Voter Registration Canvas Lead

Mi Familia Vota; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mi Familia Vota is seeking a Canvass Lead in Houston to oversee a small canvassing team, train staff, and engage with community members on voter registration and education initiatives. The role supports MFV and MFA collaborations in civic engagement and GOTV efforts.

The Canvass Lead will coordinate daily activities, monitor progress, and ensure data accuracy, while maintaining safety and compliance across field operations in a dynamic, outdoors environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in canvassing, campaigns, voter registration, or civic outreach is required.
• Experience training or directing a canvassing/outreach team is preferred.
• Familiar with VAN or MiniVAN voter-contact systems.
• Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work with diverse communities in a fast-paced field environment.
• English/Spanish proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily canvassing activities, assignments, turf, materials, and team check-ins.
• Train, coach, and support canvassers in the field.
• Conduct voter registration, voter education, GOTV, and other outreach.
• Monitor team progress, performance, attendance, and field safety.
• Prepare and manage turf using VAN, MiniVAN, maps, or other tools.
• Review voter-registration materials and canvassing data for accuracy.
• Complete required data entry and daily/weekly reporting.
• Ensure compliance with voter-registration, data-security, timekeeping, and safety procedures.
• Escalate performance, safety, or compliance concerns to management.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

VAN

MiniVAN

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Houston, TX 77040Position Type: SeasonalSalary Range: $24.00 - $26.00 HourlyCanvass Lead

Position Summary

MF Professional Services (MFPS) is seeking a Canvass Lead to support civic engagement, voter registration, voter education, and community outreach efforts on behalf of its clients, including Mi Familia Vota (MFV) and Mi Familia en Acción (MFA).

The Canvass Lead is a hands-on field position that provides day-to-day direction, training, coaching, and support to a team of approximately 4–5 canvassers while also engaging directly with community members.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily canvassing activities, assignments, turf, materials, and team check-ins.
• Train, coach, and support canvassers in the field.
• Conduct voter registration, voter education, GOTV, and other approved community outreach.
• Monitor team progress, performance, attendance, and field safety.
• Prepare and manage turf using VAN, MiniVAN, maps, or other approved tools.
• Review voter-registration materials and canvassing data for accuracy and completeness.
• Complete required data entry and daily/weekly reporting.
• Ensure compliance with voter-registration, data-security, timekeeping, and safety procedures.
• Promptly escal... performance, safety, or compliance concerns to management.

Qualifications

• Canvassing, campaign, voter-registration, community outreach, field organizing, or civic-engagement experience required.
• Previous experience training, coaching, or providing direction to a canvassing/outreach team preferred.
• VAN, MiniVAN, or similar voter-contact system experience preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse communities and in a fast-paced field environment.
• English/Spanish proficiency preferred.
• Ability to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and extended campaign hours as needed.

Work Environment

This is a field-based position requiring frequent walking and outdoor work in varying weather conditions. The position may involve work in residential neighborhoods, community locations, public spaces, events, offices, and vehicles.