto.
  • Campbell, Los Gatos and SaratogaWest Valley towns of 43,195, 33,293 and 31,261 at the state minimum wage; El Camino Hospital Los Gatos is on Pollard Road.
  • Morgan Hill and GilroySouth County cities of 47,074 and 62,193 on Monterey Road, with a Sourcewise office in Morgan Hill and a work2future job center in Gilroy.
Types of caregiver jobs

Types of caregiver jobs in Santa Clara County

Families here commonly ask for morning help with bathing and dressing, someone to drive a parent to appointments and stay through them, company for an older person who lives alone while relatives work, and extra hands for the weeks after a hospital stay. Without a work history, companionship, meals and errands are the realistic start; the free IHSS classes described below are an inexpensive way to build a record.

  • 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 Santa Clara County: how much caregivers make

Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA metro (Santa Clara and San Benito 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 Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA metro (Santa Clara and San Benito counties)$18.09 median ($18.92 mean)BLS OEWS, May 2025; 49,610 jobs; concentration 1.58× national
IHSS provider wage, Santa Clara County$20.44CDSS; effective January 1, 2026
California minimum wage$16.90effective January 1, 2026
Nursing assistants, San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA metro (Santa Clara and San Benito counties)$27.33 medianBLS 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.

The May 2025 BLS survey found 49,610 home health and personal care aides working in the metro area, at a $18.09 median and a $18.92 mean, while nursing assistants earned a $27.33 median, a gap that makes CNA training worth weighing here. The county IHSS rate of $20.44, raised by 40 cents on January 1, 2026, sits above the aide median. Seven cities set their own minimum wages, all adjusted on January 1, 2026 in the UC Berkeley Labor Center's table: Mountain View $19.70, Sunnyvale $19.50, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Cupertino and Los Altos $18.70, and San Jose $18.45; Milpitas moved to $18.50 on July 1, 2026. The state's $16.90 governs everywhere else, including Gilroy, Morgan Hill, the three West Valley towns and unincorporated land. Agencies with staff in the city-ordinance cities must meet those local floors; whether an ordinance reaches a private household employer depends on its wording, so ask the city before you rely on it.

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

No license is needed for non-medical help a family pays for directly. Listing on California's Home Care Aide Registry ($35, valid two years) becomes compulsory only if an agency hires you. Paid IHSS work is administered by the county Department of Aging and Adult Services together with Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, which handles provider enrollment: you sign forms and watch the state training videos online, sit through a required group orientation held by SEIU Local 2015 in San Jose, bring your original Social Security card and a photo ID to an in-person appointment, then get a Live Scan for the Department of Justice check, which costs $12 to $30 with the Public Authority's form. Facility jobs need CDPH nursing assistant certification. As a mandated reporter you can reach county Adult Protective Services day or night at (408) 975-4900. More detail: California requirements and our guide to IHSS in Santa Clara County.

Local resources

Training and career resources near Santa Clara County

Training and employment help that covers the whole county; we read each organization's site in October 2026.

  • Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, provider classesFree optional classes for enrolled IHSS providers in the county, among them CPR, first aid, personal care, safe lifting and end-of-life care, most offered in several languages and some online. Each completed class pays a $35 incentive while the yearly budget lasts. Training line (408) 350-3220.
  • Evergreen Valley College, Nurse Assistant and Home Health Aide courseA CDPH-approved course in San Jose: 61.5 lecture hours and 100 hours of supervised practice at a nursing home in the city for the nurse assistant part, then 40 more hours for home health aide. Enrollment is open, with no separate application; a high school diploma or GED is required. Nursing office 408-270-6448.
  • work2future job centersAmerica's Job Centers of California for San Jose and the south county: 1608 Las Plumas Ave., San Jose (408.794.1101), 1901 Zanker Road, San Jose (408.216.6200), and 379 Tomkins Court, Gilroy (408.758.3477). Weekdays 8 to 5, by appointment.
  • NOVAworks, SunnyvaleThe workforce board for Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, with its office on West Olive Avenue in Sunnyvale (408-730-7232). It has published an inventory of healthcare skills training in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
  • Public Authority RegistryEnrolled providers with earlier caregiving experience and two references can apply to be referred to IHSS recipients looking for help; an interview follows the interest form. Registry line (408) 350-3251.
The area

Santa Clara County in numbers

The 2020–2024 ACS puts 282,010 county residents at 65 or older, 14.8% of the population, with 38,846 aged 85 or more. It is an expensive place to live: median household income is $164,281, median gross rent $2,857 a month and a typical owner-occupied house is worth $1,490,600 by the ACS median. Many caregivers therefore live where rents are lower and travel to clients elsewhere in the valley, so an honest commuting radius matters. Active IHSS providers can ask the Public Authority's benefits line, (408) 350-3290, for a VTA SmartPass valid on local buses and light rail across the county.

Short assignments often follow a hospital stay. The state's HCAI database shows Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (628 licensed beds), Good Samaritan, O'Connor, Regional Medical Center and Kaiser in San Jose, Kaiser Santa Clara (343) on Lawrence Expressway, Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto and El Camino Hospital Los Gatos (143). Neighboring hubs: Alameda County across the Bay and San Mateo County to the north.

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A caregiver helping an older man with a meal at a kitchen table. Stock photograph; not a CaregiverConnect user.
How it works

How to find private caregiver jobs in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County

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Guides

Useful reading before you apply

Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
  2. CDSS, IHSS wages by county
  3. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, home page (2026 wage notice)
  4. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, enrollment process
  5. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, provider training
  6. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, provider benefits and VTA SmartPass
  7. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, contact numbers (IHSS, APS)
  8. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, registry recruitment
  9. Public Authority Services by Sourcewise, about (DAAS)
  10. UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
  11. CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
  12. Evergreen Valley College, CNA/Home Health Aide training
  13. work2future, job center locations
  14. NOVAworks, service area and Sunnyvale office
  15. California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
  16. U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year (S0101, DP02, DP03, DP04, C16001), Santa Clara County
  17. HCAI facility profiles (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Kaiser Santa Clara, El Camino Hospital Los Gatos)
Questions

Caregiver jobs in Santa Clara County: frequently asked questions

Which Santa Clara County cities have their own caregiver pages?

San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Milpitas and Palo Alto. Caregivers based in Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos, Morgan Hill, Gilroy or outside city limits work from this county page, entering their own ZIP code.

What do IHSS providers earn in the county?

$20.44 an hour since January 1, 2026, the same for every provider whose client lives in Santa Clara County. Once IHSS has paid you for 35 or more hours in each of two consecutive months, you may also apply for Valley Health Plan medical cover plus dental and vision.

Which minimum wage applies where I work?

The one for the city where the work is done. Mountain View ($19.70) and Sunnyvale ($19.50) are highest; Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Morgan Hill and Gilroy use the state's $16.90.

Is there help with getting around the county between clients?

Yes, for IHSS providers who are working: the Public Authority issues a free VTA SmartPass, used together with your provider ID badge. Call (408) 350-3290 to request both.

Where do families across the county post?

On the Santa Clara County family page or on the page for their own city; this page gathers posts from each of them.

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