Canvasser - 2025 Redistricting - Tulare

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Summary:   

The Tulare County Canvasser engages voters on campaign messaging per a legally-vetted script and carries out related follow-up outreach activities going door to door, making phone calls, and/or texting under the supervision of the Team Lead. The person in this role should be strongly motivated to do community organizing work, able to converse enthusiastically in person, over the phone, and by text to contact and mobilize the community. Training and scripts are provided. This position is central to mass mobilizing young voters/ voters of color via volunteer recruitment, community organizing, and community voter engagement events in relation to the November 4, 2025 Special Election.

Community  Outreach (80%)

• Performs door-to-door canvassing primarily, and in occasions web-based phone and text-banking to contact the community


• Able to work 4 to 6 hour sessions, usually 5 days a week. Schedules may vary based on external conditions.


• Participates in training sessions on community organizing skills in order to move the community to vote in the November 4 Special Election.   


• Maintains professional and engaging conversations with the community members and peers & adheres to script


• Work closely with supervisor and staff to support the evaluation of canvassing and phonebanking sessions.


• Will document voter contact data and report on a daily basis to lead staff

Volunteer Recruitment (10%)

• Conducts volunteer recruitment through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, texting, and community events outreach


• Carries out professional and engaging conversations with voters and peers


• Enters voter contact data and pledge forms


• Supports administrative pieces of campaign work such as making photocopies, organizing materials, etc. as assigned

OTHER DUTIES (10%)

• Documents youth-led activities and narratives for our social media channels, as directed by communications staff


• Provides support at organizational events as needed


• Works in good faith to support the overall stability and effectiveness of the organization 


• Submits any and all required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner


• Additional duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• One year of experience with voter engagement campaigns or customer service preferred


• Passion and commitment for to working with young people of color, low-income immigrants, and refugees, especially from an intersectional perspective, including LGBTQIA+ communities 


• Familiarity with grassroots organizing, advocacy and electoral engagement techniques a plus


• Able to communicate in an outgoing, enthusiastic and persuasive manner 


• Strong attention to detail


• Strong time management skills


• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment


• Strong verbal communication skills


• Must be computer-literate, with basic skills in word processing, spreadsheets, web/email applications, and other work-related applications


• Flexible, team-oriented approach to problem-solving


• Bilingual or multilingual, with English-Spanish skills a plus 


• Must be able to work flexible hours; some evenings and weekends required 


• Must have a working cell phone with a data plan and a working home Internet connection with adequate speed


• If assigned to drive for business, must have unlimited access to a reliable automobile and have the ability to drive; if driving own car, proof of adequate insurance coverage required


• Based in or near Tulare, California 


• Because of the job duties of this position, a criminal background check will be required as a condition of an employment offer

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Position is located at satellite office in Tulare, California 


• Work on the ground during the weekend for canvassing shifts


• While performing the duties of this position, the employee frequently travels by automobile or public transit and works outside and is thus exposed to changing weather conditions


• When working inside an office, this position is not exposed to weather conditions


• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: (The conditions and requirements below are representative of those required for an employee to successfully meet the essential requirements of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees to meet these requirements.)

• Walks outside 80% of the time, and sits at a desk 20% of the time, which includes typing on a computer and mouse 40% of that time and talking on the phone 40% of that time


• Regularly required by the duties of this job to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell


• Carries 15 pounds of supplies about once a day over medium distances (20–30 feet)


• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds


• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required.  The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned. This job may be reviewed as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Nothing described within this job description changes the at-will nature of employment for this role.

Employee Acknowledgment: I have read and understand the above job description in its entirety. I understand that the requirements of this position may be changed at any time in order to meet organizational needs, and that this job description may not include all duties and responsibilities. I further acknowledge that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position, and that it is the employee’s responsibility to inform human resources of the need for reasonable accommodation.