Caregiver Jobs in Ventura, CA
Ventura, officially the City of San Buenaventura, is the county seat, and the county's IHSS and Public Authority offices sit next door to its Area Agency on Aging here. Sign up at no cost, choose how far you will travel, and send applications to the households listed above.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Ventura
Two hospitals shape much of the work in Ventura. Community Memorial Hospital on North Brent Street and Ventura County Medical Center on Hillmont Avenue are both in the city, and many home care requests start when a patient is discharged from one of them to a house in Midtown, Pierpont, Montalvo or Saticoy. The city is older than the county as a whole, so you will also see steady, long-running arrangements for parents who simply cannot manage alone any more. The postings above refresh as Ventura households publish them, and if your radius is wide enough they also show families in Oxnard, Camarillo and Ojai.
Write a profile that answers the questions Ventura families ask first. Name the neighborhoods you can reach and the hours you are free, say whether you drive, and give concrete examples: helping someone home after surgery, a client with Parkinson's, overnight care at the end of life. Three in four residents five and older speak only English at home, but 19.2% speak Spanish (ACS 2020–2024), and bilingual caregivers should say so in the first line.
Families looking for private caregivers near Ventura, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Ventura by distance. 2 caregivers within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Ventura right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: Los Angeles, CA, about 60 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Ventura County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Ventura
Typical requests are morning and evening personal care, companionship and meals for a parent living alone, short-term support once someone is discharged, supervision for dementia, and rides to appointments or to the Ventura Avenue Adult Center. Companionship, errands, cooking and housekeeping are the honest entry points if you are new; bathing, lifting and memory care usually go to someone with paid experience or a CNA certificate.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Ventura: 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.
The city never passed a wage ordinance, judging by the Labor Center list kept at UC Berkeley, so employers here owe California's $16.90. The number Ventura families and caregivers actually compare against is the county's IHSS rate: $20.97 from July 1, 2026, more than four dollars over the $16.50 aide median for the metro. Median household income in the city is $103,069, and quoting at least the IHSS rate to private clients is reasonable; a car, night shifts or dementia experience justify a higher figure. Personal attendant overtime kicks in past 9 daily hours or 45 weekly ones.
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.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Ventura
Private non-medical work for a Ventura household carries no licensing requirement. Home Care Aide Registry enrollment ($35 for two years) becomes mandatory only if a licensed agency employs you. The county seat is also where IHSS enrollment happens for the west county: IHSS occupies Suite 204 of 4245 Market St. (call 805-654-3260) and the Public Authority Suite 213 of the same building (805-654-3416). Family and friend providers are booked into a special orientation; registry providers choose an information session, interview by phone, and everyone shows photo ID plus an original Social Security card and covers the cost of Live Scan prints. Community Memorial and Ventura County Medical Center hire nursing assistants with a CDPH certificate. The county abuse hotline is 805-654-3200. See the requirements guide for the statewide rules.
Training and career resources near Ventura
All of these are in the city and were checked on their own websites in October 2026.
- Ventura College Certified Nurse Assistant programSchool of Nursing and Allied Health, 4667 Telegraph Road, HSC-111, (805) 289-6342. CDPH-approved, leading to the state certification exam; the CNA coordinator can be reached at (805) 289-6117. A CNA is a prerequisite for the college's nursing program.
- IHSS and Public Authority, Market Street4245 Market St., Suites 204 and 213, open weekdays 8 to 5. Registry orientation sessions are offered here in English and Spanish; IHSS payroll questions go to 805-477-5436.
- Ventura Community Service Center4651 Telephone Road, weekdays 8 to 5: a county workforce service site with an employment resource room, in the same building as the Area Agency on Aging. Workforce line 805-648-WORK (9675).
- Ventura County Area Agency on Aging4651 Telephone Rd., 805-477-7300. Its senior center and meal-site listings tell you where older clients go during the day.
- Ventura Avenue Adult Center550 N. Ventura Ave., 805-648-3035. Daily congregate meals, weekly frozen home-delivered meals, and fitness and leisure activities.
- Gold Coast TransitBuses across Ventura and to Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ojai: $2.00 a ride or $65 for a 31-day pass for adults.
Ventura in numbers
The Department of Finance counted 108,061 people in Ventura on January 1, 2026. It is one of the older cities on the coast: 18.7% of residents are 65-plus, one in fourteen (7.2%) is at least 75, and the median age is 41.3, compared with 12.2% and 34.4 in neighboring Oxnard (ACS 2020–2024). 36.0% of residents are Hispanic or Latino. Median gross rent is $2,198. In the city's 2020 financial report the County of Ventura was the largest employer, with 8,232 workers, and Community Memorial Health System was third with 2,176.
HCAI lists Community Memorial Hospital at 147 N. Brent Street with 250 licensed beds and Ventura County Medical Center at 300 Hillmont Avenue with 180, a total that includes Santa Paula Hospital. Many Ventura caregivers also take clients in Oxnard and Camarillo; the Ventura County page covers Ojai, Santa Paula and the rest of the county.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Ventura (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Ventura
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Ventura is part of Ventura County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (31-1120, 31-1131) via BLS public API
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- Ventura County HSA, IHSS providers ($20.97, orientation, background check)
- Ventura County HSA, In-Home Supportive Services (Market Street offices)
- Ventura County HSA, Adult Protective Services
- California DIR, minimum wage FAQ
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- CDSS, Home Care Services application fees
- Ventura College, Certified Nursing Assistant program
- Workforce Development Board of Ventura County, service locations
- VCAAA, contact and Ventura Avenue Adult Center listing
- Gold Coast Transit District, fares
- HCAI facility profiles: Community Memorial Hospital-San Buenaventura, Ventura County Medical Center
- California Department of Finance, E-1 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year summary file, San Buenaventura (Ventura) city
- Wikipedia, Ventura, California (official name, county seat, neighborhoods, top employers)
Caregiver jobs in Ventura: frequently asked questions
Is Ventura the same city as San Buenaventura?
Yes. San Buenaventura is the official name and Ventura the everyday one; state and census tables use both. Use your Ventura ZIP code (93001, 93003 or 93004) in your profile.
Where do I go in Ventura to become an IHSS provider?
Market Street: IHSS in Suite 204 and the Public Authority in Suite 213 at number 4245. Call 805-654-3416 to book an orientation; registry sessions run in English and Spanish.
How much does IHSS pay in Ventura?
The county rate, $20.97 an hour from July 1, 2026. Compare other counties in the IHSS pay table.
Can I start without experience?
For companionship, meals, errands and housekeeping, yes. For hands-on care, the Ventura College CNA course on Telegraph Road is the local route to a state certificate.
Do I need a car for Ventura clients?
It helps, especially for clients in the hillside neighborhoods or in Saticoy. Gold Coast Transit covers the city, though, and seniors 75 and over ride its buses free, so some clients can travel with you by bus.
Where do Ventura families post?
On the Ventura families page, which also lists caregivers near the city.
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