Community Organizing Fellow

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH really
APPLY AT: bit.ly/BUSFELLOW25

Priority Consideration Deadline: April 8th, 2025

Fellowship Period: June 11th through Aug 15th, 2025

The Washington Bus is excited to announce openings for twelve fellows for our upcoming summer season. These part-time, paid internships will span ten weeks and are aimed at all future leaders, college students and otherwise, dedicated to social justice and mobilizing the youth vote. Our mission is to resource and invest in our generation of political leaders and advocates through this program, enhancing their leadership and community organizing skills while offering valuable networking opportunities through our guest speakers and events.

About Us

The Washington Bus is a statewide movement building organization that increases the civic and political access and participation of young people. We focus our resources on empowering young people of color, LGBTQIA youth, first generation college students, and young people from working class and immigrant communities. We activate our generation through voter education, civic participation, and hands-on democracy while working to put the young people most often excluded from the political process at its center.

Our mission at the Bus is focused on these three areas:

• Cultivating the Largest Habitual Youth Voting Bloc – We engage and mobilize young people to build lifelong voting habits, ensuring they become a powerful and consistent force in elections
• Developing the Political Leaders of Today and Tomorrow – We equip young leaders with the skills, experience, and networks they need to drive meaningful political change now and in the future
• Harnessing our Governing Power for Social and Political Systems Change – We leverage our collective influence to shape policies, hold elected officials accountable, and transform systems to advance justice and equity

Learn more about The Bus at linktr.ee/washingtonbus

Compensation: The pay rate is $21 per hour. Fellows will be expected to work an average of 15–20 hours per week, not to exceed 20 hours per week. Regular weekend work is required, primarily during the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) period (three weeks prior to the primary election on Aug 5th). Transportation costs will be reimbursed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively engaging with the organizer training workshops and classroom curriculum
• Being creative and helping plan fun ways to get out the youth vote
• Directly engaging and mobilizing voters through digital and in-person voter outreach
• Participating in voter outreach events including canvassing at music festivals and Pride Fest, door knocking young voters for the Primary, and helping us put together our signature "Candidate Survivor" forum
• Taking an active role in your work group committee, sharpening your skills in one of three areas of campaign work: Field & Data, Program & Events, or Digital & Communications
• Recruiting volunteers and building power as a youth movement through relationship management and peer activation

A typical work week:

• 8 hours of classroom time
• 2-4 hours of committee time
• 8 hours of canvassing, tabling, and other field work, including travel time

Support and Mentorship: This Fellowship requires a level of independence and initiative, but Fellows will receive support and resources. Bus Staff will mentor all fellows, offering one-on-one guidance, professional development, skill assessments, and political mentorship. We will support you both during and after the program, especially into any further pursuits in politics and organizing.

Eligibility: Applicants aged at least 18 years old by the start of the program who live in Washington State. The program will be run in-person with a combination of classroom learning and field activities. We are prioritizing applicants from the following regions: South Seattle, South King County, Pierce County, Pullman, Spokane, Yakima, Bellingham and Vancouver.

Homestays: We are requiring people to be in the Seattle area to maximize the summer experience. If you live beyond a reasonable commute to the city, we will be coordinating homestays where we will match you with a host who will provide: a room with a bed, access to a bathroom, kitchen, and Wi-Fi connection.

Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to social justice and anti-racist learning and activism
• Enthusiasm to talk to their peers and get them to become civically engaged
• Creativity in problem-solving and a solution-oriented approach
• Ability to work independently, with proactive communication skills
• Punctuality, reliability, and adherence to deadlines
• Positive attitude with an emphasis on celebrating successes
• Consistent follow-through on assigned tasks

Prior Experience: While we value any previous work and internship experience, it is not mandatory. We are primarily seeking candidates with a strong passion for civic engagement and social justice in Washington State and who are ready to get their peers and community civically mobilized.

Diversity and Inclusion: We prioritize young people who are underrepresented in politics and advocacy work in our programming, meaning we highly encourage young people of color, young queer people, young working class people, and other folks with marginalized identities or barriers to access in politics to apply to our programming. We are really looking for future leaders passionate about learning more about civic engagement and social justice in Washington State.

Application Process: To apply, simply fill out and submit bit.ly/BUSFELLOW25 Please note that the application process might be time-consuming. We recommend copying the questions and editing your answers in a separate document before submitting, as you cannot save your progress on the google form. Applications are accepted and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis throughout the application period. We highly encourage you to apply early, as we won’t have the capacity to interview all applicants. For applicants that advance, the majority of interviews will take place from April 11th through April 22nd.

Deadlines: The priority deadline is April 8th, 2025 and the application form will close April 22nd. You can expect to hear back from us by May 7th at the latest, but our goal is to make offers well before that.

If you have any questions about the fellowship itself, please reach out to For questions about the application process, contact .

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21