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YOU CAN CHANGE A LIFE! Become a Career COACH!
ORGANIZATION: Community Action Marin
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The Career Coaching position is available to anyone and everyone who is interested in bettering the community through encouraging and supporting low income individuals in achieving their goals. Sparkpoint Marin has provided a service to clients that helps identify their goals, develop a step by step action plan and keep clients on track. Their services focus on key elements of financial stability and prosperity such as managing credit, increasing income and building assets. We define prosperity as 1. Earning a self sufficient income 2. Increasing one's credit score to 700+ 3. Having no revolving debt and 4. Building enough savings to cover at least three months of living expenses.
We serve the community and help to people reach both economic and social self sufficiency, and in the last year 89% of our clients made progress toward prosperity and 42% achieved a long term financial goal.
We want your assistance in supporting and coaching individuals and helping the community reach its goal of alleviating poverty in Marin.
We provide the training and teach you all you need to know to be a career coach here at Community Action Marin's Sparkpoint headquarters. You can commit as much or as little as 4 hours/ day a week with a minimum of a 6 month commitment. The 6 month commitment or longer is crucial for building relationships with your clients who will learn to trust you and appreciate your guidance and support.
Contact us today if you want to help alleviate poverty in Marin and take tangible steps to help others in your community set goals for themselves and their families!
More opportunities with Community Action Marin
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Community Action Marin
Location:
555 Northgate Drive, Suite 201, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901, US
Mission Statement
Our Vision: All of us in Marin have an equal opportunity to live our lives with dignity and respect. Mission: We make it possible for people to achieve well-being by providing the education, mental health, and vital services they need. Together, we break down the barriers that get in the way of fair and lasting change in service to better outcomes for all. Promise: Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. What We Do: We strive to improve stability, quality of life and community connection through a variety of different social services that provide the foundation to develop and sustain life skills. Our programs support clients through financial management, career coaching, free and affordable child care support, energy assistance, better nutrition, advocacy and support for families living with mental illness and overall pathways to self-sufficiency for those of low-income living in Marin. Our services are unique and broad and we are available to provide a sense of relief and guidance to our clients and have designed our services to address their needs holistically and personally. Community Action Marin's programs include: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS: Emergency Family Needs Fund, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT: Head Start and Early Head Start, Marin Community Child Development Centers for families of low income FINANCIAL EDUCATION & TAX PREPARATION: Sparkpoint Marin financial, budgeting, and career coaching, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Homeless Outreach Team and housing supportive services Each program offers volunteer and employment opportunities geared toward specific program needs. Email us today and let us know how you want to get involved: volunteer@camarin.org
Description
OUR VISION: All of us in Marin have an equal opportunity to live our lives with dignity and respect.
PROMISE: Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
What We Do:We strive to improve stability, quality of life and community connection through a variety of different social services that provide the foundation to develop and sustain life skills. Our programs support clients through financial management, career coaching, free and affordable child care support, energy assistance, better nutrition, advocacy and support for families living with mental illness and overall pathways to self-sufficiency for those of low-income living in Marin. Our services are unique and broad and we are available to provide a sense of relief and guidance to our clients and have designed our services to address their needs holistically and personally. Community Action Marin's programs include:
- BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
- EARLY CHILDHOOD & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
- FINANCIAL EDUCATION & TAX PREPARATION
- MENTAL HEALTH
- CARE: Homeless Outreach Team
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
29 Mary St.San Rafael, CA 94901
DATE POSTED
March 28, 2017
SKILLS
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 30
- Orientation or Training
- 6 months minimum