Caregiver AM SHIFT 6 AM-2:30 PM

Fair Oaks Estates • Carmichael, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Fair Oaks Estates is hiring a full-time morning Caregiver at its assisted living and memory care community in Carmichael, California. The Caregiver provides direct resident care during the morning routine, helping residents start the day clean, fed, comfortable, and treated with dignity. The role serves the same residents over time and includes supporting people with dementia. Caregivers do not administer medications; that responsibility belongs to Med Techs.

The shift runs from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM on a continuous four-days-on, two-days-off rotation. Days off rotate through the calendar, so weekends off occur regularly, but the schedule includes some weekends and holidays. Schedules are managed through an app that allows employees to view upcoming rotations, pick up open shifts, swap shifts, and request time off.

Starting pay is $16.90 per hour, with a range up to $17.90 per hour. Overtime is paid at time-and-a-half per California law, and raises are based on performance, experience, and attendance. Fair Oaks Estates provides paid initial training and annual paid continuing education. Regular full-time employees are eligible for health coverage beginning the first of the month after their 90-day anniversary and paid vacation after one year of continuous employment. All employees accrue paid sick leave at one hour for every 30 hours worked, available after 90 days.

The position requires hands-on personal care, including bathing and toileting assistance, and the ability to assist with resident transfers. Caregivers must wear their own scrubs and low-heeled, closed-toe, slip-resistant shoes. No cell phones are allowed on the floor. A mandatory staff meeting takes place once a month. Fingerprint clearance, a health screening, and a TB test must be completed before the first day, at the applicant’s expense.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old and authorized to work in the United States.
• Fingerprint clearance through Community Care Licensing must be completed before the first day.
• A health screening and TB test from a licensed physician must be completed before the first day; these are at the applicant’s expense.
• Must hold a valid First Aid card and keep it current; cards renew every two years.
• Must supply own scrubs and low-heeled, closed-toe, slip-resistant shoes.
• Must be able to assist another caregiver in transferring residents weighing 100 to 250 pounds daily and remain on their feet through a full shift.
• Must be comfortable providing hands-on personal care, including bathing and toileting assistance.
• Must have reliable transportation to Carmichael for a 6:00 AM start.
• Must be available for a morning shift on a four-days-on, two-days-off rotation, including some weekends and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Previous caregiving experience, whether professional or caring for one’s own family.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience with dementia or Alzheimer’s care.
• Comfort with electronic documentation.

Responsibilities

• Wake and greet residents gently and at their own pace.
• Assist residents with morning personal care, including showers and bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, oral and denture care, and incontinence care.
• Respond to call lights within minutes.
• Provide safe transfers and walking support, including use of gait belts and Hoyer lifts, and two-person assists.
• Provide breakfast and mid-morning snack tray service; assist residents to and from meals and with feeding as needed.
• Support memory care residents through morning routines with patience and gentle redirection.
• Promptly alert Med Techs or Care Managers if a resident seems unwell, is in pain, or refuses care.
• Immediately report changes in residents’ conditions, including changes in weight or mood, falls, skin tears, bruises, or not eating.
• Help residents prepare for and get to appointments, therapy, and activities.
• Assist the activity director, remind residents about upcoming activities, and help them participate.
• Lead or support morning activities such as garden walks, exercises, reading, and conversation.
• Change and launder bed linens; handle laundry, housekeeping, and sanitation.
• Complete documentation in Eldermark before the end of the shift.
• Provide a clear, complete handoff to the afternoon shift.
• Respond calmly to falls, confusion, and behavioral changes, escalating according to protocol.

Benefits

• Paid initial training, delivered onsite and through accredited online training providers.
• Paid continuing education every year, onsite and online, including dementia care.
• Health coverage for regular full-time employees, eligible the first of the month after the 90-day anniversary.
• Paid sick leave for every employee, accrued at one hour for every 30 hours worked and available to use after 90 days.
• Paid vacation for regular full-time employees after one year of continuous employment.
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half per California law.
• Scheduling app for viewing rotations, picking up open shifts, swapping shifts, and submitting time-off requests.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed