Field Organizer
- Austin, TX, United States
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Key Responsibilities:
- To conduct broad and intensive outreach efforts to non-union workers.
- To building one-on-one relationships with workers.
- To identify, recruit and develop worker leaders.
- To conduct individual and group meetings with workers to move organizing campaigns forward.
- To engage, motivate and mobilize workers to take action.
- To plan and carry out actions and events to support worker organizing efforts.
Required Qualifications:
- Ability and willingness to work long and irregular hours, including nights and weekends.
- Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills.
- Basic computer literacy and ability to learn the organization’s technology tools.
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
- Willingness to conduct work site and home visits.
- Strong planning, time-management and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Possession of a valid U.S. driver’s license.
- Ability and willingness to travel in and out of state is required.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish fluency is preferred but NOT required.