Senior Community Organizer

Responsibilities:

1.      Work with the Director of Community Organizing on developing and carrying out community organizing initiatives that build resident power and result in improved quality of life.

2.      Support the implementation of Children Hospital’s "Children’s Health Equity

Initiative”  (CHEQ), for The Living Safely in Jackson Square Coalition, including

activities such as:

•   Leading an awareness and recruitment campaign for residents who will shape the focus of priorities including economic security, safety, and community asset building.

•   Support the Mildred Hailey Apartments Tenant Task Force and other community leaders in the Jackson Square area.

•   Provide trainings to residents on leadership development, advocacy and related

topics.

•   Establish a Neighborhood Leaders’ Network, empowering residents to take on leadership

roles in addressing their community concerns.

•   Help coordinate the Leadership

Development, Advocacy and Safety working group, in coordination with other coalition members.

3.      Coordinate JPNDC's information and outreach efforts around economic prosperity programs, workshops, and other partnership opportunities.

4.      Work with the Organizing team to provide organizing support to residents of JPNDC’s housing portfolio and to residents of public housing developments, including:

· Promote leadership development and resident engagement through one-on-one, strategy meetings, leadership trainings, coaching and resident engagement activities.

·  Support residents’ participation in their buildings, resident associations and neighborhood activities.

·   Support community building projects and initiatives identified by the residents and the larger community.

5.  Support the Director of Community Organizing to recruit a diverse group of residents from Boston neighborhoods to participate on JPNDC Organizing and other leadership Committees.

6.      Support other activities of the department and JPNDC overall. Other duties may

be assigned.