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Sebastopol, California · Sonoma County
Caregiver Jobs in Sebastopol, CA
Sebastopol, a Sonoma County city with 7,350 residents on January 1, 2026 (state Department of Finance), counts 27.9% of residents at 65 or older in ACS 2020–2024. Whenever a family files a request under ZIP 95472, you will find it in the list above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Sebastopol
For a small city, Sebastopol has a fair spread of care employers. CDPH's October 16, 2026 facility data lists Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab on Gravenstein Avenue, a skilled nursing facility licensed for 95 beds, and Sonoma Specialty Hospital on Petaluma Avenue, which holds a 58-bed general acute care license; CNAs are the usual entry-level hire at both. CDSS licensing records dated May 25, 2025 add Sebastopol Day Services, an adult day program licensed for 30 participants at 167 North High Street, the same address as the Sebastopol Area Senior Center. The same records place six licensed elder care homes (RCFEs) at Sebastopol addresses (55 beds; Serenity Villa on Petaluma Avenue is the largest at 25) and two small adult residential facilities.
Neither a home health agency nor a licensed home care organization is currently based in the city, so private households and IHSS clients make up the rest of the work. ACS 2020–2024 finds no vehicle in 11.1% of Sebastopol households. Put your own transport, and willingness to drive clients, near the top of your profile. Of residents five or older, 8.7% use Spanish at home.
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Sebastopol
Typical requests cover baths and dressing, home-cooked meals, medication reminders, rides to the Harvest Cafe lunch or the free shuttle stop, and company for a widowed parent who lives alone. Short spells of help also come up when a parent returns home from post-acute rehab. With no paid experience, start with companion shifts, or volunteer as a driver for the senior center while you train.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Sebastopol: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro; 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, Santa Rosa–Petaluma, CA metro | $17.72 median | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 10,150 jobs; concentration 1.79× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Sonoma County | $20.25 | CDSS; effective March 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.
About 4.6% of Sebastopol's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates. This sits a shade over Sonoma County's 4.3% yet under California's 5.3%. Sebastopol's labor force averaged roughly 3,525 people and monthly rates ran from 3.9% to 5.0%. Against that backdrop, local care pay is set mainly by the employer. An IHSS provider caring for a Sonoma County client earns $20.25 hourly (effective March 1, 2026), and our Sonoma County IHSS guide walks through enrollment.
Across the Santa Rosa–Petaluma metro (Sonoma County), BLS put the May 2025 count of aides at 10,150 and their median wage at $17.72 (location quotient 1.79). No Sebastopol ordinance appears on UC Berkeley's Labor Center wage tracker, so jobs in the city follow the state minimum of $16.90. California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights adds an overtime premium for personal attendants hired by a family: a ten-hour day earns one hour of it, and so does a 46-hour week. Sebastopol's ACS median household income is $87,684 and its median gross rent $1,902, and 43.6% of renters there put 35% or more of income toward rent.
How to enroll as a provider in Sonoma County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Sonoma 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 Sebastopol
Non-medical care for a Sebastopol family needs no state license. Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab and Sonoma Specialty Hospital, as CDPH-licensed facilities, staff their nurse assistant posts with certified CNAs. An agency placement requires a CDSS home care aide registration ($35), which the licensed organization must confirm before your first client. IHSS enrollment begins with a call to the county Public Authority, (707) 565-5700; its office is at 3725 Westwind Blvd in Santa Rosa. Caregivers are mandated reporters under WIC §15630: Sonoma County APS answers (707) 565-5940 around the clock. Volunteer drivers for the senior center must pass a background check. Statewide rules: California caregiver requirements.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Sebastopol
Each entry was checked on its provider's website in October 2026.
- Santa Rosa Junior College, CNA certificateThe CDPH-approved nurse assistant course runs 226 hours (lecture, skills lab and clinical rotation in a Sonoma County long-term care facility) across 10 weeks in spring, summer or fall. Up to 30 students per term; pass with 70% or better to sit the state exam.
