New York State Community Organizer Job at Housing Works, New York, NY

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  • Housing Works
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Compensation Range: $65,000 - $70,000 commensurate with experience


Benefits:
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.


Overview:

The New York State Organizer oversees Housing Works’ contributions to statewide organizing for Housing Works and the Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA)


Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate advocacy participation by Housing Works clients, C2EA members, and coalition partners
  • Carry out advocacy and lobbying work with elected officials and staff in Albany and in legislators’ home districts
  • Lead the development and execution of New York state C2EA and Housing Works advocacy campaigns and events
  • Supervise advocacy and organizing by Housing Works client peer organizer
  • Represent Housing Works with regional, state and local AIDS, AIDS housing, harm reduction, people of color, LGBT, antipoverty, public health and other activist organizations and coalitions.

Issue Areas:

  • HIV/AIDS, including domestic and global initiatives;
  • AIDS housing, homelessness & supportive housing;
  • Medicaid, Medicare and other federal health care programs;
  • Substance abuse and mental health;
  • Harm reduction;
  • Civil rights for people living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities;
  • LGBT rights
  • Decriminalization efforts

Job Requirements:

  • Understanding of and commitment to aggressive advocacy on HIV/AIDS and homelessness
  • Top-level organizing, writing, supervision and teamwork skills
  • Experience in writing, editing and electronic communications, including competence in current database, web, and publishing software and hardware, including HTML as necessary
  • Understanding of and commitment to harm reduction principles
  • Ability to carry out culturally appropriate and racially aware organizing work
  • Ability to speak Spanish and/or other languages a plus
  • Commitment to multi-level advocacy, including direct action and civil disobedience
  • Occasional heavy lifting and physically moving of items for events and activities related to advocacy efforts.
  • Occasional evening and night-time meetings, as well as weekend and overtime hours, are required.
  • Travel to strategic locations in New York State as it relates to supporting city policies, resources, and relationships.
  • Frequent travel and stays in Albany and other areas of the state.
  • Hybrid work environment—Up to four days a week in the office depended on joint advocacy department decisions.
  • Staff conducting work in the field is considered in-person office work. Fieldwork is considered in-person meetings and activities outside of the office that are advocacy-related or Housing Works official business.

Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at recruitment@housingworks.org

Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit


Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.


This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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