Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 28,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer).  MRNY is a newly unionized workplace.

MRNY is a multi-service organization.  Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship preparation, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more."

Current Opening:

MRNY is seeking a Youth Organizer (temporary full time) to work with Youth Power Project leaders on Staten Island and engage young people in leadership development and organizing through our intensive 5 week Summer Youth Action Program.

The position is ideal for an energetic and community- driven individual a background related to education, social justice, community organizing and civic engagement. The selected candidate will work closely with the Youth Power Project (YPP) team to lead and implement Summer Youth Action, our cornerstone leadership development program which seeks to develop a strong base of youth leaders, nurture the leadership of our members and develop critical analysis and strategy to advance city-wide and state-wide campaigns.

This is a full-time temporary position requiring 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings and weekend commitments to support program activities and events. It will be based at our Staten Island community center. 

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Plan, facilitate and execute all components of the YPP 5 Week Summer Youth Action Program.
• Support a core group of SI summer program core leaders throughout the program.
• Provide support and training for 2 SI Summer Youth Organizing Fellows who will help co-lead the summer program. 
• Coordinate summer program logistics and track youth attendance. 
• Work with the YPP Team to coordinate on all summer program activities, events and actions.
• Attend weekly YPP staff meetings and contribute to program planning and team coordination.

Requirements:

• Eligible to work in the US 
• High School Diploma
• Committed to Make the Road New York’s mission 
• Possess a commitment to collective action and community organizing. 
• Work well under pressure 

Salary and Benefits:

MRNY offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, personal days. The hourly range for this position is from $28.68 to $29.72.

How to Apply:

Please attach cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New York career center.

Make the Road believes that social change is best achieved through grassroots community-based organizing that flows directly from and engages the community demanding the change. As a membership-based organization, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, criminal history, or Veteran status. We strongly encourage those from historically excluded groups to apply.