New York State Community Organizer
New York State Community Organizer
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$ 65000 - 70000
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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a longterm commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York States first harm reductionbased OASASlicensed 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 highend thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a muchloved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information visit www.housingworks
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.
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.
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
Compensation Range: $65000 $70000 commensurate with experience
Overview:
The New York State Organizer oversees Housing Works contributions to statewide organizing for Housing Works and the Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA)
Responsibilities:
Primary:
- 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 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
- Understanding of and commitment to aggressive advocacy on HIV/AIDS and homelessness
- Toplevel 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 multilevel 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 nighttime 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 environmentUp to four days a week in the office depended on joint advocacy department decisions.
- Staff conducting work in the field is considered inperson office work. Fieldwork is considered inperson meetings and activities outside of the office that are advocacyrelated or Housing Works official business.
Employment Type
Full Time
