Family & Schools Community Organizer

Firm: Walk San Francisco
Location:
San Francisco

Payment: Paid
Category: Community Development
Contact: Josie Ahrens
josie@walksf.org

Posted: Mar 1, 2018

Walk San Francisco seeks an enthusiastic, experienced Community Organizer to grow the impact
of a small, dynamic organization. The Families & Schools Community Organizer will represent
Walk San Francisco and participate as a member in the SF Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Partnership. The Organizer will work within several underserved communities organizing students,
parents, and neighbors around pedestrian safety issues in communities disproportionately
impacted by traffic violence. The Organizer will empower and train parents/caregivers at a
specific number of schools or via SRTS Neighborhood Task Forces to advocate for safety
improvements around schools. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of families and youth
walking, biking, taking transit, and carpooling to school while developing and implementing
campaigns to win important transportation investments that support pedestrian safety, such as
Vision Zero projects.

This position involves grassroots and grasstops organizing, interacting with parents/caregivers of
diverse backgrounds, as well as with City staff and leaders by email, phone, in person, text, etc.
This position reports to the Senior Community Organizer and has potential for growth along with
the organization.


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