Caregiver Jobs in Trinity County
Every Trinity County community is covered here, Weaverville and Hayfork as well as Lewiston, Douglas City, Trinity Center and Mad River. A request posted from one of the twelve ZIP codes linked to this page shows up in the postings above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Trinity County
Trinity County is a very small market for care work: DOF's estimate for the start of 2026 is 15,844 people. Weaverville, a census-designated place with about 4,018 people in ACS 2020–2024, holds roughly a quarter of them; the rest are spread across unincorporated communities. Most of the county's care system is in Weaverville. IHSS, APS and the Public Guardian all sit within Health and Human Services at 51 Industrial Parkway, and Mountain Communities Healthcare District runs Trinity Hospital and its nursing unit on Easter Avenue. The district also runs the Hayfork Community Health Clinic.
ACS 2020–2024 puts the county's median age at 54.9, with 30.2% of residents (about 4,795 people) aged 65 or older and 424 aged 85 or more. More than half of all households (54.8%) include someone 65 or over, and about 1,140 households consist of one older person living alone. In your profile, name each community you will drive to; a caregiver based in Hayfork and one in Lewiston reach different families.
Families looking for private caregivers in Trinity County
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Caregiver jobs by city and town
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- Caregiver jobs in Weavervillepop. 4,018
The communities of Trinity County
The Department of Finance lists no incorporated city in Trinity County, so every community here is unincorporated. Weaverville has its own page; use a ZIP code search to find requests elsewhere.
- WeavervilleHome to Health and Human Services, Trinity Hospital and its nursing unit, several clinics, the Shasta College Trinity Campus and the transit transfer point.
- HayforkThe Hayfork Community Health Clinic at 6961 Highway 3, the Roderick Senior Center's meals and rides, a library branch, and buses to Weaverville each weekday.
- LewistonA Wednesday-only bus to Weaverville and a second to Redding, plus a Tuesday senior lunch at the Lewiston Community Center that needs an RSVP.
- Douglas CityThe park and ride where Hayfork and Lewiston riders change for Redding.
- Trinity CenterA county library branch that opens on Wednesdays from noon to 4.
- Mad RiverSouthern Trinity Health Services, a primary care clinic at 321 Van Duzen Road, (707) 764-5617.
Types of caregiver jobs in Trinity County
According to the county IHSS page, authorized hours can pay for personal care such as bathing, grooming and help with bowel and bladder needs, for paramedical tasks, and for cleaning, cooking, laundry and shopping. Escorting a recipient to medical visits counts too, as does protective supervision of a person with a mental impairment.
- 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.
Caregiver pay in Trinity County: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Trinity and nine other counties); 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, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Trinity and nine other counties) | $16.50 median ($17.00 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 5,000 jobs; concentration 1.73× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Trinity County | $18.25 | CDSS; effective January 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
| Nursing assistants, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (Trinity and nine other counties) | $22.66 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.
BLS does not publish aide wages for Trinity County alone. In the May 2025 survey Trinity is pooled with nine other rural counties, Siskiyou, Tehama, Plumas and Nevada among them. Its 5,000 aides had a $16.50 median and a $17.00 mean wage, and nursing assistants there earned a $22.66 median. At $18.25 an hour from January 1, 2026, the CDSS table puts Trinity County's IHSS rate $1.35 above the state minimum. UC Berkeley's inventory of local ordinances lists no Trinity County community, so $16.90 is the legal floor for private jobs. Personal attendants on a family's own payroll earn 1.5 times their rate for the tenth hour of a day onward, and beyond the 45th hour of a week.
About 5.8% of Trinity County's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates; California's average over the same months was 5.3%. Monthly figures ranged from 4.7% to 6.9%. Hours authorized under IHSS in Trinity County are a steady source of income in a market that small.
How to enroll as a provider in Trinity County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Trinity 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.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Trinity County
California asks for no license when a household employs you itself for non-medical care. Home Care Aide Registry enrollment is tied to working for a licensed home care organization, and none has a Trinity County address in the CDSS licensing file of May 25, 2025. To become an IHSS provider, call the county IHSS office on 530-623-8209. Staff send a login for the state provider portal, so you need an email address. Four steps are listed by the county (application, background check, provider agreement, orientation), and you will be asked for an original photo ID and your Social Security card. The county's Adult Services unit screens, enrolls and trains providers and keeps the list of approved providers itself; its pages describe no separate Public Authority. For the hospital's nursing unit, expect to need a nurse assistant certificate from CDPH. Paid caregivers of elders and dependent adults are mandated reporters of abuse. The wider rules are in our guide to California caregiver requirements.
Training and career resources near Trinity County
County-wide training, employers and transport; details confirmed from each organization or from state data in October 2026.
