Bilingual Chinese & English Outreach Team Lead (Spring 2026)
About The Position
APEN seeks to hire a team of outreach workers to participate in APEN’s civic engagement programs. This is a temporary non-exempt part-time position. This program’s goal is to increase the civic participation of low-income Asian immigrant communities in California. The Outreach Team Lead will be leading a team of Outreach Workers in talking to voters and convincing them to complete a survey on environmental justice issues that impact poor people, immigrants, and communities of color in California. This position is part-time, no more than 35 hours a week, starting as early as April 20th and ending in June 10th, 2026 with the exact schedule to be determined, tentatively scheduled for 3pm-9pm, Monday through Thursday. The hourly rate is $26. This position will not include benefits with the exception of sick pay and an internet and phone stipend based on hours worked at the end of the program.
Requirements
- Commitment to the mission and principles of APEN and environmental economic, racial, gender justice.
- Fluent in English, Cantonese and/or Mandarin.
- Strong motivation and adaptability, including the ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
- Basic computer skills, ability to complete web forms.
- Experience with running a phonebanking program, doorknocking outreach and supervision experience preferred.
- Able to work our full canvass shifts Monday- Friday (5PM to 9PM) including additional weekend hours. Exact hours to be finalized.
- Have access to a computer and stable internet for our phone banking program
- Ability to come in-person to one of APEN’s offices to show I-9 Documentation
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in Asian immigrant communities
- Able to give and receive constructive feedback
Responsibilities
- Talk to up to 40 people per shift about issues facing low-income communities.
- Supervise and schedule shifts for a team of outreach workers.
- Complete daily reports based on results from the outreach team.
- Provide support and troubleshooting for technology used by the outreach team.
- Train outreach team on policy, technology, and canvass skills.
- If able, support interpretation of team meetings and activities
Benefits
- sick pay
- internet and phone stipend based on hours worked at the end of the program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
