Temporary Canvasser - Poughkeepsie

Nexus Management • City of Kingston, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Citizen Action is looking to add a temporary canvasser to our Hudson Valley team. The canvass position focuses on going door-to-door in low income communities and communities of color in order to activate community members on the issues of affordability and universal child care. This position will report to the Canvass and Mobilization Director.

Requirements

• Great communication and people skills
• Respect for diverse communities and varied worldviews and a commitment to promoting racial and gender justice
• Ability to use a script as a guide and have authentic conversations
• Ability to go door-to-door and speak with community members on the phone
• Patience and persistence
• Access to a tablet, laptop and phone with internet access
• Comfort using basic online software with training
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Reliable transportation to travel to canvass turfs (valid driver’s license required if using personal vehicle)
• Ability and willingness to fully adopt use of VAN, Scale to Win Dialer and Text, EveryAction, New/Mode, Google Drive, Slack, Asana, Action Network, and any other tools used by the organizations.
• Availability on evenings and weekends

Responsibilities

• Go door to door multiple times a week for a total of 10 hours per week.
• Invite people interested in the organization to join, record responses of community members and track data.
• Identify community members for follow up by organizers based on their interest in our campaign.
• Consistently meet quotas for door to door work and recruitment.
• Any other duties as required by your supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed