Caregiver AM SHIFT 6 AM230 PM

Fair Oaks Estates; California; On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation

Paid training

Scheduling app access

Job summary

Fair Oaks Estates in Carmichael, CA is hiring a full-time morning Caregiver. You will be the first friendly face, assisting residents with personal care, meals, and mobility to start the day. The role emphasizes dignity, safety, and compassionate care in a busy morning shift.

Shift runs 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM on a four-on, two-off rotation, with some weekends and holidays included. Training is provided; electronic documentation is used to keep care coordinated and thorough.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older
• Fingerprint clearance through Community Care Licensing
• Health screening and TB test prior to start
• Valid First Aid card (renewed every 2 years)
• Scrubs on the floor; closed-toe, slip-resistant shoes
• Able to assist transferring residents weighing 100–250 pounds daily
• Able to provide hands-on personal care (bathing & toileting)
• Reliable transportation to Carmichael for 6:00 AM start
• Available for a four-days-on, two-days-off morning rotation including some weekends/holidays
• Comfortable with electronic documentation (Eldermark) is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Wake and greet residents gently.
• Assist with morning personal care: showers, dressing, grooming, oral care, and incontinence care.
• Answer call lights promptly.
• Provide safe transfers and walking support with gait belt and two-person assists.
• Serve breakfast trays and assist with meals.
• Support memory care residents with morning routines and redirection.
• Report changes in condition to Med Tech or Care Managers.
• Help residents get to appointments and activities.
• Assist activity director and lead morning activities.
• Change and launder bed linens; handle laundry and sanitation.
• Document in Eldermark before end of shift; hand off to afternoon shift.

Skills

Caregiving experience

Mornings availability

Reliable transportation

Compassionate demeanor

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

THE ROLE

Fair Oaks Estates is hiring a full-time morning Caregiver in Carmichael.

Mornings set the tone for the whole day. You’ll be the first friendly face our residents see, helping them start the day feeling clean, fed, comfortable, and treated like the adult they are.

This is the busiest shift we run. Showers, dressing, and breakfast all land in the same few hours, and appointments start stacking up mid-morning. If you like being genuinely useful and you’d rather the time fly by than crawl, this is your shift.

To be clear about scope: medications at Fair Oaks Estates are handled by our Med Techs, not by caregivers. Your job is direct resident care.

THE SCHEDULE: WHAT "4 ON, 2 OFF" ACTUALLY MEANS

If you haven’t worked this kind of rotation before, here’s how it works:

You work four days in a row. Then you get two days off. Then the pattern starts over. Four on, two off, continuously.

Because the cycle is six days long and a week is seven, your days off move through the calendar rather than landing on the same days every week. One cycle your days off might be Tuesday and Wednesday; the next they might be Monday and Tuesday; eventually they land on a weekend. Everyone on this rotation gets weekends off regularly. They just come around on a cycle instead of every week.

What this means for you in practice:

• You get a two-day break every six days, instead of working five straight and waiting for Saturday.
• You work about 20 days a month rather than the usual 22, for full-time hours.
• Your schedule lives in an app, not on a break room wall. You can see your rotation weeks ahead, pick up open shifts when you want extra hours, swap shifts directly with a coworker, and request time off from your phone.
• You will work some weekends and some holidays. We’re telling you that up front rather than letting you discover it later.
• Mornings mean early alarms. Your shift starts at 6:00 AM, so plan on being up before the sun for part of the year.

Shift hours: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Full-time, scheduled on a six-week rotation.

PAY

Starting pay: $16.90 per hour (California minimum wage)

Top of range: $17.90 per hour

Overtime: paid at time-and-a-half, per California law

Raises are based on performance, experience, and attendance, not on time served.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Wake and greet residents gently, at their own pace
• Assist with morning personal care: showers and bathing, dressing, grooming, daily shaving, oral and denture care, and incontinence care
• Answer call lights within minutes
• Provide safe transfers and walking support, including gait belt, Hoyer lift, and two-person assists
• Tray service for breakfast and mid-morning snacks; assist residents to and from meals and with feeding as needed
• Support memory care residents through morning routines with patience and gentle 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
• Help residents get ready for and get to appointments, therapy, and activities
• Assist the activity director, remind residents of what’s coming up, and help them take part
• Lead or support morning activities such as walks in the garden, exercises, reading, and conversation
• Change and launder bed linens; handle laundry, housekeeping, and sanitation
• Document in Eldermark before the end of your shift
• Give a clear, complete hand-off to the afternoon shift so nothing falls through the cracks
• Respond calmly to falls, confusion, and behavioral changes, escalating per protocol

WHAT WE OFFER

• 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. No paper schedule taped to a wall, and no chasing down a manager to trade a day.
• Afternoons and evenings free. Off by 2:30 PM, so you can pick up kids, make appointments, take a class, or just have your own day.
• The same residents every shift. You’ll learn who takes their coffee black and who needs a minute before they’re ready to stand up.
• Paid initial training, delivered onsite and through accredited online training providers. 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, onsite and online, 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED

• 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 bathing and toileting assistance
• Reliable transportation to Carmichael for a 6:00 AM start
• Available to work a morning shift on a four-days-on, two-days-off rotation, which includes some weekends and holidays

PREFERRED, NOT REQUIRED

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

WHO DOES WELL HERE

Morning people, first of all. This shift is no place to be dragging. Beyond that: people who show up when they said they would, who can move briskly through a busy morning without ever making someone feel rushed, and who understand that how you help someone shower is the difference between them keeping their dignity and losing it.

If you’ve been the person your family turned to when someone needed care, you already have the part of this job we can’t teach.

Additional Information

Fair Oaks Estates

8845 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Carmichael, CA 95608

Reports to: Resident Care Director and Resident Care Coordinators

SCHEDULE SUMMARY

Morning shift, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Four days on, two days off, rotating. You work four consecutive days, then have two consecutive days off, and the cycle repeats. Days off rotate through the week, so weekends off come around regularly rather than falling on the same days each week. Schedules are managed in our scheduling app, where you can view your rotation weeks ahead, pick up open shifts, swap with coworkers, and submit time-off requests.

We also hire for PM (2 PM to 10:30 PM)