California Community Organizer

Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network is a national member-based organization committed to building a more just and caring economy starting in our homes and communities.

Hand in Hand organizes people who employ domestic workers to make their homes fair and equitable workplaces, as well as to act in solidarity with domestic workers in their fight to win legal rights and protections.

Hand in Hand also works on campaigns that demand public investment in care for families, people with disabilities and older adults. This includes expanded access to home care and childcare as well as family-sustaining wages for workers.

Hand in Hand is seeking a full-time organizer to build our base of domestic employers and mobilize them toward a future where care work is recognized and valued.

Reporting to the Lead California Organizer, the California Community Organizer will play a key role in growing our membership and building members’ leadership skills to move our local, statewide, and national campaigns forward. You'll be part of a team that is mobilizing grassroots members to advocate for domestic worker rights and affordable long-term care. You’ll also support popular education for employers to change conditions in the home.

Base building & leadership development (65%):

Engage domestic employers through dynamic outreach efforts, including canvassing and phone banking, to deliver educational materials and organizing opportunities.

Organize domestic employers and other supporters to mobilize for in-person and digital actions and work on campaigns to transform the domestic work industry and the care economy, including occasional travel within California.

Recruit domestic employers and allies to join Hand in Hand through one-on-one meetings.

Empower members by helping to develop their leadership skills, including through supporting political education and organizing skills trainings.

Coach members to create impactful testimonies.

Cultivate relationships with local and state organizations to reach new potential members and represent the organization in coalition work.

Support programming, recruitment for, and logistics for local meetings, workshops, actions, webinars, and events.

Employer Education (25%):

Co-lead educational workshops on fair employment practices for domestic employers to shift individual practices and build a culture that values care work.

Conduct one-on-one meetings and follow-up with workshop participants.

Track participation and evaluation data for reporting.

Grow members’ workshop facilitation skills.

Other Organizational Duties (10%):

Participate in biweekly Hand in Hand staff meetings, grassroots fundraising, and organizational evaluation and planning.

3+ years of community and/or labor organizing experience (volunteer or paid)

Strategic thinker who can apply a sharp understanding of organizing and power to your work

Excellent communication skills including active listening and the ability to receive and give feedback

Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently, follow through on projects, and ask for help when needed in a remote work environment

Excellent relational skills: works well with others and builds authentic relationships across lines of difference such as race, disability, gender, class, citizenship status, and sexual orientation

Agreement and alignment with Hand in Hand’s mission and modeling of organizational values, and commitment to learn and operate within our norms and organizational culture

Understanding of systemic oppression, with an emphasis on racism, ableism, and privilege

Experience with facilitating meetings and leading workshops

Good time management skills and ability to prioritize competing demands

Proficiency with Google Suite, Dropbox, Slack, and Zoom.