FULL TIME with benefits
Job Description
Maryland Communities United is in search of a self- motivated individual who will organize the parents’ of school age BCPSS children on behalf of the Baltimore Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS).
Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools- AROS
The Baltimore Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools is a coalition of parents, educators, students, school staff, and community groups fighting for an equitably funded, quality public education system. Participating organizations have a rich history of deep community organizing in the City, learning from the successes and failures of past coalitions, we came together to create a new alliance that would win the public schools Baltimore City’s students deserve.
While we started less than 6 months ago, Baltimore AROS groups already include: Organizing Black, Baltimore Teachers Union, AFT-MD, Students Organizing for a Multicultural and Open Society (SOMOS), ACLU-MD, Baltimore Algebra Project, Communities United, Teachers Democracy Project (TDP), Good Kids MAAD City Baltimore, Baltimore Movement Of Rank and file Educators (BMORE), Palestinian Youth Movement DMV Chapter, and Baltimoreans for Educational Equity (BEE).
Maryland Communities United
Communities United is a grassroots, membership organization of low to moderate income individuals and families in Maryland. Our mission is leadership development and community organizing that builds power to win transformative change for social, economic, and racial justice. Our current organizing-model focuses on ex-offender enfranchisement and quality of life, expansion of sustainable public community schools, effective approaches to addiction that reduce harm and support recovery, reducing violence, defunding police to refund communities, promoting trauma-informed policies and resilience in Baltimore, and confronting horrible housing conditions low-income residents suffer in Baltimore.
The Parent Organizer supports the work of the AROS table and is beholden to the expectations of the coalition, though managed by Communities United.
Job Title: Parent Organizer
Location: Baltimore City (Must have reliable transportation)
Primary Responsibilities:
CU organizers are responsible for engagement, activation, development and retention of members, developing a team of leaders and executing issue and/or infrastructure building campaigns. Organizer responsibilities include:
Primary Qualifications:
To be successful, organizers must have commitment to social, racial and economic justice and believe that those directly affected by issues of injustice must be at the forefront of efforts to change them. Organizing is a practice, and success requires dedication to all aspects of it to be successful – recruitment, leadership development, mobilization and reflection. Qualified candidates will have:
Salary & Benefits
Base: $42,500-$45,000 annually (room for negotiation with experienced applicants.)
Cell-phone Bill reimbursement
100% Employer Paid Health-care benefits
Mileage reimbursement
Paid Time Off
Federal Holidays Off
Amazing Staff to work with
Application Process:
Send resume and cover letter to ShaQ@communitiesunite.org with "Parent Organizer" in the subject heading of your email.
Maryland Communities United is in search of a self- motivated individual who will organize the parents’ of school age BCPSS children on behalf of the Baltimore Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS).
Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools- AROS
The Baltimore Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools is a coalition of parents, educators, students, school staff, and community groups fighting for an equitably funded, quality public education system. Participating organizations have a rich history of deep community organizing in the City, learning from the successes and failures of past coalitions, we came together to create a new alliance that would win the public schools Baltimore City’s students deserve.
While we started less than 6 months ago, Baltimore AROS groups already include: Organizing Black, Baltimore Teachers Union, AFT-MD, Students Organizing for a Multicultural and Open Society (SOMOS), ACLU-MD, Baltimore Algebra Project, Communities United, Teachers Democracy Project (TDP), Good Kids MAAD City Baltimore, Baltimore Movement Of Rank and file Educators (BMORE), Palestinian Youth Movement DMV Chapter, and Baltimoreans for Educational Equity (BEE).
Maryland Communities United
Communities United is a grassroots, membership organization of low to moderate income individuals and families in Maryland. Our mission is leadership development and community organizing that builds power to win transformative change for social, economic, and racial justice. Our current organizing-model focuses on ex-offender enfranchisement and quality of life, expansion of sustainable public community schools, effective approaches to addiction that reduce harm and support recovery, reducing violence, defunding police to refund communities, promoting trauma-informed policies and resilience in Baltimore, and confronting horrible housing conditions low-income residents suffer in Baltimore.
The Parent Organizer supports the work of the AROS table and is beholden to the expectations of the coalition, though managed by Communities United.
Job Title: Parent Organizer
Location: Baltimore City (Must have reliable transportation)
Primary Responsibilities:
CU organizers are responsible for engagement, activation, development and retention of members, developing a team of leaders and executing issue and/or infrastructure building campaigns. Organizer responsibilities include:
- Material development to support campaign work and training of parent advocates
- Ongoing outreach and recruitment of parents for PCAB, PTOs, & PTAs
- Building one-on-one relationships with 10-15 Baltimore Public Schools.
- Developing leadership of parents that builds their capacity to lead campaigns, including speaking to the media, organizing and facilitating meetings, leading public actions and events, and recruiting and leading parent organizations at their respective schools.
- Developing political consciousness and strategic abilities of parents through popular education, reflection, and developing appropriate educational materials.
- Collect data as appropriate and update the database weekly.
- Researching and building movement relationships on issues pertaining to school-based campaigns;
- Identify and recruit existing parent leaders in 25 schools.
- Build a relationship of trust with 25 of the most interested parents in schools that have been most disinvested
- Invite parents to join the the AROS table and build a parent committee that contributes to shaping our shared agenda
- Support parent leaders individually and collectively in organizing at their own schools, in building their knowledge of systemic issues and in deepening their own work with their school family councils, PTOs or other organized parent groups.
- Connect parents with teacher activists in their school.
- Encourage Parent leaders to build a community of other parent leaders within their school who in turn become ready to advocate across schools with AROS.
- Connect with PCAB, PTA leadership, and any other organized citywide parent groups to support existing citywide parents structures
- Support the AROS coalition through assisting with meeting agendas, organizing actions and gathering parent feedback on educational issues
- Attend School Board meetings, provide testimony as needed, and prep parents to testify and engage.
- Report Work products bi-weekly to the CU Organizing Director
Primary Qualifications:
To be successful, organizers must have commitment to social, racial and economic justice and believe that those directly affected by issues of injustice must be at the forefront of efforts to change them. Organizing is a practice, and success requires dedication to all aspects of it to be successful – recruitment, leadership development, mobilization and reflection. Qualified candidates will have:
- Experience working within Black and Brown communities.
- 2-5 years of organizing experience (labor, community, issue campaign or election related).
- Understanding of issues facing low income communities of color.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills – good attention to detail and well organized.
- Self-motivation – a proven ability to work independently.
- Patience and ability to work well with diverse groups and populations.
- Dedication and ability to work flexible hours, including some nights and weekends.
- Spanish/English bilingual a plus.
- Ability to be a team player and work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment
- A valid driver's license with regular access to a vehicle.
Salary & Benefits
Base: $42,500-$45,000 annually (room for negotiation with experienced applicants.)
Cell-phone Bill reimbursement
100% Employer Paid Health-care benefits
Mileage reimbursement
Paid Time Off
Federal Holidays Off
Amazing Staff to work with
Application Process:
Send resume and cover letter to ShaQ@communitiesunite.org with "Parent Organizer" in the subject heading of your email.
