Canvasser (Part-Time) Job at The Connecticut Project, Middletown, CT

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  • The Connecticut Project
  • Middletown, CT

Job Description

Canvasser (Part-Time)

** This position is employed by Base Builder LLC an organization working to drive positive change and empower our communities. The Connecticut Project is a partner placement site.**

About The Connecticut Project

The Connecticut Project (TCP) is a social change organization that leverages strategies and tools to align around, invest in, advocate for, and generate real-world outcomes and systems change for people who are lower-income or asset-limited. We work for a just, thriving, and optimistic Connecticut where race, gender, income, geography, and other circumstances no longer predetermine opportunity. 

To achieve positive social and economic mobility in the state, we focus on increasing access to safe and affordable housing; ensuring every child has access to an affordable and high-quality early childhood education; increasing economic opportunity by improving access to financial safety net programs, well-paying, stable jobs, and wealth-building supports; and ensuring that our state’s governance and resources are responsive to and supportive of the needs of low-income and asset-limited people. Additionally, we support intersectional issues facing low-income and asset-limited households, including healthcare access, the criminal legal system, and the specific needs of immigrants. 

Position Overview

The Connecticut Project is seeking a motivated and outgoing individual to join our team as a Canvasser. The main duties of this position will involve going door to door in our target communities, surveying community members, creating relationships with people at the door, and moving people from door-to-door interactions to action around TCP priorities and campaigns. This is a part-time position managed by Base Builder, LLC.

Core Responsibilities

  • Conduct door to door canvassing/outreach in target communities
  • Survey community members on important issues
  • Build relationships with individuals at the door
  • Encourage community members to take action on key initiatives
  • Maintain accurate records of survey responses and interactions

Targeted Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Previous canvassing or community organizing experience preferred but not required
  • Passion for social justice and community engagement

Compensation

  • $25 per hour
  • Part-time position: Up to 15 hours per week
  • 10-week period (this is a temporary position)

How to Apply  
Applicants should submit a resume via our website . This posting will remain open until filled.

Base Builder LLC

This position is employed by Base Builder LLC an organization working to drive positive change and empower our communities. The Connecticut Project is a partner placement site. All employee compensation & employee management is done by Base Builder LLC.

The Connecticut Project

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work, Part time,

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