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Thousand Oaks, California · Ventura County
Caregiver Jobs in Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park included, is a city where a fifth of the population has turned 65. Profiles are free: decide how far across the Conejo Valley you will travel, then apply to the families whose postings fit your hours.
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Thousand Oaks is the central town of the Conejo Valley, incorporated in 1964, and over the following decade it annexed most of Newbury Park and about two-thirds of the planned community around Westlake. Families post from all three areas under the same city name, so a request labeled Thousand Oaks can sit anywhere from the west end of Newbury Park to the Westlake side near the Los Angeles County line. The 101 runs through the middle of the city; check the distance shown on each posting before you apply. The listings above refresh whenever a household in or near the city publishes a need, and you can widen your radius to take in Simi Valley or Camarillo.
Older residents shape the work here. One in five people in the city is 65 or older, 9.6% are 75 or older, and 39.4% of households have a member who is 65-plus (ACS 2020–2024). When the person hiring is an adult child arranging care from a distance, your profile has to do the introducing: state where you live, which parts of town you can reach by 8 a.m., whether you drive, and which kinds of care you have personally provided. Spanish is spoken at home by 12.6% of residents, and Chinese by about 2,300 people, so list any language beyond English.
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Families looking for private caregivers near Thousand Oaks, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Thousand Oaks
Common requests are a few hours of help each weekday for a parent still living in the house where they raised the family, drives to appointments at Los Robles on Janss Road, companionship for a widowed parent, and evening or overnight cover after a hospital stay. Expect questions about memory loss, because a parent with early dementia who still lives at home is a typical reason a Conejo Valley family starts looking. Without experience, start with errands, meal preparation, light housekeeping and outings to the Goebel Center; bathing, transfers and incontinence care are normally given to people with a CNA certificate or provable experience.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Pay
Caregiver pay in Thousand Oaks: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura 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, Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura County) | $16.50 median ($17.88 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 15,250 jobs; concentration 1.7× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Ventura County | $20.97 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro (Ventura County) | $22.50 median | BLS 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.
Thousand Oaks, like the rest of Ventura County, is absent from UC Berkeley's local minimum wage inventory, leaving California's $16.90 as the minimum. Ventura County's IHSS providers earn $20.97 from July 1, 2026, which is $4.47 more than the typical (median) aide in the metro earns and higher than the Los Angeles County IHSS rate just over the line. Household incomes in the city are high (a median of $135,603, ACS 2020–2024) and the median home is valued at $991,600, so private families can often pay above the IHSS figure, especially for driving, dementia experience, weekend shifts or live-in arrangements. Live-in or long shifts trigger the personal attendant overtime rule (a single ten-hour day already crosses the nine-hour line, as does any week over 45 hours), so put the overtime rate in writing.
How to enroll as a provider in Ventura County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Ventura 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 Thousand Oaks
No state license is involved when a Thousand Oaks family hires you itself for non-medical help. Licensed agencies have to register each aide they employ with the CDSS Home Care Aide Registry; if you work independently, joining it is optional and costs $35 plus Live Scan, using the PIN set aside for independent aides. For paid IHSS work, Ventura County's IHSS Public Authority (805-654-3416) runs two tracks: a relative or friend chosen by the client attends a non-registry orientation, while anyone who wants referrals picks an information and orientation session in Ventura or Simi Valley, brings a government ID and original Social Security card, completes Live Scan at their own cost and passes a phone interview. Nurse assistant jobs at Los Robles or a skilled nursing facility require CDPH certification. Read the California requirements guide or the Ventura County IHSS guide for the full steps.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Thousand Oaks
Training, job help and senior services that a Thousand Oaks caregiver can use, checked on official pages in October 2026.
- Ventura County IHSS Public AuthorityPhone 805-654-3416. Registry applicants attend an orientation in Ventura or Simi Valley, where the application packet is handed out; providers are represented by SEIU Local 2015 and can claim sick time after 200 hours of work.
- Simi Institute for Careers & Education, Certified Nurse Assistant (AH201)1880 Blackstock Avenue, Simi Valley, (805) 579-6200. The nearest adult-school CNA course to the Conejo Valley: $1,300 including books, CPR, uniforms and clinicals, with a weekday section and an evening and Saturday section in fall 2026. Students must be 18 or older.
