Website: churchworldservice.org
Location: Delray Beach, FL View Google Map
Job Post Date: 06 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Description
Fluency in Haitian Creole and English required.
Primary Purpose:
Responsible for conducting and organizing the Haitian Family Services Program (HFS) outreach activities, community presentations and workshops in collaboration with the HFS Program Coordinator. The incumbent will be responsible for commuting to Broward County to provide clients with case management, referrals to the various social service agencies and other relevant information as necessary.
Essential Duties:
• Coordinate and conduct community outreach, workshops and community presentations in coordination with the HFS Program Coordinator.
• Enroll eligible clients in the HFS Program; provide case management, referrals to the various social service providers and disseminate relevant information regarding available services to individuals in the Palm Beach and Broward County areas.
• Maintain case files for each case in accordance with the program guidelines regulations and as required by CWS/IRP.
• Prepare individual Service Plan for each client and arrange and refer to approved services in accordance with the client service plan.
• Follow-up with referrals to social service providers, governmental agencies legal service providers etc.
• Maintain statistical information on outreach activities, community presentations and workshops. Submit monthly statistical report to the HFS Program Coordinator/CWS Associate Director.
• Assist in the coordination and hosting of a weekly Haitian Creole language community radio show, which will include HFS program information as well as other social services available for the targeted population.
• Conduct client orientation at Broward County locations and CWS Palm Beach sub-office, as well as administering pre and post test to client’s participating in the orientation.
• Reports daily program activities to the HFS Program Coordinator.
• Assist in developing a network of medical, psychological, faith-based organizations, social and legal professionals to provide low-cost or pro bono services to clients.
• Attend local and national CWS and DCF/ORS training conferences as approved by the CWS/IRP Miami Associate Director.
• Perform other related duties as requested.
Qualifications
Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree (4 yrs. college)
Experience: At least 2 years
Skills: Education: Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent professional experience.
Experience: Minimum two years of experience in coordinating and conducting outreach activities, case management and radio broadcasting. Minimum two years experience working with refugee and immigrant populations.
Organization Description
Central to the CWS missing of alleviating hunger and poverty on a global scale is the promotion of local participatory and sustainable development initiatives. We work with grassroots and faith-based organizations to identify, design, implement, and evaluate joint programs, ensuring that the seeds for successful long-term growth take root. By acting as a catalyst we advance sustainable development in communities in their guest to become self-reliant and free from dependence on external aid. We serve as a vehicle to share best practices and institutional knowledge among local partners: to provide access to global financial, academic, and other resources; to develop local capacity; and ultimately, to help communities move from poverty to prosperity.
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Website: www.communitychange.org/
Job Post Date: 03 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Salary: To be negotiated
Job Description
Position Description
The Electoral Organizer will report to the National Field Director of Politics and work hand in hand with CCC’s organizing staff to help develop and implement the Center’s electoral strategy. This position requires extensive and frequent travel.
Principal Responsibilities:
• Help create, implement and evaluate the Center’s plan for 501(c)(3) programs and activities to build non-partisan electoral capacity among grassroots partners and constituencies.
• Support the strategic direction for the Center’s non-partisan electoral work, and in coordination with CCC’s organizing staff and field partners, contribute to the advancement the organization’s issue priorities through a comprehensive organizational strategy that links electoral organizing to issue work at both a national and grassroots level.
• Provide the means for technical assistance to community-based organizations on a range of electoral capacities, including but not limited to list management, plan writing, goal setting, targeting, budgeting and building a field infrastructure.
• Track the national landscape related to electoral organizing, including development of best practices identified by other national organizations and networks, national constituency organizations, election protection organizations, and allies in the labor, faith, and civil rights arena.
• Monitor demographic and political trends related to voting and civic participation to create reports.
• Work with the Center’s communications department to increase visibility for the Center’s electoral work, including talking to the press as needed.
• Represent the Center in coalition meetings, state tables and trainings.
• Work with other Center staff to advance their understanding and use of electoral tools and strategies in the context of community organizing.
• Travel throughout the country to work with local partner organizations, fundraise, and meet with grassroots community, labor, non-profit and political leaders.
Qualifications
Skills: Qualifications:
• Strong commitment and passion to building the political power of disenfranchised communities, particularly people of color.
• At least five years of experience in electoral work with a strong background in community organizing and demonstrated ability to relate to grassroots community organizations.
• Strong understanding of legal parameters for electoral organizing in 501(c)(3) context.
• Experience in working with local and national electoral coalitions.
• Significant experience in electoral campaign planning, program development and budgeting.
• Broad strategic vision that encompasses base-building, coalition-building, public policy, communications, and field and electoral organizing.
• Strong team and coalition management skills.
• Excellent oral communication, public speaking, and writing skills.
• Experience and comfort working in a multi-issue and multi-cultural environment.