- Sebastopol Area Senior Center Free Rides volunteersThe center's volunteer drivers, working with the Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging, take West County residents 60 and over to medical, social service and shopping appointments. You pick the days you drive, and every volunteer must pass a background check; call (707) 829-2440 for a packet.
- Route 24, Sebastopol ShuttleA fare-free Sonoma County Transit loop, paid for by the City of Sebastopol, operating Monday to Saturday from 7:23 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. out of the downtown Transit Hub, with stops at the Senior Center, Burbank Heights, Safeway and Lucky's.
- Route 20 and Route 26Route 20 runs daily between Sebastopol, downtown Santa Rosa and the west county towns of Graton, Forestville, Rio Nido, Guerneville and Monte Rio, with zone fares from $1.50 to $3.00 for adults. Route 26 links Sebastopol with Cotati and Rohnert Park.
- Sonoma County IHSS Public AuthorityStarts IHSS provider enrollment and keeps the registry families use to find caregivers; (707) 565-5700.
The area
Sebastopol in numbers
Sebastopol's median age is 49.1 in ACS 2020–2024, and 2,076 of its 7,445 residents (27.9%) are 65 or older, 160 of them 85-plus. Nearly half of all households (1,603 of 3,319, or 48.3%) include someone 65 or older, and 735 older residents live alone, 570 of them women. Among residents past 65, 25.6% report a disability and 10.0% have incomes below the poverty line. Only 57.0% of homes are detached houses and 56.3% are owner-occupied. Almost three in ten workers (29.6%) work from home; of those who commute, most drive, and the mean trip is 23.6 minutes.
West County Health Centers, a federally qualified health center, runs the Sebastopol Community Health Center on Palm Avenue and the Gravenstein Community Health Center on Petaluma Avenue. For Santa Rosa's general hospitals, Route 20 runs into the city every day. Neighboring caregiver pages: Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati and Windsor, with county services on the Sonoma County caregiver page.
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How to find private caregiver jobs in Sebastopol (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Sebastopol
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Sebastopol is part of Sonoma County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
Guides
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
Sources (checked 2026-10-20):
- Sebastopol Area Senior Center (home, hours and contact)
- Sebastopol Area Senior Center, Free Rides
- Sebastopol Area Senior Center, Harvest Cafe
- Sonoma County Transit, SCT services in Sebastopol (Routes 24 and 20, paratransit)
- West County Health Centers, Gravenstein Community Health Center
- HRSA, health center service delivery sites (West County Health Centers, Sebastopol)
- Santa Rosa Junior College, Nurse Assistant program
- Sonoma County, I Want to Become a Paid Caregiver
- Sonoma County, Adult Protective Services
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (modified September 30, 2026)
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Sebastopol city
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Sebastopol: frequently asked questions
Who employs caregivers and CNAs in Sebastopol?
Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab (95 beds), Sonoma Specialty Hospital (58 beds), the Sebastopol Day Services adult day program and six small licensed elder care homes, plus private families and IHSS clients. CDPH and CDSS list no home health or home care agency in the city.
Is unemployment high in Sebastopol?
No. EDD estimates about 4.6% on average for August 2025 through August 2026. That is a little above Sonoma County (4.3%) and below California (5.3%).
Does Sebastopol have its own minimum wage?
No. Work in Sebastopol is paid at least California's $16.90 for 2026, since the Berkeley Labor Center inventory has no Sebastopol ordinance; the local minimums in Santa Rosa and Petaluma apply only to work done in those cities.
Can I reach Sebastopol clients by bus?
In town, the free Route 24 shuttle runs Monday to Saturday until about 5:45 p.m. Route 20 runs every day to Santa Rosa and the Russian River towns, and Route 26 goes to Cotati and Rohnert Park.
Is there volunteer work that leads to caregiving jobs?
The Sebastopol Area Senior Center needs volunteer drivers for its Free Rides program and trained pilots for its trishaw rides. Both put you alongside older West County residents; drivers must clear a background check.
How do Sebastopol families reach me?
They post on the Sebastopol family page for 95472, and the requests show on this page. There is no charge for a caregiver account, and every dollar a family pays goes to you.
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