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Community Organizer, Youth Community Organizing Program

Sociedad Latina, a non-profit organization serving youth and their families in the Mission Hill neighborhood and the Greater Boston Area, is looking for a creative, organized professional with a background in education and experience working with youth. The Community Organizer will work in partnership with youth and parents to identify issues, potential solutions, and lead organizing campaigns that bring about positive changes for the youth and families of Mission Hill and Boston at-large.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all activities of the Youth Community Organizing Program, focusing on education reform and parent engagement.
• Recruit youth and parents from Mission Hill and the City of Boston to participate in the activities of community organizing initiatives.
• Conduct on-going recruitment of youth and parents and develop culturally competent, bilingual materials related to the program.
• Coordinate activities/trainings/meetings for youth that develop leadership and multi-media skills, promote participation in civic life, and focus on issues that pertain to their community.
• Overseeing planning and facilitation of community organizing initiatives, including volunteer recruitment, events, press, partnerships.
• Work in partnership with youth and parents to explore issues affecting them and their families related to health, education, and quality of life issues; develop action oriented strategies for change.
• Work closely with partner organizations on community organizing initiatives.
• Work closely with all Sociedad Latina staff to link youth and parents of SL into community organizing initiatives.
• Support the Latinos in Leadership Action and Change (LILAAC) parent organizing program and education-related initiatives.
• Conduct community outreach and assessments to determine organizing initiatives.
• Facilitate positive communication and build relationships between Sociedad Latina and parents of the LILAAC program.
• Facilitate positive communication and build relationships between Sociedad Latina and parents of youth program participants.
• Work in partnership with youth community organizers and Program Director on different organizing initiatives alongside youth community organizing campaigns.
• Responsible for data collection, grant reporting and evaluation, including preparation of Outcome Measurement Reports.
• Works alongside additional Community Organizer.
• Reports to Program Director.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Must have 2-3 years professional experience in direct community organizing within urban neighborhoods.

Qualifications Include:

• A commitment to and experience working with youth.
• Interpersonal and cultural sensitivity
• Good communication and written skills
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)
• Comfort/willingness in working with ages 6-21 and with parents.
• Applicant must have excellent management, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Must be willing to work 11-7 PM, some weekends and evenings.

Education Required:

B.A. in Policy, Education or related field, working with urban youth and/or programs for urban youth.

How to Apply:
Send cover letter and resume to:
Sociedad Latina
Attention:
Nicole d’Avis
1530 Tremont Street
Roxbury MA 02120

Or email to nicole@sociedadlatina.org
Resumes must be accompanied by a cover letter.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Sociedad Latina is an Affirmative Action/EOE Employer