Youth Organizer

JOB TITLE: Youth Organizer 

DEPARTMENT: Youth Organizing

POSITION TYPE: Full Time/ Exempt

REPORTS TO: Youth Director and Co-Executive Directors

EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/03/2025

Deadline to Apply : 03/17/2025 

COMPENSATION: $48,000 based on experience

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND: Communities United (CU) is a growing intergenerational grassroots organization that works across communities on issues of education justice, increasing access to affordable and quality healthcare and housing, youth investment, and justice reinvestment. CU’s organizing approach actively engages and develops community and institutional members to advance social, racial, and economic justice. Recently named one of five global awardees of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Racial Equity 2030 Challenge. 

BACKGROUND AND REQUIREMENTS:

CU’s youth leadership development and organizing projects have been nationally recognized for its impact in developing a sustainable youth leadership pipeline and advancing systems change. The Youth Organizer will support the leadership development and broad base building of young people. The Youth Organizer will work to support youth-led actions and strategies to advance systems change that center the leadership of youth color in areas of education and health equity.

Communities United seeks a self-motivated and dynamic leader with the following but not limited skills and experience:

• Exceptional writing and oral communication skills and ability to listen and motivate people from diverse backgrounds to action
• Experience in facilitation of youth leadership development
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent time-management
• The ability to proactively identify challenges and work to find solutions
• The ability to work independently while collaborating with others on common goals
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite 
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary
• English/Spanish bilingual skills are a plus

Other requirements: 

• It is required that a Youth Organizer must have their own transportation and personal vehicle.
• Previous experience working in community organizing and or youth development is a plus. 

CU believes in the importance of people with lived experience around the issues that we address being at the center of the work.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Conducting Effective Outreach and Base Building Work: Using various and creative methods to recruit new leaders, keeping accurate records, and facilitating outreach activities. 
• Leadership Development: The organizer will constantly work to develop the skills, capacity, and analysis of leaders through informal and formal leadership development work focused on a racial and health equity lens.This includes participating in and preparing leaders to facilitate weekly meetings. The organizer will work to encourage participation and a sense of ownership among leaders across youth-led projects.
• Communicating and Reporting: Providing monthly narrative and statistical reports on work accomplished; actively participating in staff retreats; keeping up with database and reporting requirements.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: 

• Work is performed primarily indoors with some outdoor events such as press conferences and outreach activities.
• Flexible working hours, including late evenings, some weekends, and holidays.
• Willingness and ability to work in a dynamic environment, in a team setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people, present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, staff, and the general public
• Communities United strives to maintain an inclusive working environment in and outside our facilities that supports diverse identities based on race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, and sexual orientation. 

BENEFITS:

• Generous benefits including pension
• Premium health PPO, Dental, Vision (No employee contribution required for individual coverage), and Health Reimbursement Arrangement as an added benefit
• Life insurance
• Staff development and wellness funds available based on resource availability
• Generous vacation and paid time off (above industry standards) 

Communities United is committed to providing equal employment consideration without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply if you meet the above requirements.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements.