Canvas Lead

Mi Familia Vota; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

MF Professional Services, Inc. seeks two Canvass Leads to support door-to-door voter outreach in Houston and Harris County. The hybrid role is temporary, with substantial in-person fieldwork and daily reporting to the Field Manager.

You will supervise canvassing teams, coordinate turf, conduct briefings, and ensure accurate form handling and safety compliance while engaging with community members across the area.

Qualifications

• Experience in canvassing, voter-outreach, or civic engagement projects.
• Proven leadership or supervision experience in field teams.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Field Manager with daily door-to-door canvassing operations.
• Lead a canvassing team and coordinate turf, schedules, and training.
• Conduct pre-shift briefings on goals, scripts, safety, and updates.
• Prepare turf assignments using MiniVAN, VAN, and maps.
• Distribute materials and ensure accurate check-ins and reporting.
• Monitor production, provide coaching, and maintain field safety and compliance.

Skills

Door-to-door canvassing

Team leadership

Training and coaching

VAN/MiniVAN familiarity

Data reporting

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

MiniVAN

VAN

Mobile canvassing apps

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Houston, TX 77040, Position Type: Seasonal, Salary Range: $22.00 - $26.00 Hourly

MF Professional Services, Inc. (MFPS) provides human resources, payroll, benefits administration, and operational support to mission-driven organizations. This position may perform services on behalf of MFPS clients, including Mi Familia Vota and Mi Familia en Acción.

Position Summary

MFPS is seeking two Canvass Leads to support door-to-door voter outreach in Houston and surrounding Harris County communities. The Canvass Leads will support the Field Manager with daily field operations, canvasser supervision, employee training and coaching, turf assignments, materials coordination, MiniVAN use, production monitoring, and daily reporting. Canvass Leads will also participate directly in door-to-door outreach as needed. Although this position is classified as hybrid, it requires substantial in-person fieldwork throughout Houston and Harris County. This is a temporary position. The duration of the assignment will depend on campaign timelines, available funding, and organizational needs. Temporary employment does not guarantee continued employment or an extension of the assignment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support the Field Manager with the daily operation of the door-to-door canvassing program.
• Lead the daily activities of an assigned canvassing team.
• Conduct pre-shift briefings covering goals, schedules, turf assignments, scripts, safety requirements, and campaign updates.
• Prepare and assign turf using MiniVAN, VAN, maps, spreadsheets, or other approved tools.
• Distribute voter-registration forms, literature, mobile devices, identification, and other field materials.
• Ensure canvassers understand their assignments, geographic boundaries, check-in requirements, and production goals.
• Coordinate team deployment, breaks, transportation, return times, and end-of-shift procedures.
• Monitor field activity, production results, and canvasser progress throughout the shift.
• Maintain regular communication and required check-ins with canvassers.
• Shadow employees in the field and provide coaching, feedback, demonstrations, and retraining.
• Conduct door-to-door voter outreach and voter-registration activities as needed.
• Engage community members respectfully using approved scripts, talking points, and materials.
• Review voter-contact results, voter-registration forms, MiniVAN entries, and field reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Track doors knocked, successful contacts, voter registrations, turf completion, and other assigned performance measures.
• Prepare and submit complete and accurate daily reports to the Field Manager.
• Maintain custody and tracking records for voter-registration forms and sensitive voter information.
• Ensure completed, incomplete, spoiled, and unused forms are secured and returned according to established procedures.
• Immediately report suspected falsification, misconduct, data manipulation, form mishandling, or other compliance concerns.
• Monitor weather, neighborhood conditions, missed check-ins, and other potential field-safety risks.
• Report injuries, threats, accidents, law-enforcement interactions, and other significant incidents promptly.
• Communicate attendance, performance, conduct, staffing, safety, or operational concerns to management.
• Foster a professional, respectful, inclusive, and accountable team environment.
• Accurately record all time worked and follow organizational timekeeping procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous door-to-door canvassing, voter-registration, campaign, community-outreach, field-organizing, or civic-engagement experience required.
• Previous experience leading, training, coaching, or supporting a canvassing or outreach team preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish clear expectations, monitor production, and provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to manage schedules, field materials, transportation, turf assignments, check-ins, and reporting deadlines.
• Experience using MiniVAN, VAN, mobile canvassing applications, spreadsheets, or comparable technology preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to review voter-registration forms and field data accurately.
• Dependable, punctual, organized, and comfortable working directly with employees and community members.
• Ability to remain professional during difficult or unexpected interactions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect voter, employee, community, and organizational information.
• Familiarity with Houston and surrounding Harris County communities preferred.
• Experience working with Latino or other diverse communities preferred.
• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and extended campaign-style hours.
• Ability to travel throughout Houston and Harris County.
• Must satisfy any voter-registration eligibility, training, appointment, or certification requirements applicable in Texas.
• If driving is required, the employee must maintain a valid driver's license, legally required automobile insurance, an acceptable driving record, and access to a safe and reliable vehicle unless an organizational vehicle is provided.

Physical and Work Requirements

This position requires extended periods of walking and standing outdoors. The Canvass Lead must be able to canvass and support employees in residential neighborhoods while navigating sidewalks, stairs, uneven surfaces, and varying terrain.

The position requires the ability to carry outreach materials weighing up to 25 pounds and regularly use a computer, smartphone, clipboard, voter-registration forms, and other field equipment.

Work may occur in heat, rain, wind, direct sunlight, traffic, noise, and other changing field conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with disabilities.