Temporary Canvasser - Albany

Nexus ManagementAlbany, NY
Onsite

About The Position

Citizen Action is looking to add a temporary canvasser to our Capital District 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.

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.
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