Community Organizer

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe we are most impactful when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose. We are committed to advancing health equity in communities along the Central Coast and we are taking focused steps to become an organization where every person feels a genuine sense of belonging. With this focus, we strongly encourage Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and members of the LGBTQ+ community to apply and help serve the needs of our communities. 

 

PPCCC is a trusted provider of high-quality, affordable reproductive health care along California’s Central Coast. Each year, PPCCC provides 35,000 people on the central coast with health care services; including sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, birth control, breast and cervical cancer screenings, vasectomies, and safe and legal abortion care at our six health center locations. PPCCC also provides comprehensive sexuality education programs to help adults and teens make healthy decisions, prevent unintended pregnancies, and avoid sexually transmitted infection.

 

JOB SUMMARY:                       

The Community Organizer is responsible for helping Planned Parenthood California Central Coast and Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund achieve its community outreach, legislative, and grassroots organizing goals. Key areas of focus will include working with the community engagement team and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California’s statewide office to implement the local and statewide advocacy field plan. This includes facilitating lobby days or days of action, coordinating regional phone banks and door-to-door canvassing efforts, doing community outreach, and recruiting volunteers.   

In Ventura County, the Community Organizer will develop the Raíz Program which aims to build sustainable, Latinx community-organizing teams to develop and execute issue-based campaigns and deepen Latinx community engagement. This position requires proficient level of Spanish language in order to develop and service the program. This is a grant-funded position.  Learn more about the Raíz Program here. 

  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

·      Implement and manage a field organizing program and coordinate grassroots advocacy campaigns designed to increase the number of Planned Parenthood supporters and activists. Build deep and intentional relationships with community members, partner organizations, and leaders who support cross-collaboration efforts with PPCCC  

·      Recruit, train, and mobilize volunteers and key legislative supporters in the region as needed to carry out grassroots organizing plans 

·      Manage grant-funded programs and grantor relationships.  This includes strategic planning, task management, regular reporting on outcomes, meeting deadlines, attending trainings, preparing narrative sections of grant reports, and all other grant duties and obligations 

·      Support the coordination and implementation of our Patient Advocacy Programs  

·      Coordinate and develop supportive student organizations at local colleges/universities  

·      Other job duties as assigned 

Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund 

·      Support PPCCAF’s public policy and advocacy work 

·      Engage, inform, and mobilize local communities on local and state election issues and Planned Parenthood-endorsed candidates & positions 

·      Coordinate and lead volunteer voter outreach and mobilization including voter registration, canvasses, phone/text banks, rallies, lobbying, and other forms of grassroots action 

·      Stay up to date on Planned Parenthood legislative priorities  

·      Increase the number of supporters who opt-in to receiving PPCCAF text and action alerts 

·      Other job duties as assigned 

  

QUALIFICATIONS:   

·      Fluent (verbal and writing) English and Spanish language skills are required. Mixteco language skills is a plus 

·      Desire and ability to supervise program participants and work with youth, college students, community members, patients, community partners, elected officials, key stakeholders, and other professionals 

·      Has a strong commitment to reproductive, social, and racial justice 

·      Cultural sensitivity and ability to understand and relate to people of all identities, ages, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds 

·      Willingness and ability to work remotely and evening and weekend hours 

·      Must have valid California driver’s license, reliable automobile transportation and insurance in accordance with California DMV requirements  

·      Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint), GoogleDocs, Canva, and Zoom 

·      Experience with constituent database systems 

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

·      Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred or two (2) or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience  

·      1 year experience in field/community organizing grassroots, outreach, advocacy, or campaign work

·      Experience with reproductive health advocacy strongly preferred 

·      Prior experience working with Latinx and/or Immigrant communities  

  

 

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast’s (PPCCC’s) compensation philosophy supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Each position has a salary based on market value and the organization’s pay levels.  The starting salary for this position is $ 26.53/hour with the opportunity for advancement.  As part of our commitment to pay equity, PPCCC does not negotiate salaries.