- Goebel Adult Community Center1385 E. Janss Road, 805-381-2744. A 21,000-square-foot center for older adults run by the Conejo Recreation and Park District under an agreement with the city, with a senior nutrition program, discussion and support groups, classes and day trips. A good place to learn what services your clients already use.
- Senior Concerns401 Hodencamp Road, (805) 497-0189. A nonprofit running an adult day center, Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, and a Caregiver Support Center with education and support groups.
- America's Job Center of California (Ventura County)East County office at 2900 N. Madera Road, Simi Valley; line 805-648-9675. The county's workforce site lists Ventura County Heal Healthcare Careers, no-cost healthcare training for low- to moderate-income residents aged 18 and up.
- Thousand Oaks Dial-A-RideFor riders 65 and older or with an ADA card, $4.00 each way; book on (805) 375-5467 or the TO Dial-A-Ride app. Useful to know if a client no longer drives and you do not have a car.
The area
Thousand Oaks in numbers
The Department of Finance put Thousand Oaks at 121,286 residents on January 1, 2026. Its median age is 44.9, 20.7% of residents are 65 or older, and 13.1% of households are a person aged 65 or more living alone (ACS 2020–2024). Among residents 65 and over, 29.0% report a disability. Just over half of adults hold a bachelor's degree, one resident in five (20.6%) identifies as Hispanic or Latino, rent has a $2,664 median, and the average commute is 24.6 minutes, though 9.9% of workers travel an hour or more. Amgen was established in Newbury Park in 1980, and California Lutheran University stands on the old Norwegian Colony land at Moorpark and Olsen Roads.
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, 215 West Janss Road, is the city's general acute hospital, with 312 licensed beds and a Level II trauma center; patients discharged from there may need help at home for a few weeks. Ventura County's Human Services Agency also keeps a Thousand Oaks Community Service Center at 80 E. Hillcrest Drive. Nearby pages: Simi Valley, Camarillo, Santa Clarita and the Ventura County overview.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Thousand Oaks (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Thousand Oaks
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Thousand Oaks is part of Ventura 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 2026-10-15):
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (31-1120, 31-1131; via BLS public data API)
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (Ventura $20.97 effective 7/1/2026, IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- Ventura County Human Services Agency, IHSS providers
- Ventura County Human Services Agency, locations
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- CDSS, Home Care Aide application process
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (S0101, DP02, DP03, DP04, DP05, B08303, C16001), Thousand Oaks city
- Wikipedia, Thousand Oaks, California (incorporation, annexations, employers)
- HCAI, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center facility profile
- Los Robles Regional Medical Center
- Conejo Recreation and Park District, Goebel Adult Community Center
- Senior Concerns
- Simi Institute for Careers & Education, Certified Nurse Assistant
- Workforce Ventura County, employment services
- City of Thousand Oaks, Dial-A-Ride
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Thousand Oaks: frequently asked questions
Do Newbury Park and Westlake postings count as Thousand Oaks?
Most of Newbury Park and part of Westlake are inside the city, so families there often post under Thousand Oaks. Westlake Village itself is a separate city in Los Angeles County; check the distance on the posting rather than the name.
What does IHSS pay a provider in Thousand Oaks?
$20.97 an hour from July 1, 2026, the Ventura County rate that applies everywhere in the county. Providers may also claim travel time and overtime where they qualify; the county pay comparison sets it against other counties.
How do I join the IHSS registry from the Conejo Valley?
Call the Public Authority on 805-654-3416 and book an information and orientation session; the closest are held in Simi Valley. Take a government photo ID and the Social Security card itself (not a copy), then complete Live Scan and the phone interview.
Where can I train as a CNA near Thousand Oaks?
The Simi Institute for Careers & Education on Blackstock Avenue in Simi Valley runs a $1,300 nurse assistant course with daytime and evening/Saturday sections. Low- or moderate-income residents can ask the America's Job Center about no-cost healthcare training first.
Is dementia experience useful in Thousand Oaks?
Yes. A fifth of residents are over 65, and Senior Concerns runs both an adult day center and caregiver support groups for families coping with it. Describe the stage of dementia you have handled and how you dealt with wandering or sundowning.
Can I get around Thousand Oaks without a car?
It is hard; the city is spread out across hills and most clients expect you to drive. If you do not, say so on your profile and keep your radius small. Clients aged 65 and over can book Dial-A-Ride for their own trips at $4.00 each way.
Where do Thousand Oaks families post their needs?
On the Thousand Oaks family page, which also shows caregivers in the area once their profiles are live.
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