Participatory Budgeting Canvasser, Community Voices Heard, NYC
Aaron
Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a member lead organization comprised of low-income people building power in New York City and State to improve the lives of our families and communities. Since its first meeting in 1994 with 80 people in attendance, Community Voices Heard was established and would eventually become one of the leading organizations working for economic justice in the country.
Participatory Budgeting, also known as The People’s Budget, gives real decision making power to residents in deciding how $1 million dollars or more of the public budget will be spent to improve their community. Improvements to schools, parks, libraries, public housing, and more have come through this process because people made decisions using the power of their vote!
In our role as a community engagement organization, CVH is hiring passionate, motivated canvassers to engage residents across the 28 participating districts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, & Queens. Canvassers must be able to articulate the message and obtain specific information from people leading up to and during the week of the vote (26 March-3 April). Our team will also be responsible for setting up and running vote sites in the areas we are doing outreach.
Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour
Start Date: 29 February
End Date: 4 April
Shifts: Tuesday & Thursday 5pm-8pm
Saturday 12pm-3pm
Sunday 3pm-6pm (depending on the week)
*NOTE: During the week of the vote (26 March-3 April) you will have opportunities to work more days/hours in order to engage more people
*You MUST be able to commit to the shifts you sign up for!
*BILINGUAL (SPANISH) SPEAKERS NEEDED!
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:
- Communicate regularly with the Field Director/Lead to get turf assignments,
- Arrive on time and stay throughout each one of the shifts that you work,
- Reach numerical goals set per shift, gather legible information from community residents, and report your numbers nightly after every shift.
Qualities Required:
- Canvassers must have excellent communication skills.
- Canvassers must work well in a team/solo and be flexible to changing conditions.
- Canvassers must be comfortable talking to new people in underserved communities.
If you are interested in a position and would like to schedule an interview, email your resume to Aa...@cvhaction.org w/ “PB CANVASSER” in subject line