Caregiver

Caregiver / Home Care Aide — Richmond & San Pablo Caregivers Wanted

SYNERGY HomeCare of Pleasant Hill Independently Owned & Operated $21–$23/hr base + $2/hr attendance bonus Full-time, part-time, and PRN caregiver shifts

Caregivers in Richmond and San Pablo — work close to home

We are hiring caregivers who live in Richmond, San Pablo, and El Sobrante for in-home senior care shifts just up San Pablo Avenue in Pinole, Hercules, and Rodeo. Ten to twenty minutes, no bridge toll, no Interstate 80 crawl into Oakland.

Caregiver, CNA, HHA, personal care aide, companion, assisted living, and memory care experience all transfer. No agency background required. We train.

Where you'll be working

Client shifts in Pinole, Hercules, Rodeo, Crockett, and Port Costa. We schedule around where you live in West County and keep your drives between clients short.

What a Home Care Aide does here

• Companionship, conversation, and emotional support for seniors at home
• Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and oral hygiene
• Meal planning, cooking, grocery shopping, and light housekeeping
• Medication reminders and monitoring client well-being
• Transferring, ambulating, and safe repositioning
• Reporting changes in a client's physical, mental, or emotional condition promptly
• Accurate care notes and mobile clock-in / clock-out

You'll do well here if you

• Genuinely enjoy caring for older adults
• Communicate clearly with clients, families, and the office
• Show up on time, every shift
• Bring patience and warmth into someone's home
• Speak Spanish, Tagalog, or another second language (a strong plus, not required)

Caregiver requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Registered Home Care Aide (HCA) with the State of California, or willing to register — we walk you through it
• Current 2-step TB test, or able to obtain
• CPR / First Aid certification, or able to obtain
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation (preferred)
• Able to pass a national criminal background check and be bondable
• Satisfactory professional and personal references
• Able to complete SYNERGY HomeCare orientation and online training
• Able to perform light to moderate physical activity: standing, walking, kneeling, and assisting with repositioning

Caregiver pay and benefits

• $21.00–$23.00 per hour base pay, set by experience
• $2.00/hr attendance bonus — work every scheduled shift in the month and the bonus is applied retroactively to all hours you worked that month
• 401(k) retirement plan (eligibility requirements apply)
• Flexible weekday, weekend, overnight, and live-in caregiver shifts
• Paid ongoing training, including dementia, Parkinson's, and hospice support tracks
• Company-paid HCA Registry renewal and CPR / First Aid recertification
• Referral bonuses and a published caregiver career path — Caregiver → Senior Caregiver → Lead / Mentor
• Fast onboarding — start working quickly once cleared

Why caregivers stay with us

We are a locally owned SYNERGY HomeCare office, not a call center. The owner answers the phone. Caregivers have a dedicated line with published hours, get a check-in call on day one and day seven, and hear directly from us when a client compliments their work.

Apply today. We interview on a rolling basis and have caregiver shifts open now.