Temporary Canvasser - Poughkeepsie

Nexus Management; City of Kingston (NY); Presencial; USD 29 000 - 32 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Citizen Action of NY is seeking a temporary canvasser for the Hudson Valley team to engage residents on affordability and universal child care. The role reports to the Canvass and Mobilization Director and operates in the Poughkeepsie area.

You’ll work 10 hours weekly across eight weeks, door-to-door and via phone, using a standard script. Candidates should be comfortable with data entry, tool suites, and weekend/evening availability.

Qualificações

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Respect for diverse communities and commitment to justice.
• Ability to follow a script while engaging authentically.
• Willingness to door-knock and talk with residents.
• Patience and persistence.
• Access to a tablet/laptop/phone with internet.
• Familiarity with basic online tools and independent work.
• Valid driver's license if using a personal vehicle.
• Willingness to use organization tools and platforms.
• Availability in evenings and weekends.

Responsabilidades

• Go door to door multiple times a week for a total of 10 hours per week.
• Invite people to join the organization, record responses and track data.
• Identify community members for follow‑up by organizers based on interest.
• Consistently meet quotas for door-to-door work and recruitment.
• Perform any other duties as required by supervision.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Scripted conversations

Door-to-door outreach

Independent work

Reliability

Ferramentas

VAN

Dialer

EveryAction

Google Drive

Slack

Asana

Action Network

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the organization

Citizen Action is a statewide grassroots movement organization that fights for political, social, racial, economic and environmental justice. We work at the grassroots to give people a sense of their own power. We collaborate with organizations and coalitions in communities throughout New York to address critical issues at the local, state and federal levels.

About the position

Citizen Action is looking to add a temporary canvasser to our Hudson Valley team. The canvass position focuses on going door-to-door in low income communities and communities of color in order to activate community members on the issues of affordability and universal child care. This position will report to the Canvass and Mobilization Director.

What you’ll do and the impact you'll make

• Go door to door multiple times a week for a total of 10 hours per week.
• Invite people interested in the organization to join, record responses of community members and track data.
• Identify community members for follow up by organizers based on their interest in our campaign
• Consistently meet quotas for door to door work and recruitment
• Any other duties as required by your supervisor

Skills/Qualifications

• Great communication and people skills
• Respect for diverse communities and varied worldviews and a commitment to promoting racial and gender justice
• Ability to use a script as a guide and have authentic conversations
• Ability to go door-to-door and speak with community members on the phone
• Patience and persistence
• Access to a tablet, laptop and phone with internet access
• Comfort using basic online software with training
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Reliable transportation to travel to canvass turfs (valid driver's license required if using personal vehicle)
• Ability and willingness to fully adopt use of VAN, Scale to Win Dialer and Text, EveryAction, New/Mode, Google Drive, Slack, Asana, Action Network, and any other tools used by the organizations.
• Availability on evenings and weekends

Location

This position will be based in Poughkeepsie, NY, reporting to that chapters' office location.

Pay rate: $21.50/hour

Working Hours: 10 hours/week for 8 weeks

Equal Opportunity Employer

Citizen Action of NY and The Public Policy and Education Fund are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are looking for the most passionate people who want to join our team. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the ADA and state/local laws. Please let us know if you need assistance participating in the interview process.