[Jobs] New York: Coordinator for the "Safe and Just Cleaning Research and Action Campaign"

[Leora Lawton]

*FULL TIME  COORDINATOR FOR THE **“SAFE & JUST CLEANING RESEARCH AND ACTION
CAMPAIGN” *



Make the Road New York (www.maketheroadny.org) is a non-profit organization
that builds the power of Latino and working-class communities to achieve
dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative
education, and survival services.  We have 21,000+ members and operate five
community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port
Richmond, Staten Island, Brentwood, Long Island; and White Plains,
Westchester.

MRNY’s Workers’ Health and Safety Program serves thousands of immigrant
workers per year through a combination of training on a variety of health
and safety topics and community-based research across various low-wage
industries.  The Program aims to develop the skills and leadership of
community members to create more resilient, safe and healthy workplaces in
a variety of industries across the city through dynamic training for
immigrant workers, train-the-trainer programming, and community-based
participatory research on occupational health and safety.  This Program is
housed within MRNY’s Organizing Department (Worker Organizing Team) and
strives to connect participants to our broader worker organizing and
systemic change efforts.

*Current Opening:*

MRNY seeks a highly motivated, organized, and dedicated individual to join
our dynamic workers’ health and safety team.  The focus of this position
will be leading the day-to-day management of our research and public health
action campaign, “Safe and Just Cleaning” - a multilevel campaign that aims
to reduce the adverse health effects, and the associated disease burden,
experienced by low-wage immigrant workers due to the use of cleaning
chemicals at work and home.  This position will support a research project
that MRNY is doing collaboratively with the Barry Commoner Center for
Health and the Environment at Queens College, CUNY and the Icahn School of
Medicine at Mt. Sinai. Using a participatory research model, workers and
community members will gain skills and knowledge to recognize their
exposures and potential risks; this will lay the basis for building a joint
worker-community advocacy effort that directly address the multi-layered
impact of dangerous chemicals on cleaners’ and their communities.

The Coordinator for the “Safe and Just Cleaning” research and action
campaign will, among other things:

•    Assist in the planning of meetings, outreach initiatives, trainings,
and collection of research data;

•    Contribute to reports and other correspondence with project grantor(s);

•    Collaborate extensively with team members to conduct project planning
and assessment;

•    Ensure connection of work performed across departments and partner
organizations connects to the overall goals of the Safe and Just Cleaning
campaign

•    Assist the work of the broader worker’s health and safety program as
needed.

•    Supervise 1 staff member, and coordinate the work of member-volunteers.



*Requirements:*

•      Must be fluent in English (written and spoken) and at least near
fluent in Spanish (spoken);

•      Strong organizational, interpersonal, writing, and communication
skills;

•      Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team, proven
ability to problem-solve, and engage in positive conflict resolution and
constructive solution-oriented conversation;

•      Demonstrated ability to work independently while moving work forward
in strategic and efficient ways as well as identifying when
guidance/support is needed;

•      Demonstrated commitment to social justice and cultural humility and
interest in building a grassroots movement with community organizations;

•      Be able to work some evenings and possibly some weekends;

•      Strong command of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;

•      While the position is based in our Queens office, the applicant will
split their time coordinating activities at Queens College, CUNY, and must
be willing to travel to our offices in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and
Staten Island.



*Preferences:*

•      Two to five years of project coordination experience and/ or
master’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, or related field

•      Knowledge of community-based participatory research;

•      Experience collaborating with community organizers is a plus;



*Compensation and Benefits:*

Competitive annual salary based on a democratically designed salary scale,
depending on relevant work experience, education, and other factors ranging
from $48,000 to $53,000 MRNY offers a generous benefit package including
health insurance and 401K.



*How to Apply: *

Please send a resume and cover letter to JustCleaningCoordinator@
maketheroadny.org. Applications with no cover letter will not be reviewed.
Applications will be accepted until April 10 or until the position is
filled. Review of applications and interviews will begin immediately.



Make the Road New York is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer and seeks to insure equal opportunity and equal treatment of all
employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as
to race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age,
disability, marital status, gender identity, genetic information and sexual
orientation, in all employment decisions including but not limited to
hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, and all other terms
and conditions of employment.
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