Bilingual Field Organizer
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Serve as an essential point of contact with manufacturing workers on the West Side of Chicago
- Collect survey responses from workers using a variety of tactics such as direct engagement with workers outside of the worksite, house visits, phone calls and texts, and other creative forms of outreach
- Work schedule will be set by mutual agreement in the scope of work between the Contractor and Midwest Director based on maximizing worker contacts
- Must be available most weekday afternoons 2-4p
Requirements
- Fluent English and Spanish language skills required, including ability to read, write, and engage in conversation in both languages
- Experience as an organizer or canvasser for issue-based or electoral campaigns; specific experience in worker organizing is a plus
- Desire to build worker and community power in Chicago
- Ability to thoughtfully engage workers around working conditions and move them to take action
- Tenacity in the face of challenges and creativity to overcome them to meet goals
- Basic technology skills to track progress and communicate results
- Familiarity with impacts of racialized, gendered, and economic inequities on the working and living conditions of historically marginalized and disinvested communities
- Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle for daily use
- Ability to stand outside worksites and walk door-to-door for extended periods of time
- Access to a computer, wifi, and telephone for work tracking and communication
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone with reasonable accommodations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
bilingual Englishbilingual Spanishorganizingcanvassingcommunity engagementissue-based campaigningworker organizingtechnology skillscommunication skills
Soft skills
tenacitycreativityengagementbuilding community powerthoughtful communication
Certifications
Driver’s License