Caregiver PM SHIFT 2 PM-1030 PM

THE ROLE

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

Youll be the calm presence at the end of the day for our residents helping them through dinner evening routines and settling in safely and comfortably for the night.

Evenings ask something particular of a caregiver. Late afternoon and dusk are when confusion and restlessness tend to rise in people with dementia and with a memory care neighborhood here thats a real part of this shift. Someone who held it together all day may finally get tired and tearful. The work is less about rushing and more about steadiness: being unhurried reassuring and hard to rattle.

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 havent worked this kind of rotation before heres 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. Were telling you that up front rather than letting you discover it later.

  Your mornings are yours. Nothing starts until 2:00 PM.

Shift hours: 2:00 PM to 10:30 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 YOULL DO

  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 residents 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

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.

  Mornings free. Handle appointments classes or family in the first half of your day.

  The same residents every shift. Youll 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. Youre 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 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

PREFERRED NOT REQUIRED

  Previous caregiving experience whether professional or caring for your own family

  High school diploma or GED

  Experience with dementia or Alzheimers care especially late-day agitation

  Comfortable with electronic documentation

WHO DOES WELL HERE

People who show up when they said they would. Who notice the small things the skipped dinner the new unsteadiness the quiet mood before they turn into emergencies. Who can be patient at 9pm on a hard night when someone is frightened and confused and asking for the same thing for the ninth time.

If youve been the person your family turned to when someone needed care you already have the part of this job we cant teach.

Additional Information :

Fair Oaks Estates

8845 Fair Oaks Boulevard Carmichael CA 95608

Reports to: Resident Care Director and Resident Care Coordinators

SCHEDULE SUMMARY

Evening shift 2:00 PM to 10:30 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 AM (6 AM to 2:30 PM) and NOC (10 PM to 6:30 AM) shifts. If evenings dont fit your life ask us about the others.

GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU APPLY

  Scrubs are required on the floor along with low-heeled closed-toe slip-resistant shoes. You supply your own.

  No cell phones on the floor at any time. Personal calls happen on your break.

  There is a mandatory staff meeting once a month.

  We do not handle resident money ever. That protects you as much as it protects them.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through this posting. Upload your resume and a cover letter if you have one. If you dont apply anyway. We care more about who you are than how the paperwork looks.

Questions before you apply Call us at .

We read every resume and cover letter daily and we respond within 48 to 60 hours. You will not be left wondering.

What happens next:

1.   You apply here and we review your resume and cover letter.

2.   If wed like to move forward we send you an email invitation to complete a short online questionnaire about 10 minutes along with a few remaining application items.

3.   Selected applicants are invited to an in-person interview here at the community so you can see where youd be working and meet the people youd be working with.

4.   Fingerprint clearance health screening and TB test. California Community Care Licensing requires all three before your first day. These are completed at your own expense and well walk you through exactly where to go.

5.   Paid orientation and your first shift.

Fair Oaks Estates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of every race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability and veteran status. If you need an accommodation during the application process call us at .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time