Temporary Canvasser - Albany

Nexus Management • Albany, NY

9h • 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.

What This Job Offers

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