Caregiver Jobs in Seaside, CA

Seaside is younger than neighboring Monterey. Its median age is 34.0 in the ACS 2020–2024, and 12.8% of residents (4,059 people) are 65 or older. Need is concentrated, though: 40.0% of those older residents report a disability, 16.9% live below the poverty line, and 1,015 households consist of a single resident 65 or older. Households are larger than in Monterey, 2.90 people on average against 2.10, so expect to work alongside relatives who share the home. Requests from the 93955 ZIP code and from the rest of the peninsula appear above as families post them.

Language is the clearest local advantage you can offer. 44.8% of Seaside residents five and older speak a language other than English at home, 35.1% speak Spanish, and about half of those Spanish speakers (49.4%) rate their English below very well. One resident in four (26.2%) was born abroad. If you are bilingual, put it in the opening line of your profile, and name any other language you can use with a client. Say too whether you drive, since a hospital visit for a Seaside client means a trip into Monterey.

A Seaside household can hire you for non-medical care without any license. The Home Care Aide Registry ($35, valid two years) is required only if you work for a licensed home care organization. For IHSS, Monterey County Aging and Adult Services handles enrollment: you register online through REVA, complete the provider forms and the state orientation videos, then finish at the IHSS office at 730 La Guardia Street, Salinas. After that, the Public Authority registry can refer you to recipients once you have given two professional references and passed an interview. Facility jobs at peninsula nursing homes need CDPH nursing assistant certification. Suspected abuse of an elder or dependent adult is reported to the county on 831-755-4466 by day and 831-770-7541 after hours. Statewide rules are in the California requirements guide; county steps are in our IHSS guide for Monterey County.