Sierra and Plumas counties desperately need home healthcare workers for the I.H.S.S. (InHome Support Services) program. This is a program for senior citizens 65 or older, disabled, or blind. To be eligible for the program seniors must be unable to live safely at home without help and be financially unable to purchase needed services. Both Sierra County and Plumas County have a shortage of workers and are in desperate need to recruit more workers. County home care workers offer a variety of services, such as house cleaning, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, assisting with personal care, and taking clients to doctors appointments and go grocery shopping with them. It is a flexible job and you can set your own hours and your own schedule. To become a county home healthcare worker you must attend an orientation at Social Services with Connecting Point. Also one must be fingerprinted, and pass a background check. For more information call the department of social services in Sierra county at 530/993–6720. To call the Plumas county department of social services call 530/283–6350. They can answer all of your questions about how to become a county home healthcare worker.
