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Worker Organizer

Make the Road Connecticut

Full-Time

Posted: 03/27/2023

Location:

Hartford,

Make the Road Connecticut is a statewide organization that builds the power of immigrants and low-income Latinx in Hartford and Bridgeport to achieve dignity and justice. We do this by community organizing, legal and survival services, transformative education, and policy innovation. We tackle the issues that directly impact our communities of color: immigration reform, economic justice, education equity, womxn’s justice and youth justice. Make the Road Connecticut is a project of Make the Road States Inc.

 

Make the Road Action (MRA), a 501(c)(4) organization is committed to building power for justice in immigrant and low-income working-class communities of color. MRA operates in five states - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. We work to create social change, connect voters to the candidates and issues that are most important to them, and work hands-on in a fast-paced environment to create long-term impact in the communities that need it most.

 

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

  • Engaging, mobilizing and organizing workers to build the movement for predictable scheduling, a fair wage and worker justice.

  • Identifying, recruiting and developing workers; communicating a vision of change and a plan to win; organizing workers to overcome opposition and fight to win

  • Building an active membership of low-wage workers within and across employers, through which workers develop into leaders through education, training, and action.

  • Conducting broad and intensive outreach efforts to non-union workers, individual and group meetings with workers to move organizing campaigns forward.

  • Identifying, recruiting, and developing worker leaders. Building one-on-one relationships with workers.

  • Planning and carrying out actions and events to support worker organizing efforts

  • Execute campaign plans designed to mobilize working families around the most urgent workplace and worker justice issues in our state.

  • Conduct outreach at warehouses, temp agencies and other workplaces.

  • Engage the broader community and expand build the base for the worker committee's base with popular education.

  • Support the implementation and recruitment efforts to grow our membership based throughout the state.

  • Provide support and participation for organization-wide and national campaigns, civic engagement initiatives and other events.

  • Will be part of the organizing team and will work to meet goals for; team events, actions or various activities that will move the organizational vision forward and make a positive impact on the organizational health.

 

Requirements:

  • Eligible to work in the US;

  • Required to be fully vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine prior to employment at MRCT/MRStates.

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience organizing or a member leader with a membership-based organizing group and a proven track record organizing in immigrant, Latinx, and black communities;

  • Demonstrated commitment to social justice, community organizing, leadership development and the elevation of directly impacted and marginalized people to create change;

  • Driver’s license and vehicle is required;

  • Be open to working evenings and weekends;

  • Excellent organizational skills and good attention to detail;

  • Ability to manage simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment at a growing organization;

  • A high level of self-motivation and a proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively;

  • Bilingual- English and Spanish is a necessity for this position;

  • Required to work from the Hartford office and field work.

 

Job Competencies:

  • Be proficient in MS Office Suite, particularly with Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Belief that community organizing is a powerful and effective tool to make change;

  • Possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills

  • Be highly reflective and able to offer and receive feedback on a regular basis

  • Demonstrate a high degree of discretion dealing with confidential information

 

Salary and Benefits:

Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically-elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. MRStates offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days. The salary range for this position is from $18.14 to $20.00.

 

How to Apply:

Please attach a cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New States career center. MRStates is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse staff. Women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, disability or marital status.

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