PA Community Canvasser: work for a better PA

Join us for door-to-door canvassing throughout the Wyoming Valley and Poconos!

Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fight for a more just economy. UNITE HERE is looking for students, recent graduates, and working-class people interested in learning the skills necessary to organize and fight for economic justice, fairer workplaces, and a multiracial democracy.

Community Canvassing with UNITE HERE is a hands-on learning experience. Canvassers will:

• Have organizing conversations with local community members and build coalitions with other groups to fight for the Pennsylvania we deserve
• Learn how to have deep organizing conversations about the things that matter to you and your community
• Get involved in the movement to build worker power in Eastern and North-Eastern PA.

Please provide a resume and two professional references (name, job title, phone number) with your application!

Qualifications:

The canvasser position is an entry-level position. No experience with canvassing is necessary. Successful applicants, however, will have the following characteristics:

• Punctual and reliable
• Good communication skills
• Outgoing personality - enjoys meeting and talking to people
• Energetic and enthusiastic
• Committed to advancing immigrants’ rights, renters' rights, and workers’ rights
• Interested in/passionate about voting and civic participation

Terms of Employment:

• The Community Canvasser position is a full-time position
• The Community Canvasser position is a temporary position
• Applicants will also be eligible for future positions
• Canvassers with interest and demonstrated capacity will also have the opportunity for promotion to leadership positions on our canvass team.
• We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, people of color, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pay: $20.00 per hour.

Benefits: Excellent health benefits available at $5/week.

Schedule:

Our current canvass schedule is as follows (all times are subject to change):

Tuesday-Saturday: 11 am – 7 pm with a 1-hr lunch break from 2-3 (paid!)

Sunday and Monday: off.

Please note: Applicants should reply with a resume and the names, titles and phone numbers of two professional references!