Community Organizer
Center for Coalfield Justice
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • Pennsylvania, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $50,000 - $60,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Actively engage with community members, both in-person and online
- Have one-on-one conversations with residents to understand their concerns and support them in finding solutions
- Build deep connections and trusting relationships
- Reach out to residents, members, and supporters through canvassing, email, phone banking, texting, and social media engagement to share information and opportunities for engagement
- With support from the Events Coordinator, plan campaign-related events
- Identify and support local leaders; invest in leadership development
- Host community events and trainings
- In collaboration with the full team, provide opportunities for collective action and civic participation
- Support active issue-based campaigns within Greene County
- Strategize with the full team and members
- Develop action steps, such as community meetings, petitions, events, etc
- Attend community events and relevant meetings throughout the year
- Represent CCJ in coalition spaces, as appropriate
- Provide support to other staff and volunteers as needed.
Requirements
- Resident of Greene County
- A deep commitment to CCJ’s mission and awareness of issues in our region
- Experience in community organizing, as staff or volunteer, or willingness to learn
- Outgoing people-person, more extroverted than introverted; strong interpersonal skills
- Self motivated, independent worker
- Works well in fast paced team environment and respects deadlines
- Strong communication skills, particularly verbal
- Ability to work effectively and creatively with diverse people and organizations
- Willingness to work flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends, and occasionally long hours
- Proficiency with Google Workspace tools (Drive, Docs, Sheets, GMail, etc), social media, and willingness to develop additional skills
Benefits
- Ample paid time off
- Fully paid health, dental, and vision care
- 401k plan with match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
community organizingevent planningleadership developmentcivic participationissue-based campaigning
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsself-motivatedindependent workercommunication skillsteamworkflexibilitycreativity