Job Title: Community School Outreach Canvasser
Division: Division of School Support
Office: Office of Community Schools
Period of Employment: July 2015 – August 31st, 2015
Contracted Through: School Professionals

Position Summary: The Outreach Canvasser will work with The Family and Community Outreach Team on community engagement strategies and outreach in order to elicit full parent and community participation in the development of the community school approach at the school. Among other responsibilities, Canvassers will be knocking on the doors of all Renewal School families to inform parents of the NYC community school initiative and recruit interested parents and caregivers to participate in their Community School Teams for the Fall of 2015.

Reports to: Family and Community Outreach Team Director

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships: Family and Community Outreach Specialists, parents and caregivers, school leadership and staff, Community School Coordinator, Parent Coordinator, PTA/PA leadership, School Leadership Teams, community leaders, community partners and members.

Responsibilities:

● Meet daily and weekly metrics for door to door outreach and phone banking
● Work with outreach specialists to help carry out comprehensive outreach plans including phone calls and phone banks to parents, flyering neighborhoods, door-knocking etc.
● Conduct and model leadership development, including preparation of parents and communities for participation in above activities
● Set up infrastructures to help institutionalize the parent engagement and outreach methods conducted as part of the community school planning process
● Transition the school community to the appropriate DOE contact for future follow-up and engagement

Qualification Requirements:

Minimum

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and / or four years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.

Preferred

● Experience in door to door outreach and / or phone banking.
● Interest in parent, student and/or community organizing, working with school communities
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
● Experience in data entry
● Fluency in Spanish or other foreign language a plus.
● Experience in New York City public school system is a plus.

Required

● Able to walk 2 to 4 miles a day
● Willingness to work evenings and weekends
● Organized and detail oriented with the ability to multi-task, analyze and drive process improvement.
● Strong interpersonal skills.

To apply email resume and cover letter to cmarinoni@schools.nyc.gov