Transit Justice Organizer

Transit Justice Community Organizer

Job Description

Organizational Overview

GreenRoots, Inc., is a grassroots community-based organization with a track record spanning over 25 years of achieving significant environmental justice accomplishments and public health victories in Chelsea, East

Boston and the Greater Boston region. GreenRoots mission is to achieve environmental justice and greater quality of life through collective action, unity, education and youth leadership across neighborhoods and communities. We do so through deep community engagement and empowerment, youth leadership and implementation of innovative projects and campaigns.

Job Overview

The Transit Justice Organizer will work closely with the Director of Organizing and Associate Executive Director to carry out grassroots, base-building that results in broad-based resident engagement, particularly with the most ethnically and racially diverse, lowest income and hardest to reach residents who are most dependent on public transit and affected by environmental injustice. He/She/They will do this by engaging residents in regular community meetings as well as individual membership recruitment and development to address transit concerns and draw connections to broader structural issues of justice, equity and power in the transit system. The Transit Justice Organizer will work with members to develop strategies that will bring more reliable, affordable and equitable public transit to our community. Together with the members, he/she/they will represent the communities of Chelsea and East Boston, locally, regionally and state-wide in efforts to improve public transit in these and surrounding communities.

Additionally, the Transit Justice Organizer will work in partnership with the full GreenRoots team to build on strategies of engagement, base building and political education around environmental justice, transit justice and climate justice.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Build and expand the diverse base of transit riders engaged in GreenRoots’ work, particularly in our transit justice campaigns.
• Lead and implement grassroots organizing efforts to engage transit riders, low-income residents, immigrants, people of color, aging populations and youth in community meetings focusing on public transportation and related programs and campaigns.
• Empower residents and develop strategies to address transportation injustices and inadequacies.
• Attend and mobilize for transit-related meetings in Chelsea, Boston and surrounding communities.
• Engage residents, in particular the most marginalized, seniors, vulnerable to displacement and dependent on public transit, in city-wide planning processes as it pertains to public transportation.
• Conduct regular and consistent outreach on local buses, at bus stops and train stations.
• Administer Chelsea’s MBTA Youth Pass program (housed at GreenRoots)
• Engage and empower senior residents who are reliant on public transit and RIDE users in Chelsea to advocate improvements in service.
• Ensure that residents feel engaged in and connected to GreenRoots’ organizational mission and vision.
• Work with youth and adult members to further develop leadership skills.
• Represent GreenRoots in transit-related coalitions and work together with organizational partners to advance coalition campaigns.
• Coordinate projects with city agencies and other community based agencies, as appropriate.
• Plan, coordinate and/or provide assistance for special programs and events.
• Represent GreenRoots at community meetings, partner events and meetings and in regional gatherings.
• Provide social media support and implement opportunities to further GreenRoots’ work and messaging.
• Other support as requested by the Executive Director, Associate Executive Director and Director of
• Organizing.

Qualifications:

• Five years of experience in base-building or community organizing
• Strong understanding of and commitment to the values and principles of grassroots organizing
• Experience in working with immigrant communities
• Enthusiasm for regular community outreach and engagement on buses, trains and at transit stops
• Required proficiency in English and Spanish: oral and written
• Required knowledge of Chelsea’s community
• Strong understanding and commitment to the principles of environmental and climate justice
• Strong multilingual communication skills with ability to initiate conversations with community members and transit riders
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team, as well as to take initiative and work independently
• Ability to work and relate with a diverse range of people and organizations
• Ability to motivate participation and community engagement
• Ability to represent GreenRoots in a professional manner to a wide range of partners, institutions, and community-based organizations
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends
• Experience regularly riding and using public transit

GreenRoots is looking for a Transit Justice Organizer with lived experiences in environmental justice communities, Spanish language skills and passion for transit justice. The ideal candidate should be articulate, thoughtful, enthusiastic, flexible, self-motivated, dependable, responsible and creative.

Job Type: Full-time (35 hrs. per week)

Compensation: Salary $50,000

Benefits:

• 401(k); 5% Match
• Health and Dental Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Wellness Bonus
• Paid Time Off (up to 32 days)
• Federal & State Holidays

Schedule: Monday to Thursday; 9AM - 6:15 PM; some evening and weekend

Bilingual Chelsea and East Boston residents, people of color, indigenous, immigrants, LGBTQ, gender non-conforming and women are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply: Please include a COVER LETTER and RESUME.

Accepting applications until position is filled.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Application Question(s):

• Do you depend on public transportation?

Experience:

• community organizing: 3 years (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: One location