Organization Description
About the Center for Community Change The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, our mission is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to have a significant impact in improving their communities and the policies and institutions that affect their lives. The Center for Community Change is committed to help build powerful and dynamic movements in diverse communities across America that will be the impetus for creating a society in which everyone has enough to thrive and achieve their full potential. Inspired by a belief in the dignity of all people, the Center has been instrumental in the fight for comprehensive and fair immigration reform, a push for a bold jobs agenda, and protecting essential retirement security programs. The Center played a major role in recent positive changes to immigration laws that will keep thousands of immigrant families together. Our Housing Trust Fund Project has helped bring affordable housing to millions of people. About the Center’s Civic Engagement Work The Center believes in the importance of having a strong connection between grassroots organizing, grassroots electoral engagement and public policy activities. To this end, we conduct the Community Voting Project (CVP), the Center’s non-partisan civic engagement program. CVP’s long-term goal is to increase the number of low-income people and people of color who vote. Through the CVP, the Center seeks to create a community-based civic engagement program that is integrated into our field and issue organizing, with the goal of helping build the voice and power of low-income communities. The Electoral Organizer is crucial to the success of the Center’s electoral work and its ability to increase the impact of its grassroots partner organizations and constituency.
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Website: www.northernplains.org
Location: 220 S. 27th Street, Billings, MT View Google Map
Job Post Date: 03 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Salary: Depending on experience, between $29,000 and $34,000 annualy.
Job Description
Ideally, this field organizer will work out of our field office in Helena, Montana (though working out of our headquarters in Billings is a possibility). Each of our organizers works with Northern Plains as a whole and also with our locally-based affiliate groups, mostly in small, rural communities, and also with our issue task forces. Overnight travel averages perhaps 2-3 times a month. As a Northern Plains Organizer, you won’t be tied to a desk, you’ll meet lots of people, and you’ll make change happen at the grassroots level.
SPECIFIC DUTIES INCLUDE:
* Plan and implement strategy on issue campaigns
* Coordinate issue campaigns
* Conduct research
* Participate in grassroots fundraising efforts
* Train members in organizational skills
* Communicate clearly, orally and in writing
* Recruit new members
* Generate turnout for events
* Help members in their contacts with public officials and the press
* Assist with duties such as member renewal, special events, fundraising, and routine office tasks
Qualifications
Skills: Commitment to Northern Plains’ issues and values, ability to get along well with people from diverse backgrounds, strong speaking and writing skills, ability to travel and be away overnight, willingness to work long hours when needed. Also helpful: experience (either as a volunteer or staffer) with a nonprofit organization working for social change or on environmental issues, experience in a political campaign, general familiarity with the workings of legislative bodies and agencies, familiarity with conservation and agriculture issues, experience with the media and fundraising. This is very much a “people” job.
Organization Description
Northern Plains organizes Montana citizens to protect our water quality, family farms and ranches, and unique quality of life.
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Website: www.seiu.org
Location: Boston MA View Google Map
Job Post Date: 03 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Job Description
SEIU Union Organizers-In-Training Program / Massachusetts
Job Locations: Any city or town in MA
To Apply: Please email your cover letter and résumé to: resumes@seiu.catsone.com
Summary: Are you ready to fight for what you believe in? Do you want to do something to make a difference? Are you looking to work in the social and economic justice movement? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the questions above then union organizing is for you!
Job Description:
At SEIU (www.seiu.org) , we are looking for energetic and passionate individuals who are ready to organize people to fight for better lives for themselves and their families. This is your opportunity to put your commitment to social and economic justice to work by learning the skills needed to build power for working people.
If selected you will be trained on any of our many organizing campaigns within the United States.
Position Details:
STARTING SALARY: $36,600 /annual
* Comprehensive health benefits package for employee and eligible dependents.
* $560/month car allowance
* $60/ month cell phone allowance
* Airfare, hotels, rental cars paid for when traveling
* $50/day per diem when traveling
* When assigned to a campaign in a state other than your home state, you will be sent home every other weekend.
It’s not just a job….It’s a movement!
SEIU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualifications
Skills: Job Qualifications: Who should apply?
Union organizing is not easy and not for everyone. This program is designed to help train you on the many aspects of union organizing and learn skills that can be used in many aspects of the social justice movement. A successful applicant for the organizer-in-training position should have the following:
* Demonstrated commitment to social justice and grassroots organizing
* Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
* Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others
* Ability to manage your time independently and carry out work plans with minimal supervision
* Willingness to travel for extended periods of time
* Ability to work long and irregular hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays
* Ability to motivate and activate others
* Possession of sharp problem-solving skills
* Bilingual speaker a plus
* Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus
* Possession of a valid driver’s license required and ability to rent a car
Organization Description
For more than 75 years, SEIU has been helping working families stand up for their rights, fighting for dignity and respect in the workplace. With a membership of 2.2 million strong, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the labor movement. Our diverse staff of organizers helps janitors, home care aids, mental health workers, office workers, school bus drivers, public employees, nurses, and other hospital workers join forces to bring democracy to the workplace. The SEIU--WAVE (Organizer-In-Training) Program is a 12-month training program. As an Organizer-in-Training with the SEIU WAVE Program you will be learning from a dynamic union that is committed to giving a voice to thousands of workers and helping to provide lasting social change for the working class.