- Trinity County IHSS and Adult ServicesEnrollment calls go to 530-623-8209; mail goes to P.O. Box 1470, Weaverville, and the IHSS fax is 530-623-6628. A provider adding a second recipient requests a supplemental packet through the portal.
- Shasta College Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide programThe Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District runs a one-semester course that prepares you for the state CNA exam, with an optional home health aide portion. Health Sciences classes meet at the college's downtown Redding site. The Trinity Campus in Weaverville, (530) 242-7750 option 4, helps with enrollment and offers interactive television and online classes.
- Trinity Hospital and its skilled nursing facilityMountain Communities Healthcare District holds the licenses for a 25-bed critical access hospital and a 13-bed skilled nursing facility at 60 Easter Avenue in Weaverville (CDPH, September 16, 2026). HCAI lists a standby emergency service. Nursing facility line (530) 623-5541.
- Trinity TransitCounty-run weekday buses use Weaverville as the transfer point for lines to Redding, Willow Creek and Hayfork; the Lewiston bus runs on Wednesdays only. There is no service at weekends or on county holidays. Fares are cash, exact change, and $1.00 for a trip within one community. Call 530-623-LIFT (5438).
- Human Response Network volunteer driver mileageIf you drive a qualifying low-income or older resident to medical or social service appointments as a volunteer, HRN reimburses fuel at $0.70 a mile. Bring your license, registration and insurance; (530) 623-2024.
Trinity County in numbers
ACS 2020–2024 estimates 15,860 residents and 5,585 households, with a median household income of $53,002 and 20.7% of people below the poverty line. Of 8,112 housing units, 31.2% were counted as vacant. Median gross rent is $1,073. One in four residents aged 65 or over (25.4%) reports a disability. English is the only home language for 93.6% of residents five and older. Workers average a 27.2-minute commute, 68.4% drive alone, 21.3% work from home and fewer than one in a hundred ride public transit.
CDSS lists no licensed elder care home (RCFE) anywhere in the county. It lists one six-bed adult residential facility and one licensed adult day program, both in Weaverville. For detail on the town, see the Weaverville page; Trinity Transit connects with buses serving Redding and Eureka, whose wider markets are on the Shasta County and Humboldt County pages.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Trinity County (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Trinity County
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Useful reading before you apply
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained
Which rules apply to a caregiver in California depends on who pays them. A plain-language map of the Home Care Aide Registry, IHSS provider enrolment and CNA/HHA certification, with the official sources.
How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026)
Median hourly pay for home health and personal care aides by metro area from the May 2025 BLS survey, county IHSS wages, state minimum wages, and how private rates relate to them.
Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency
Where families who hire directly actually look, how to be found, what to put in writing, and the legal basics of being a household employee.
Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
What a family interview for private caregiving work really covers, the questions to expect, the questions you should ask, and what to bring.
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
- BLS OEWS, May 2025 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area definitions
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Trinity County, Health and Human Services
- Trinity County, In-Home Supportive Services
- Trinity County, Become an IHSS Provider
- Trinity County, Adult Services
- Shasta College, Health Sciences programs and Trinity Campus
- HCAI, Trinity Hospital facility profile
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
- Trinity County, Trinity Transit schedule, fares and transportation assistance
- PSA 2 Area Agency on Aging, 2026-2027 service provider listing
- Trinity County Library, locations and hours
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Trinity County
Caregiver jobs in Trinity County: frequently asked questions
What number do I call to become a Trinity County IHSS provider?
Call the IHSS office on 530-623-8209. Staff set you up with a login for the online provider portal, where enrollment and orientation are done. Bring an original photo ID and your Social Security card when the county asks to see them.
How much does IHSS pay in Trinity County?
The CDSS table lists $18.25 an hour, effective January 1, 2026. Pay is set by where the recipient lives, so work for a client in a neighboring county earns that county's IHSS rate.
Is there a CNA class near Trinity County?
Shasta College, whose district includes Trinity County, runs a one-semester nurse assistant and home health aide program from its Health Sciences site in downtown Redding. Ask the Trinity Campus whether any part can be taken remotely.
Can I get around Trinity County without a car?
Only partly. Trinity Transit runs weekdays to Redding, Willow Creek and Hayfork, and to Lewiston on Wednesdays. The census counts fewer than one worker in a hundred commuting by transit, so most caregivers drive.
Are there assisted living jobs in Trinity County?
Not in licensed elder care homes: the state licensing file lists none open in the county. The licensed residential and day settings are a six-bed adult residential facility and an adult day program in Weaverville, plus the 13-bed nursing unit at Trinity Hospital.
Where do Trinity County families post requests?
Through the Trinity County family page or the Weaverville page; their posts flow into the listings above. Caregivers join and apply free.
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