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Ventura County, California
Caregiver Jobs in Ventura County
One page for all ten cities in Ventura County, from Oxnard and Ventura on the coast to Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and the Santa Clara River Valley towns inland. IHSS providers here earn $20.97 an hour, and the family postings above refresh as households across the county publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Ventura County
Ventura County is really three or four labor markets that happen to share a county line. On the coast, the Oxnard Plain takes in Oxnard, Camarillo, Port Hueneme and most of Ventura, and Gold Coast Transit buses tie those cities together. Inland, the Conejo Valley (Thousand Oaks, including Newbury Park), Simi Valley and Moorpark make up the east county, which shares a border and a bus network with Los Angeles County. Santa Paula and Fillmore sit in the Santa Clara River Valley, served by VCTC's Highway 126 route, and Ojai has a valley of its own. More than half the county's area is national forest, so nearly everyone lives in a handful of valleys and on the plain.
That geography should shape your profile. Enter the ZIP code you start from and a radius you will really drive. Somebody in Oxnard who sets a wide radius is promising daily trips inland to Thousand Oaks; somebody in Simi Valley with the same radius is promising the plain. Say whether you have a car, which side of the county you prefer, and your languages. Countywide, 30.2% of people aged five and up use Spanish at home (ACS 2020–2024), and the share is about twice that in Oxnard.
Live postings
Families looking for private caregivers in Ventura County
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Ventura County by distance. 3 caregivers within 60 miles already have profiles here.
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Cities and towns in Ventura County
Caregiver jobs by city and town
Each page below has its own local research and shows live postings near that place. Towns without a page yet are covered by this hub.
- Caregiver jobs in Oxnardpop. 198,557
- Caregiver jobs in Venturapop. 108,061
- Caregiver jobs in Thousand Oakspop. 121,286
- Caregiver jobs in Simi Valleypop. 123,842
- Caregiver jobs in Camarillopop. 68,764
Area by area
The communities of Ventura County
The county's cities and how each fits a caregiver's commute. Five have their own pages, linked above; everyone else can use this page with their own ZIP code.
- OxnardLargest city in the county, 198,557 residents on the Oxnard Plain; St. John's Regional Medical Center and the Oxnard job center are here.
- Ventura (San Buenaventura)County seat, 108,061 residents; the IHSS and Public Authority offices, the Area Agency on Aging, Community Memorial and Ventura County Medical Center.
- Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park121,286 residents in the Conejo Valley, home of Los Robles; Senior Concerns runs the family caregiver resource center for the east county.
- Simi Valley123,842 residents; the county's second IHSS and Public Authority office and a job center share 2900 N. Madera Road.
- Camarillo68,764 residents on the Oxnard Plain, with St. John's Hospital Camarillo and its own caregiver resource center.
- Moorpark34,161 residents in the east county, served by Moorpark Transit and VCTC Intercity.
- Santa Paula and FillmoreSanta Clara River Valley cities of 31,976 and 16,992 on Highway 126; Valley Express buses and Santa Paula Hospital.
- Port Hueneme21,103 residents on the coast next to Oxnard, inside the Gold Coast Transit service area.
- OjaiA city of 7,501 with a 25-bed Community Memorial hospital and the Ojai Trolley for local trips.
Types of caregiver jobs
Types of caregiver jobs in Ventura County
Postings in this county tend to ask for weekday hands-on care for an aging mother or father, recovery help after Community Memorial, Ventura County Medical Center, St. John's or Los Robles, watchful company for a person living with dementia, and a weekly break for the husband or wife who carries the load. Without paid experience, start with companionship, meals, errands and light housekeeping; lifting, showering and dementia work are normally offered to people with a track record or a nursing assistant certificate.
- 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.
Pay
Caregiver pay in Ventura County: 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 BLS metro covers exactly this county, so the figures here are local: 15,250 home health and personal care aides, a $16.50 median and a $17.88 mean in May 2025, with nursing assistants at a $22.50 median. The $20.97 IHSS rate, which the county Public Authority negotiates with SEIU Local 2015, is well above the aide median and is the strongest local benchmark for private work. None of the ten cities has its own wage ordinance in the Labor Center's tracking at UC Berkeley, which leaves California's $16.90 as the floor from Ojai to Thousand Oaks.
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 Ventura County
Non-medical help paid for by a household needs no state license. Registry listing is compulsory only for aides employed by licensed agencies; as an independent you may join for $35, renewed every two years. To be paid through IHSS, you work with the Ventura County Human Services Agency and its IHSS Public Authority on Market Street in Ventura or North Madera Road in Simi Valley: an orientation (a separate session for family and friend providers), enrollment forms, a government ID with your original Social Security card, and a criminal background check with Live Scan fingerprints whose fee IHSS does not cover. Registry applicants also complete a phone interview with the Public Authority. Hospital and nursing-home roles ask for CDPH nursing assistant certification. Ventura County Adult Protective Services answers 805-654-3200 at any hour. State detail is in the requirements guide, and county steps are in the Ventura County IHSS guide.
