Programs

Job Coaching

Every program at Damien Ministries is designed to meet people where they are — with practical support, skill-building, and community.

Project LEAP
1-on-1 Coaching & Mentoring
1-on-1 Coaching · Mentoring · Pre-Employment Training

Project LEAP

Project LEAP @ Damien Ministries supports job seekers entering the workforce through group and one-on-one coaching and mentorship. Participants receive help preparing a resume, building an online employment profile, and practicing for interviews — and are connected with mentors in their area of interest.

Resume PreparationBuild a professional resume tailored to your goals
Industry MentorshipConnect with mentors in your vocational area of interest
Interview PracticeMock interviews and coaching to build your confidence
Online ProfilesCreate professional employment profiles and digital presence
We The People Community Health Worker Corps
Community Health Worker Training

We The People CHW Corps

We support anyone with lived experience navigating health access to become a credentialed Community Health Worker — through subsidized training and volunteer pre-employment experiences.

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Verified Community Health Worker Certificate

The following courses can be taken individually or as a series to obtain the We the People Community Health Worker Coalition Verified Certificate.

Our trainers utilize the NASPA Certified Peer Educator curriculum for this course. This is an 8-unit course provides a foundational understanding of

  • The role of peer education
  • Helping peers make a behavior change,
  • Listening skills,
  • Response and referral skills,
  • How to take action and intervene,
  • Recognizing the role of diversity and inclusivity,
  • Programming and presentation skills,
  • Self-care, and group dynamics.

CERT training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not available. This training supports Community Health Workers in being prepared to work collaboratively with first responders to protect themselves and maximize their capability to help the greatest number of people. CERT training covers

  • Fire safety
  • Light search and rescue
  • Team organization
  • Disaster medical operations

This training is facilitated by credentialed conflict mediation trainers and provides a foundational understanding of skills, techniques and strategies for managing conflict and facilitating mediations from a neutral party perspective.

The training provides an understanding of mediation is a voluntary and confidential resolution process.

  • Techniques and strategies that allows all participants to feel heard, to understand each other, and to improve their relationships.
  • What it means, looks like and sounds like to be a neutral, non-judgmental mediator.
  • Strategies for supporting parties to come up with their own lasting, win-win solutions to problems that directly affect them and their communities.
  • Tools that support you in ensuring participants speak for themselves and make their own decisions.

This interactive and activity-based training focuses on methods to create health communication materials that are relevant, culturally appropriate, and accessible.

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

  • Define the essential components of effective communication for a diverse range of communities,
  • Identify the messaging and design elements that facilitate understanding and engagement.
  • Explain the importance of the use of person first language when disseminating health messaging.
  • Describe the importance of community engagement in creating effective communication products and health resources.
  • Choose appropriate strategies to check for understanding with populations of interest when communicating health information.

This course is an introduction to healthcare systems navigation. Participants develop an understanding of the healthcare systems landscape in the US, awareness of the history of healthcare system navigation and trends; and the barriers and challenges clients face in navigating these systems; along with the ethical and legal considerations within the work.

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. This course facilitates skill development on how to provide support during a mental health crisis utilizing the First Aid for Crisis model; including an introduction to understanding signs of

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Non suicidal Self-injury
  • Suicide

This training supports Community Health Workers in developing the skills to support others in exploring and resolving resistance and ambivalence to change through collaborative, client centered motivational engagement.

This training provides an opportunity to explore principals of operational effectiveness through the lens of your personal and professional leadership.

Participants gain clarity on motivation, mission and vision of change while being supported in building a personal and professional leadership plan that will guide your work and collaborations.

This training supports leaders in laying a solid foundation for starting a new role, making a career or life transition or launching a new project or venture.

Leaders walk away with a defined message of leadership, specific short and long-term goals and a plan for engaging partners and stakeholders in their work.

This training provides a foundational understanding of the Stages of Change behavioral framework and techniques and strategies for supporting others in processing, navigating and managing change.

The Stages of Change covered includes:

  • Pre-Contemplation
  • Contemplation
  • Preparation
  • Action
  • Maintenance
  • Relapse

This training provides participants with a set of foundational tools for effective team and group coordination and management.

Participants develop a tool kit that will support them to

  • Develop strategy plans.
  • Assess operational needs and capabilities.
  • Manage people and resources.
  • Assess impact and progress.
  • Define organizational culture.
  • Communicate with their team and stakeholders.

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Job Search Engine
The People's Job Board
Vetted Opportunities · Expert Sourced

The People's Job Board

A one-of-a-kind job search engine featuring opportunities vetted by job development experts at Platinum Choice Consulting — in customer service, hospitality, community health, government, food service, and more.

Open the Job Board →

Opens in a new tab — vetted opportunities in DC & surrounding area

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Vetted OpportunitiesEvery listing sourced and verified by Platinum Choice Consulting
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Government & CommunityLocal and state government, community health, and public service
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Hospitality & ServiceCustomer service, food service, and hospitality positions
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Monthly Pre-Employment Institute

"It all begins with You!"

A monthly group workshop covering the essentials of entering or re-entering the workforce — resume writing, interview skills, and professional networking.

From Job Seeker to Job Coach

Hear success stories from people who started exactly where you are — and learn how they made the journey to coach others.

Jump Start Your Search

Get oriented with our step-by-step job search resources — designed for people entering or re-entering the workforce.

Monthly Pre-Employment Institute

Attend our monthly group workshop covering everything from resume writing to interview skills to professional networking.

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