Transforming Lives
At Community Action Marin, we’ve helped to transform thousands of individual lives. By providing key stabilization services in conjunction with high-touch career coaching and job training pathways, we support individuals with attaining employer-recognized certificates and credentials, and obtaining employment in high-demand professions.
Current Career & Workforce Programs
Peer Support Specialist Training
Community Action Marin is excited to offer CalMHSA-approved, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training. The program provides peer-to-peer education and support to individuals who self-identify as having experience with the process of recovery from a mental illness or substance use disorder, either as a consumer of these services or as their parent, caregiver, or family member. The program serves as a pathway to certification and employment/volunteer positions within the public mental health system once participants finish the class and take and pass the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification exam.
Associate Teacher Apprenticeship
The Pathways to Success Apprenticeship helps participants jump-start their career in early childhood education. Participants in this unique working and learning experience earn 12 Early Childhood Education units through College of Marin, complete 2,000 hours of paid work experience, and are eligible for an Associate Teacher permit.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications for this program. Please email us at ececareer@camarin.org for more information.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications for this program. Please email us at ececareer@camarin.org for more information.
Career Coaching
Finding a new job or career path is a daunting task. It really helps to have someone in your corner. During one-on-one sessions, our experienced coaches provide invaluable help for members to plan for a job change, enroll in needed training, develop resumes and cover letters, practice interviewing, secure interview-appropriate clothing, search for job openings that match their skill sets and interest, and submit job applications. For more information, contact us at 415.526.7590 or clientintake@camarin.org
Small Business Development Advising
Through a partnership with Marin Small Business Development Center, future and current small business owners are able to access free business advising. Small businesses are the lifeblood of Marin, and for many people the only way to create a livelihood. It’s not always easy to make a small business succeed however. Marin residents who have an existing business they'd like to strengthen or expand, or a hobby they want to grow into a business, or are just curious about working for themselves, are encouraged to reach out.
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Past Programs
Workforce Accelerator Program
A Road to Self-Sufficiency was a holistic job training program for those in the county over the age of 18 who were seeking employment. This program was thanks to a grant from the California Workforce Development Board.
Kitchen Apprentice Program
Our Apprenticeship Program trained and mentored those seeking a career in the food industry or entrepreneurship opportunities focused on food. The 6-month program equipped individuals with the knowledge and skills to develop and launch a small food business or to join the larger food and hospitality industry. Apprentices were matched with food industry professionals specializing in baking and butchering and received a chance to learn invaluable business and marketing skills.
Driver Academy
Community Action Marin's partnership with Vivalon Rides offered an opportunity for a career as a professional, trained, and licensed commercial driver. With free tuition, participants were able to begin a new career with job security driving commercial vehicles and supporting the community in the process. The Academy provided a combination of in-class and field training to help those in the program successfully pass DMV written exams and behind-the-wheel field tests, and provided CPR and First Aid certification and job placement assistance.
Have Questions?
Reach out to Heather Bettini, Assistant Vice President of Programs, by clicking the email link below.