Youth Organizer

Make the Road•New York, NY

13h•$29 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. MRNY operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 28,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer). MRNY is a newly unionized workplace. MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship preparation, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more. MRNY is seeking a Youth Organizer (temporary full time) to work with Youth Power Project leaders on Staten Island and engage young people in leadership development and organizing through our intensive 5 week Summer Youth Action Program. The position is ideal for an energetic and community- driven individual a background related to education, social justice, community organizing and civic engagement. The selected candidate will work closely with the Youth Power Project (YPP) team to lead and implement Summer Youth Action, our cornerstone leadership development program which seeks to develop a strong base of youth leaders, nurture the leadership of our members and develop critical analysis and strategy to advance city-wide and state-wide campaigns. This is a full-time temporary position requiring 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings and weekend commitments to support program activities and events. It will be based at our Staten Island community center.

Requirements

Eligible to work in the US
High School Diploma
Committed to Make the Road New York’s mission
Possess a commitment to collective action and community organizing.
Work well under pressure

Nice To Haves

Background related to education, social justice, community organizing and civic engagement.

Responsibilities

Plan, facilitate and execute all components of the YPP 5 Week Summer Youth Action Program.
Support a core group of SI summer program core leaders throughout the program.
Provide support and training for 2 SI Summer Youth Organizing Fellows who will help co-lead the summer program.
Coordinate summer program logistics and track youth attendance.
Work with the YPP Team to coordinate on all summer program activities, events and actions.
Attend weekly YPP staff meetings and contribute to program planning and team coordination.