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Website: www.workingamerica.org
Location: Washington, DC View Google Map
Job Post Date: 03 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Job Description
The Communications Director is responsible for supervising a high-performing communications team and managing the overall messaging strategy for Working America and the Working America Education Fund. The Communications Director will work closely with the Executive Director to set strategic communications goals for the organization and to raise Working America’s public profile
Reports to: Executive Director
Duties:
• In consultation with Executive Director, develop and implement over-arching communications strategy for Working America;
• Ensure message continuity across all areas of communications program;
• Develop professional relationships and maintain regular contact with communications leaders within the AFL-CIO, the progressive community, and the media;
• Effectively recommend hiring, promoting, demoting, disciplining and termination of
communications staff;
• Work with communications staff to prioritize and synchronize messaging and work product; Manage incoming requests for communication assets by affiliate organizations, allies and other Working America staff as needed;
• Review and approve vendor contracting (e.g. CRMs, ad vendors, design firms, etc.);
• Review and approve both online and print communications, including the overall content and design of Working America’s website(s), blog, Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets;
• Ensure good communication, collaboration and appropriate review with allies and affiliated organizations on messaging-related projects and campaigns;
• Assist in supervision, execution and promotion of special events as needed;
• Serve as media spokesperson as needed;
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Skills: The Communications Director should have a demonstrated ability to manage a dynamic communications team in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving work environment. Fluency in the realm of political ideas and public intellectual discourse with particular insight to issues related to the labor movement is strongly preferred. She/he must be an independent thinker who is able to manage both departmental staff and individual responsibilities, often under tight deadlines.
Additional qualifications include:
• Demonstrated ability to successfully oversee large-scale, multi-faceted communications projects;
• Ability to message to varied audiences;
• Experience in various communications platforms, including traditional press and social media, preferred;
• Ability to build, motivate and work within a team to accomplish project goals;
• Outstanding staff supervision, communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated understanding of planning and executing print and online campaigns for labor unions or similar organizations (e.g. think tank, political organization, academic institution, etc.);
• Demonstrated commitment to social change, with a background in, or strong familiarity with the labor movement, movements for progressive change and/or political/issue campaigns;
• Effective time management skills, including prioritizing and managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and work well with internal and external staff at all levels;
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and able to adapt quickly to meet project needs;
• Ability to work with grassroots and community movements to plan, develop and implement messaging and other related projects;
• Experience with or understanding of content management systems (CMS) preferred;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to travel as necessary;
• Ability to work long and irregular hours as necessary;
• Other duties as assigned.
Organization Description
Working America, community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is the fastest growing organization for working people in the country. With more than three million members, Working America recruits and mobilizes people who do not have a union on the job in support of working families’ issues.
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Location: Detroit MI View Google Map
Job Post Date: 02 Feb 2012
Job Terms: Full Time
Job Description
SEIU Healthcare Michigan
UNION ORGANIZER / Detroit
Position Overview
Successful applicants must have excellent communications skills, familiarity with current technology (including a good command of all Microsoft Office applications), a willingness to work long and irregular hours, be able to be away from home for significant periods of time and have the ability work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Union Organizer performs a wide range of duties which are focused on organizing workers to stand up for themselves and join with their co-workers to improve conditions on the job. No experience necessary but a passion for justice and a willingness to learn is required.
Salary & Benefits
SEIU Healthcare Michigan offers an excellent benefit package and competitive salary.
Apprenticeship
A 90 day apprenticeship period is required – our way of training a new generation of union organizers, paid and on-the-job. You will be considered for hire as an organizer once you successfully complete your apprenticeship.
How to Apply
Forward a copy of a cover letter explaining your interest in union organizing and résumé to:
resumes@seiu.catsone.com
SEIU Healthcare Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualifications
Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree (4 yrs. college)
Skills: Being an organizer for SEIU Healthcare Michigan requires a passion for improving all aspects of the lives of working people, their families and their communities. All positions require a car, and some level of travel within Michigan. Where noted, extensive in-state travel may be required.
Organization Description
About SEIU Healthcare Michigan SEIU Healthcare Michigan is Michigan's largest and fastest growing health care workers union. We represent over 55,000 home care, nursing home, and hospital workers across the State of Michigan. In these tough economic times, there has been no stronger advocate on behalf of workers – fighting not only for good wages and benefits for workers, but also ensuring the greatest possible care for patients, residents and clients – than SEIU Healthcare Michigan.
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