Petition Circulator: Expand Affordable Housing
About The Position
Join our campaign team to collect thousands of signatures and support expanding affordable housing in Nashville. This ballot initiative will make a meaningful difference in our community. Petitioners spend their days outside, in busy public areas and engage the public in one-on-one conversations. We’ll speak with people about affordable housing and ask them to sign the petition in support. Canvassing is all about connecting with people face-to-face, having meaningful conversations, and inspiring them to take action on important issues. This role is a great opportunity to gain experience in leadership, communication & advocacy, community outreach & engagement, campaign work, public policy, and social enterprise.
Requirements
- Passionate about affordable housing and fostering democracy
- Strong communication skills; you should enjoy working with other people and be willing and excited to speak with everyone
- Hard worker who will stay motivated to engage as many people as possible
- Open to new opportunities and interested in building campaign skills
- Culturally competent and able to respectfully engage with teammates and the community
- Can work and problem-solve collaboratively as necessary
- Eligible to work in the US
- Upon hire, everyone will be required to present original and unexpired documents from the Lists of Acceptable Documents to complete the I-9 form verification.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working in a public-facing role like canvassing, petitioning, customer service, sales, or service industry is a plus
Responsibilities
- Engage with the public in a friendly and respectful manner
- Deliver a compelling campaign message, and collect petition signatures from voters
- Participate in staff training to improve outreach skills
- Strictly follow the campaign's safety protocols
- Strictly adhere to all local and state circulator laws
- Manage a small group of circulators out in the field by checking in with them periodically throughout the day and debriefing with them at the end of the day
- Ensure each circulator has all of the materials they need to be safe and successful
- Assist directors with circulator training and administrative work
Benefits
- Overtime pay
- Driver bonuses
- Shift bonuses
- Paid training
- Sick pay
- Bonuses for friend referrals
- Option to opt into company healthcare plan (for full-time staff)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
