Caregiver Jobs in Wofford Heights, CA
Wofford Heights is a small unincorporated community in Kern County where almost three residents in ten are 65 or older. Paid care here happens mostly in private homes; the postings above update as families publish them.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Wofford Heights
Wofford Heights has no city hall. The Census Bureau counts it as a census-designated place, and the services a caregiver deals with (IHSS, Adult Protective Services, the senior lunch program, Kern Transit) are run by Kern County. ACS 2020–2024 puts the population at 2,656, with a wide margin of error of ±607, and the median age at 58.1. That is an old population by any California measure: 787 residents are 65 or older, 156 of them 85 or older, and 43.6% of the 1,421 households include at least one person over 65. Among those households, 155 are women aged 65 or more who live alone.
The local care employers are few, and you can name them. CDSS licenses one residential care home for the elderly with a 93285 address: The Burlington, at 13 Sycamore Drive, licensed for 22 residents under its current operator since December 4, 2023. Clinica Sierra Vista runs the Kern River Health Center at 67 Evans Road, which CDPH lists as a primary care clinic. The larger employer is outside the town: the Kern Valley Healthcare District runs a 27-bed critical access hospital and a 74-bed skilled nursing unit at 6412 Laurel Avenue, which CDPH lists under Lake Isabella. OSRM road routing puts it about 13 miles from the Evans Road clinic. CDPH shows no home health agency based in Wofford Heights itself.
In your profile, use 93285 as your ZIP, say whether you drive, and set a travel range that reaches the other Kern River Valley communities if you can cover them. Families in the valley look for someone who can come back day after day, so put your weekly availability up front.
Families looking for private caregivers near Wofford Heights, CA
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Types of caregiver jobs in Wofford Heights
Expect requests from retired households: help with bathing and dressing, meals, housekeeping, medication reminders and rides to the Evans Road clinic or the Laurel Avenue hospital. ACS counts 24.8% of residents 65 and older with a disability, and 11.2% of adults are veterans, so some clients may also rely on veterans' benefits. Companionship and errands are fair first jobs; a CNA certificate opens shift work at the district's skilled nursing unit.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Wofford Heights: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Bakersfield–Delano, CA metro (Kern 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, Bakersfield–Delano, CA metro (Kern County) | $16.50 median ($16.92 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 17,270 jobs; concentration 1.84× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Kern County | $17.90 | CDSS; effective July 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
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.
Kern County projection: 14,340 aide jobs in 2023 to 19,940 in 2033 (+39.1%), about 30,570 openings over the decade including replacements (California EDD, 2023–2033 projections). Openings are not the same as net new jobs.
EDD's estimate for Wofford Heights is unusually high: about 22.8% of Wofford Heights' labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, with monthly values from 21.5% to 24.5%. Kern County averaged 8.7% and California 5.3% over the same months. Treat the town figure as approximate. EDD estimates small places from county totals, and this one rests on a labor force of only about 1,000 people. Even so, regular hours caring for a neighbor are one of the few kinds of work that stay in town, and IHSS pays $17.90 an hour in Kern from July 1, 2026 (see the Kern County IHSS guide). The community is unincorporated, and the UC Berkeley Labor Center's inventory lists no Kern County wage ordinance, so $16.90 is the legal floor. The ACS median household income here is $38,686, against $70,210 for the county, and 48.0% of households draw Social Security, so many families will pay through IHSS rather than out of pocket. The district's CNA posting adds a 10% premium for weekend shifts in skilled nursing.
How to enroll as a provider in Kern County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Kern 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 Wofford Heights
State rules apply in Wofford Heights unchanged. A family can hire you for non-medical help with no license. A licensed home care organization must list you on the CDSS Home Care Aide Registry first, and an independent caregiver may join that registry voluntarily. The Kern Valley Healthcare District's skilled nursing CNA job asks for a current California CNA certificate and a high school diploma or equivalent, with BLS certification within 90 days of hire. For IHSS, the Kern County Public Authority at 5357 Truxtun Avenue in Bakersfield handles enrollment and orientation, (661) 868-0987; OSRM routes it at about 52 road miles from Evans Road, so book the session before you set off. Anyone paid to care for an older adult must report suspected abuse; Kern APS answers on (800) 277-7866. See the requirements guide.
Training and career resources near Wofford Heights
Employers, training and transport a Wofford Heights caregiver can reach, checked against state, county and provider sources in October 2026.
- The Burlington (residential care home)A CDSS-licensed residential care facility for the elderly at 13 Sycamore Drive, capacity 22, phone (760) 376-1365. It is the only licensed elder care home in ZIP 93285 in the state file, so it is the closest place to ask about caregiver shifts.
- Kern Valley Healthcare District, skilled nursing CNA jobsThe district posts full-time CNA positions in its skilled nursing facility at 6412 Laurel Avenue: resident care under an RN or LVN, a current California CNA certificate, BLS within 90 days, and a 10% weekend premium. Main line (760) 379-2681.
