Good Old Lower East Side is a community-based, membership organization that has been dedicated to keeping people in their homes and community since 1977. GOLES works to build the power of low-income residents through social justice organizing campaigns, community education, coalition-building, individual counseling, and community driven research.

Position Title:

Community Organizer

Salary:

commensurate with experience with a generous benefits package

Start date:

Immediately

Job Description:

GOLES seeks a bright, self-driven, and experienced organizer to join our organizing team on a part-time basis. The position entails organizing and building the leadership of public housing residents, particularly youth, to develop and implement campaigns that address harmful and/or discriminatory policies and practices, and other housing justice issues, related to NYC’s public housing.

Specific responsibilities and duties:

• Develop and implement base-building and membership recruitment strategies

• Engage public housing youth in GOLES’ campaigns, and help develop youth leaders

• Support and train GOLES’ members to help develop their leadership and political education

• Develop campaigns with youth committee members

• Provide technical assistance and support to NYCHA tenant associations

• Coordinate and lead community education meetings, workshops, and events

• Work on special projects and campaigns as needed

• Maintain member and public housing residents’ records in GOLES’ database

• Ensure activities meet respective deliverables, and maintain materials for reporting

Qualifications:

Demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and racial justice. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Three or more years of experience in community organizing with low-income communities of color. Knowledge of public housing programs, policies and issues preferred. Strong coordination, facilitation, and campaign planning skills. Willingness to engage in street and door to door outreach. Ability to work: independently and in a team; under pressure and meet deadlines; evenings and weekends. Bilingual in Spanish or Mandarin/Cantonese strongly preferred. GOLES is an equal opportunity employer.

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