Private caregiver jobs, working directly for families
Working privately for a family means you set your rate, you choose your hours, and nobody takes a cut of what the family pays you. Kalvri introduces you to families who already fit.
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Kalvri for caregivers, at a glance
- Cost to you
- Nothing. Caregivers never pay: not to apply, not to match, not to talk to a family.
- Commission
- None. Kalvri takes no cut of your rate.
- Who pays you
- The family, directly, at the rate you agree together.
- Your hours
- You set them. Families who need other hours, or work you won't do, aren't brought to you.
- To join
- A free application, about 15 minutes. A person reads every one, and you hear back either way.
- Who can apply
- 18 or over, able to work in the US, paid caregiving experience, and an iPhone.
Why caregivers go private
- Your rate is agreed between you and the family, and it is all yours.
- You choose the families, the hours and the kind of care.
- You get to know one household well instead of rushing between visits.
What to agree with a family
- Hours, duties and what happens when plans change.
- Your rate, how and when you are paid, and overtime.
- Time off, sick days and notice if either side ends things.
- Whether you are a household employee or self-employed — tax rules differ, so check them.
Setting your rate
Look at what agencies near you charge families and what they pay their caregivers. The gap between the two is what a private arrangement gives back. Set a rate you can keep for a year, say it at the start, and put it in writing. On Kalvri, families whose budget is below your rate are ranked after families who can meet it.
How Kalvri works for caregivers
Caregivers never pay Kalvri anything. Until Kalvri opens on the App Store you apply once, and a person reads every application. In the app you tell Kalvri your hours, your rate, your skills and what you will not do, and families whose needs you meet see you, ranked by fit.
- No fee to apply, no commission, and every conversation is free on your side. The family pays you directly, and every dollar is yours.
- Families who need work you have said you won't do, or more than the hours or distance you set, are not put in front of you.
- What you say you will not do is respected. Kalvri never pushes you toward work you have ruled out.
- You talk with a family before anything is agreed, and you can review the families you work for.
Apply once, free
One application covers every kind of work you do. About fifteen minutes, a person reads it, and you hear back either way.
Suggested by compatibility — not vetted by Kalvri.
Kalvri never handles the money. You arrange that directly.