Community Organizer – CLE

Community Organizer – All-Aboard Project

Communities: Lynn, Lawrence, and Haverhill

The Center for Law and Education (CLE) is a nonprofit committed to eliminating systemic barriers to high-quality public education. For over five decades, CLE has advanced educational equity through legal advocacy, policy reform, and partnerships with students, families, and communities. CLE’s work centers low-income students, students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and students of color—fighting to ensure they receive the rigorous education and full rights they are entitled to under the law.

The All-Aboard Project is an initiative to address the systemic misuse of the MCAS-Alt (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System–Alternate Assessment), which inappropriately tracks students with disabilities into less rigorous educational pathways. Focusing on the high-need districts of Lynn, Lawrence, and Haverhill, the project combines legal advocacy, community outreach, and policy reform to challenge discriminatory practices and empower families, educators, and advocates to demand change.

The Community Organizer will play a vital role in building grassroots power and engaging families, students, educators, and community leaders in the All-Aboard Project. This person will lead outreach, support local partnerships, and drive community education efforts to elevate awareness of MCAS-Alt misuse and advance equity in special education placement and access to general curriculum.

• Design and distribute culturally relevant outreach materials to engage community stakeholders.
• Identify and build relationships with key community leaders, including parents, students, teachers, and local advocates.
• Recruit and register community participants for stakeholder workshops and events.

• At least 3 years of experience in grassroots organizing, community outreach, education advocacy, or related fields.
• Deep knowledge of and commitment to education equity, disability rights, and racial justice.
• Experience working directly with low-income communities, families of students with disabilities, and/or multilingual learners.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Bilingual/bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply (Spanish or other languages prevalent in Lynn, Lawrence, and Haverhill).
• Ability to travel within Massachusetts, especially to Lynn, Lawrence, and Haverhill.

Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Fran Smith (fmith) with the subject line: CLE Community Organizer Application [Last Name]. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

This is a contract position. Fifteen to twenty hours a week at @$25.00 an hour with no benefits.

CLE is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or to other non-work-related factors. CLE strives to foster a healthy, inclusive environment where all staff, clients, and community members are valued, empowered and recognized.