Caregiver Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

Sunnyvale had 161,884 residents on January 1, 2026, by the state Department of Finance count. According to ACS 2020–2024, 19,985 of them are 65 or older (13.0%), 3,028 are 85 or older, and 13,711 households, a little under a quarter, include at least one person past 65. Half of all residents were born outside the United States, about three quarters of those in Asia, and 60.5% of residents five and older use another language at home. For a caregiver that changes what belongs at the top of a profile: the languages you can use with a client, and any experience cooking the food or following the customs a client grew up with, can count for as much as years in the job.

Most care here takes place in single-family homes and apartment complexes spread across the 94085, 94086, 94087 and 94089 ZIP codes. Close to three in ten working residents (29.2%) work from home, so a shift may happen with an adult son or daughter on video calls in the next room. If you are used to working quietly and on your own around a busy household, say so. Tell families exactly which days and hours you have open, whether you can transport a client in your own car,, and how long your commute into the city takes. The postings above refresh as Sunnyvale families publish them.

Sunnyvale adds no licensing rules of its own. Working for a family as an independent, non-medical caregiver needs no license, and the Home Care Aide Registry becomes compulsory only when a licensed agency puts you on its payroll. A CDPH nurse assistant certificate is the requirement for skilled nursing settings and clinical tasks. IHSS pay starts only after Public Authority Services by Sourcewise has enrolled you (enrollment line (408) 350-3252), which takes online forms and state videos, a group orientation in San Jose, an in-person appointment with your original Social Security card, and a Department of Justice fingerprint check. Your client, or their authorized representative, must then name you as provider through the IHSS Electronic Services Portal or on the SOC 426A form, or no timesheets arrive. Report suspected abuse to Adult Protective Services, (408) 975-4900. More detail: California requirements guide.