Local resources
Training and career resources near Ventura County
Countywide options, each confirmed on its own site in October 2026; the city pages add what is nearest to them.
- Ventura College, Certified Nurse Assistant program4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura. Approved by CDPH and built around the state certification exam; CNA certification is also required to enter the college nursing program. School of Nursing and Allied Health, (805) 289-6342.
- IHSS Public Authority (Ventura and Simi Valley)4245 Market St., Suite 213, Ventura, 805-654-3416; IHSS and Public Authority, 2900 N. Madera Rd., 2nd Floor, Simi Valley, 805-306-7935. Registry orientation sessions run in both offices, in English and Spanish.
- America's Job Centers of California2901 N. Ventura Road, 3rd Floor, Oxnard, and 2900 N. Madera Road, 1st Floor, Simi Valley, weekdays 8 to 5; call 805-648-WORK (9675). Career coaching and job search help at no cost, plus Ventura County Heal, no-cost healthcare career training for adults with low to moderate incomes.
- Ventura County Area Agency on Aging4651 Telephone Rd., Ventura, 805-477-7300. Runs the Family Caregiver Support Program and lists senior centers and meal sites countywide.
- Buses between clientsGold Coast Transit covers Oxnard, Ventura, Port Hueneme and Ojai ($2.00 adult fare); VCTC Intercity links the coast with Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Paula and Fillmore.
The area
Ventura County in numbers
Department of Finance figures put the county at 824,306 people on January 1, 2026, with 92,063 living in unincorporated areas. It is older than California as a whole: 17.4% of residents are 65 or over against 15.7% statewide, 7.2% have passed 75, and half the population is older than 39.6 (ACS 2020–2024). Median household income is $109,797, above the state's $99,122, while median gross rent is $2,317 and the median home value $822,700; many caregivers therefore live in the lower-cost parts of the plain or the Santa Clara River Valley and drive to clients in Camarillo, Ventura's hillsides or the Conejo Valley.
Hospital discharges drive a lot of short-term work. HCAI lists Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks (312 licensed beds), Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura (250), St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard (241) and Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura (180, reported together with Santa Paula Hospital), plus St. John's Hospital Camarillo and a 25-bed Community Memorial hospital in Ojai. Across the line, the Los Angeles County page and Santa Clarita cover the neighboring markets.
How it works
How to find private caregiver jobs in Ventura County (no agency)
CaregiverConnect is a marketplace, not an agency. Families post what they need, caregivers apply, and the two of you work out the arrangement directly.
Tell us about your experience
Years of experience, the care types you provide, any certifications. No licence is needed for non-medical care.
Set your availability and rate
Full-time, part-time or live-in; days and time blocks; hourly rate; travel radius; vehicle.
Create your account
Name, email, ZIP code, password. Your profile is live immediately for families in your radius.
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Open postings plus a matched list. Apply, or answer a family's direct request; the family chooses who to hire. Applying to open postings and starting a new conversation are part of Caregiver Premium ($7.99/month, cancel anytime). Replying to a family who contacts you is always free.
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Message to settle schedule, duties and pay. CaregiverConnect takes no cut of what you earn.
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Caregiver jobs near Ventura County
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Guides
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.
Sources (checked 2026-10-15):
- 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 (pay, orientation, background check)
- Ventura County HSA, In-Home Supportive Services (offices and phones)
- 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, employment services
- Ventura County Area Agency on Aging, caregiver services and employment support
- VCTC, local bus agencies and Intercity fares
- Gold Coast Transit District, about and fares
- California Department of Finance, E-1 population estimates 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year summary file (B01001, B01002, C16001, B19013, B25064, B25077, B08303), Ventura County
- HCAI facility profiles (Los Robles, Community Memorial, St. John's Regional, Ventura County Medical Center, St. John's Camarillo, Community Memorial Ojai)
- Wikipedia, Ventura County, California (geography, Oxnard Plain, national forest share)
Questions
Caregiver jobs in Ventura County: frequently asked questions
Which cities in Ventura County get a page of their own?
Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Camarillo. Caregivers in Moorpark, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Port Hueneme, Ojai or the unincorporated areas use this county page with their own ZIP code.
What does IHSS pay in Ventura County?
$20.97 an hour for every provider, effective July 1, 2026, under the Public Authority's contract with SEIU Local 2015. Providers may also claim travel time, overtime and sick time once eligible.
Should one profile cover both the coast and the Conejo Valley?
Only if you are happy to make that inland drive every day. Most caregivers choose the side of the county they live on and widen the radius for live-in or weekend work.
Where is the nearest CNA course?
Ventura College on Telegraph Road runs the county's community-college Certified Nurse Assistant program, approved by CDPH. The job centers can tell you whether Ventura County Heal will cover training costs for you.
How do I join the IHSS registry here?
Book a registry orientation session in Ventura or Simi Valley (English or Spanish), complete the packet you receive there, pass the Live Scan background check at your own cost, and complete a phone interview with the Public Authority on 805-654-3416.
Where do families in the county post?
On the Ventura County families page or on their own city's page; the postings above are pulled from all of them.
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