Community Organizer

Working America’s field and organizing staff reach out to working people to build community power and experiment with new ways to organize. We operate one of the largest nationally unionized canvass in the country and invest in an hour of training every day with our field outreach staff, empowering them for career advancement, as well as building real, lasting power in the community.

• We are looking for Leadership!!
• Generous Sick and Vacation time
• Healthcare
• Unionized position!

What we do:

Working America organizes crucial issues, legislative, and electoral campaigns at the national, state, and municipal levels on behalf of working families. We have a strong track record of getting important legislation passed to help working families and getting progressive elected officials into office.

• Training Daily
• Leadership Development and Rapid Advancement
• Full time schedule, Monday-Friday, 12:30 PM to 9 PM
• 5 hours a day are spent outside, organizing in the Community
• Travel opportunities

Who you are:

• Passionate about economic justice
• An excellent communicator
• Adaptable and skilled at engaging with people from all backgrounds

Issues We Fight For

• Good Jobs
• Corporate Accountability
• Healthcare
• Secure Retirement
• Education

Working America does not discriminate against any employee because of their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion, color, age, disability, or national origin.

Working America staff are required to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 except in cases of accommodation as required under ADA or Title VII religious exceptions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work Monday through Friday from 12:30pm to 9:00pm?
• Are you comfortable going door to door?
• Working America remains under COVID-19 protocols. Are you able to provide documentation of vaccination against COVID-19 or seek reasonable accommodation under ADA or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?

Ability to Relocate:

• Trenton, NJ: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person