Montgomery County Tenant Organizer  

CASA de Maryland Synopsis:

CASA de Maryland’s primary mission is to work with the community to improve the quality of life and fight for equal treatment and full access to resources and opportunities for low-income Latinos and their families. CASA works with other low-income immigrant communities, makes its programs and activities available to them, and joins with other organizations to advocate for social, political, and economic justice for all low-income communities.

Department Synopsis:

The Community Organizing and Political Action Department identifies, trains, and organizes community members to create long-term improvements in neighborhoods, jobs, and lives through strategies including communications, collective direct action, and voter education and mobilization.

Position Synopsis:

 The Montgomery County Tenant Organizer performs a variety of tasks to build power by organizing and developing leaders in Montgomery County among tenants in Long Branch. 

Department / Program:

Community Organizing and Political Action / Montgomery County

CASA Site:

All Centers, Based in Silver Spring. It may change according to CASA needs.

Classification:

 Full time, exempt 2

Hours:

Monday through Friday, it may include Saturdays, some weekends, and evening hours

Direct Supervisor:

Montgomery County Lead Organizer

Salary:

$35,000 - $45,750 plus benefits

Duties/ Responsibilities:

Duties may include, but are not limited to, some of the following which are discussed and prioritized by the employee and supervisor, and reflected in individual and program annual workplans: 

·         Coordinate with Lead Organizer and community educators to recruit CASA members through door-to-door outreach in Long Branch

·         Coordinate the training and involvement of tenants in neighborhood crime safety programs utilizing methodologies employed by county and state-supported neighborhood watch programming and federal Department of Justice Weed and Seed.

·         Identify and maintain relationships with core policing officials for neighborhoods including local police and sheriff offices, states attorney, and federal authorities as needed; facilitating their coordination as needed in addressing with tenants and management companies, local crime hotspots

·         Organize and participate together with tenant leaders in negotiation meetings with apartment complex owners and county officials to improve conditions in housing.

·         Identify with tenant leaders, priority local development projects and engage in campaigns to ensure that such development meets the needs of low-income neighborhood residents

·         Identify leaders to get involved in organizing campaigns through in-depth interviewing, and provide ongoing leadership development training and opportunities in conjunction with Lead Organizer and Montgomery County team.

·         Ensure active involvement of tenants in state and national campaigns

·         Facilitate organizational meetings, events, and training participation.

·         Represent and facilitate leaders in representing CASA when necessary before the media, legislative bodies and legislators, community meetings, coalitions, and funders.

·         Interpret for community members when necessary to facilitate their involvement in the campaign.

·         Active involvement in the Montgomery County and statewide COPA teams in conducting trainings, supporting local actions, and providing joint leadership opportunities. 

·         Develop and maintain strategic relationships with local and state elected officials, civic associations and condo boards, faith leaders, businesses, and other strategic allies and form and staff coalitions as needed to obtain political goals.  

·         Build power through voter registration and education campaigns, ally development, and participation in coalitions or networks as assigned. 

·         Performing database entry and writing regular reports.

·         Support the development and expansion of the membership program. 

·         Meet deadlines established by supervisor and in Department and individual workplan.

·         Participate actively in the annual planning process, including developing and executing individual workplans, evaluating and providing feedback on plans as the year progresses.

·         Think creatively about ways to improve further his/her specific job and CASA as an organization.

·         The work will be assigned to the specific areas of the specified counties according to the workplan.

·         And other duties assigned by supervisor related to position.

Qualifications:

• Ability to perform all of the duties outlined above.
• Deep commitment to social change and to growing CASA as a membership organization in which members have decision-making authority. 
• Minimum of two years experience in political and grassroots organizing; experience and knowledge of neighborhood development campaigns, including federal and state public safety campaigns, highly preferred.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish, French is a plus.
• Ability to maintain a database and high comfort level with basic computer programs, including Microsoft Word and Excel, and willingness to learn other needed computer programs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple ongoing projects.
• Time flexibility - Early morning, late evening, and weekend hours are common.
• Valid US Driver’s License and own transportation is a must.
• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

·         Experience working with immigrant or low-income communities. 

Please send all cover letters and resumes to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; CC to gandrade@casamd.org . The name of the position applied for must be included in the subject line of the e-mail. For more information about CASA de Maryland please visit our website at www.casademaryland.org

This is a union position, represented in collective bargaining by a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Communication Workers of America, Local WBNG 32035 - Communication Workers of America (CWA). If you are offered and accept this position, you will be invited to become a member of the union. All bargaining unit positions require membership or agency fee payer status..

CASA de Maryland, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or sexual orientation