- Local healthcare and support career opportunities
- Common entry-level positions and shift types
- Healthcare workplace settings and expectations
- What employers look for in new hires
- Hiring and onboarding processes
- Opportunities for advancement and further training
Start your Career in Healthcare and Support
If you enjoy helping others and want to explore a people-focused career, our Healthcare and Support Career Foundations Course can help you get started. This tuition-free program introduces students to entry-level opportunities in healthcare, long-term care and community-based support settings.
You will learn what employers expect, strengthen your communication and workplace skills, prepare for industry credentials and receive support with your job search.
What’s great about this course?
- Career exploration – Discover entry-level healthcare and support roles, different work environments and opportunities for advancement.
- Industry preparation – Build awareness of first aid, CPR and AED use while preparing for workplace communication and customer service credentials.
- Practical workplace skills – Strengthen your teamwork, communication and professional boundaries.
- Career connections – Explore local employers and pathways to further healthcare training.
- Job search support – Get help with resumes, interviews and connections to potential employers.
- No cost to you – Training is completely tuition-free.
Program Details
- Start Date: February 8, 2027
- Cost: Tuition-free
- Length: 2 weeks
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9am to 12pm
- Frequency: Offered twice each year
- Locations: Tacoma, Longview, South Lacey and Union Gap Work Opportunity Centers
- Employer Engagement: The class schedule may occasionally change to accommodate employer engagement opportunities.
What You'll Learn
- Professional boundaries in healthcare settings
- Workplace communication
- Customer service fundamentals
- Leadership and teamwork
- Strategies for succeeding in roles that require empathy
- Peace Literacy and constructive communication
- Basic digital skill practice
- Cloud-based document management
- Career interest assessment
- Resume development
- Interview preparation
- Self-directed job-search strategies
Industry Credentials
Build foundational knowledge and prepare for credentials that can strengthen your resume and support your next steps toward employment. Training covers:
- First Aid/CPR/AED at the awareness level
- Workplace Communication
- Customer Service
Who Is Eligible?
This program is designed for students who:
- Can read, write and speak English at approximately a sixth-grade level
- Can meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting 25 pounds and standing for 3–6 hours per day without assistance
- Have basic digital skills
- Are 18 years of age or older
Why Take This Course?
Explore how your interest in helping others can become a career in healthcare and support. You will learn about local opportunities, understand what employers expect and build the communication and professional skills needed to take your next step toward employment or further training.
Have additional questions? Email the Career Hub at careerhub@goodwillwa.org, call 253-573-6508 or complete the form below.