Caregiver PM SHIFT 2 PM-10:30 PM

Fair Oaks Estates • Carmichael, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Fair Oaks Estates is seeking a full-time evening Caregiver to join our team in Carmichael. This role focuses on providing direct resident care during the evening shift, from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM. The evening shift requires a calm, steady, and reassuring presence, particularly for residents in our memory care neighborhood who may experience increased confusion or restlessness as the day winds down. The position involves assisting residents with personal care, meals, evening routines, and ensuring their safety and comfort as they settle in for the night. Medications are handled by Med Techs, allowing caregivers to focus on direct resident interaction and support.

Requirements

• 18 years or older, authorized to work in the United States
• Fingerprint clearance through Community Care Licensing, completed before your first day
• A health screening and TB test from a licensed physician, completed before your first day
• A valid First Aid card which must be kept current. Cards renew every two years.
• Scrubs on the floor, plus low-heeled, closed-toe, slip-resistant shoes. You supply your own.
• Able to assist another caregiver in transferring residents weighing 100 to 250 pounds, daily, and to stay on your feet through a full shift
• Comfortable providing hands-on personal care, including toileting and incontinence care
• Reliable transportation to Carmichael, including a safe way home after 10:30 PM
• Available to work an evening shift on a four-days-on, two-days-off rotation, which includes some weekends and holidays

Nice To Haves

• Previous caregiving experience, whether professional or caring for your own family
• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with dementia or Alzheimer’s care, especially late-day agitation
• Comfortable with electronic documentation

Responsibilities

• Take a full handoff from the morning shift and pick up where they left off
• Assist with afternoon and evening personal care: toileting, incontinence care, grooming, oral and denture care, and dressing for bed
• Answer call lights within minutes
• Provide safe transfers and walking support, including gait belt, Hoyer lift, and two-person assists
• Tray service for dinner and evening snacks; assist residents to and from meals and with feeding as needed
• Support memory care residents through late-day restlessness and confusion with patience and redirection
• Alert the Med Tech or Care Managers promptly if a resident seems unwell, is in pain, or is refusing care
• Report any change in a resident’s condition immediately: weight, mood, falls, skin tears, bruises, or not eating
• Lead or support evening activities such as conversation, music, games, and a walk before dark
• Welcome and support family visitors, who most often come in the evening
• Guide bedtime routines and help residents settle comfortably and safely for the night
• Do final rounds and safety checks; make sure call systems, walkers, and water are within reach
• Keep rooms and common areas clean and safe; light housekeeping and laundry
• Document in Eldermark before the end of your shift
• Give a clear handoff to the overnight shift
• Respond calmly to falls, confusion, and behavioral changes, escalating per protocol

Benefits

• A rotation you can build a life around. Four on, two off, visible weeks ahead in the scheduling app.
• Scheduling you control from your phone. Our app shows your rotation weeks out, lists open shifts you can pick up when you want extra hours, lets you swap shifts directly with a coworker, and handles time-off requests.
• Mornings free. Handle appointments, classes, or family in the first half of your day.
• The same residents every shift. You’ll learn who settles with music on and who just needs someone to sit down for a minute.
• Paid initial training. It covers ADLs, building and fire safety, emergency response, postural supports, and restricted health conditions, plus dementia care and hands-on shadowing.
• Paid continuing education every year, including dementia care.
• Health coverage for regular full-time employees. You’re eligible the first of the month after your 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED