Stop Data Centers Canvasser (NY)

Food-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Food & Water Watch is hiring a Stop Data Centers Canvasser to knock on doors in Westchester and Rockland counties, working to elect candidates who stand up to Big Tech. This contractor, part-time role runs through November 3, 2026, with a minimum 2 days per week commitment.

Salary is $27 per hour, with mileage reimbursement of $0.76 per mile. Duties include door-to-door conversations about our issues and endorsed candidates and collecting petition signatures.

Qualifications

• Passion for environmental issues and our endorsed candidates.

Responsibilities

• Knock on dozens of doors every day
• Talk with voters about our issues and our endorsed candidates
• Collect petition signatures to advance our key issues

Skills

Passion for environmental issues

Job description

Stop Data Centers Canvasser ( Westchester and Rockland Counties, NY )

Food & Water Watch is working to stop data centers in Rockland and Westchester counties by electing leaders who support a statewide moratorium. We are building a team of door-to-door canvassers to knock on 30,000 doors, holding thousands of conversations with voters about electing candidates who are standing up to Big Tech!

This position reports to the Stop Data Centers Canvass Director. Canvassers must be able to commit to at least 2 days of canvassing per week. The position is temporary, starting ASAP and running through November 3. This position is temporary, part-time, up to 39 hours.

About Food & Water Watch:

Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work.

About the position:

The Stop Data Centers Canvasser will report to the Stop Data Centers Canvass Director to help our outreach team knock on 30,000 doors by election day. This is a contractor position running through November 3, 2026.

Salary:

$27/hr, with mileage reimbursement of $0.76/mile

Location:

Westchester and Rockland Counties

Responsibilities:

• Knock on dozens of doors every day
• Talk with voters about our issues and our supported candidates
• Collect petition signatures to advance our key issues

Required Qualifications:

• Passion for environmental issues and our endorsed candidates

Compensation:

$27/hr, with mileage reimbursement of $0.76/mile

Food & Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Food & Water Watch (FWW) is committed to the health and safety of its staff members. Moreover, FWW, as an organization, promotes science‑based policy. Science clearly shows that unvaccinated populations drive the spread of the coronavirus and the emergence of new variants, and that unvaccinated people are more likely to contract COVID and experience severe symptoms. Effective immediately, prospective new staff members are required to provide proof of vaccination or request a waiver as a condition of their offer of employment.