- Cerro Coso Community College, Kern River Valley campusThe Lake Isabella/KRV campus at 6504 Lake Isabella Boulevard, (760) 384-6395, is a contact site for the college's CNA course; students complete a background check, then the state competency exam. The home health aide class runs only at Ridgecrest and requires a CNA certificate.
- Kern Transit Route 220 and Kern River Valley Dial-A-RideRoute 220 runs Monday to Saturday between Kernville and the Lake Isabella Senior Center, with stops along Wofford Boulevard and a timed stop at Highway 155 and Old State Road; local fare $2, reduced $1. The valley Dial-A-Ride zone includes Wofford Heights; reserve on 1-800-323-2396.
- Kern Transit Route 150 to BakersfieldFour runs a day, Monday to Saturday, between the Lake Isabella Senior Center and Bakersfield, with timed stops at Bakersfield College on Panorama Drive and Kern Medical on Flower Street. The intercommunity fare is $3, or $1.50 reduced. Useful for CNA classes or IHSS paperwork in the city.
- Kern River Valley Branch Library7054 Lake Isabella Boulevard, (760) 549-2083. Open Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday to 6 p.m. and Saturday to 4 p.m.: somewhere to fill in online applications or IHSS forms.
Wofford Heights in numbers
Housing in Wofford Heights is mostly manufactured: ACS counts 1,208 mobile homes among 1,795 housing units (67.3%), and 20.8% of units are vacant. Three in four occupied homes are owned (75.8%), the median owner-occupied value is $206,300, and median gross rent is $911. A fifth of residents (20.9%) live below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those 65 and older, and 57.7% have public health coverage such as Medicare or Medi-Cal. Most residents speak only English at home; 10.7% speak Spanish, and 21.2% are Hispanic or Latino. Among employed residents, 30.9% work in education, health care and social assistance, and the average commute is 31.3 minutes. ACS's own unemployment estimate, 22.6%, is close to EDD's.
The county's senior lunch list (archived September 2026) gives the Kern River Valley Senior Center at 6401 Lake Isabella Boulevard as the valley's site, lunch at 11:00 a.m. on weekdays, (760) 379-5831; OSRM puts it about 7 road miles from Evans Road. For the wider county, see the Kern County page; for city work, Bakersfield.
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Caregiver jobs near Wofford Heights
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Wofford Heights is part of Kern County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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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
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 data profiles DP02–DP05, Wofford Heights CDP (GEOID 0686174)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing facility files (RCFE and home care organizations; file date May 25, 2025)
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date October 16, 2026)
- Clinica Sierra Vista, locations
- Kern Valley Healthcare District, Certified Nurse Assistant posting
- Cerro Coso Community College, Allied Health (CNA, HHA) and campus locations
- Kern Transit, Route 220 Kernville–Lake Isabella (archived March 8, 2026)
- Kern Transit, Route 150 Lake Isabella–Bakersfield (archived February 13, 2026)
- Kern Transit, Kern River Valley Dial-A-Ride (archived May 14, 2025)
- Kern County Aging and Adult Services, senior nutrition sites (archived September 24, 2026)
- Kern County Library, hours and locations
- Kern County, IHSS Public Authority
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county (IP Effective 10-1-2026 sheet)
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA (31-1120)
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances (modified September 30, 2026)
- OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap (road distances)
Caregiver jobs in Wofford Heights: frequently asked questions
Is there a care home in Wofford Heights that hires caregivers?
One is licensed: The Burlington on Sycamore Drive, a residential care home for up to 22 older adults. Call (760) 376-1365 to ask whether it is taking on staff and what training it expects.
Do I need a CNA certificate to work in the Kern River Valley?
Not for private, non-medical work in a family's home. You do for the Kern Valley Healthcare District's skilled nursing jobs, which require a current California CNA certificate and BLS within 90 days of hire.
Is the 22.8% unemployment figure for Wofford Heights reliable?
Read it as a rough EDD model estimate. It covers a labor force of about 1,000 and is derived from county data. Kern County as a whole averaged 8.7% over the same twelve months.
Can I get to Bakersfield by bus for IHSS orientation?
Yes, with planning. Route 220 connects Wofford Boulevard with the Lake Isabella Senior Center, and Route 150 runs from there to downtown Bakersfield Monday to Saturday. The Public Authority is on Truxtun Avenue; confirm your session time on (661) 868-0987 first.
Where is the nearest place to take the CNA course?
Cerro Coso's Kern River Valley campus on Lake Isabella Boulevard is a contact site for its CNA course; call (760) 384-6395 for the application. The follow-on home health aide class is taught in Ridgecrest.
Where do Wofford Heights families post for help?
On the Wofford Heights family page, which shows caregivers nearest ZIP 93285 first.
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