Community Organizer

Are you passionate about building parent and youth power to ensure equitable access to high quality public education? Join us as a community organizer to find, train and coach parent and youth leaders so they can amplify their voice and build grassroots power to transform communities and improve the education system for all students in the State of Washington.

As a school-based Community/Family Organizer, you will be responsible for supporting the development of parent leadership to improve our local community as well as advocate for supportive policies for public charter schools. This role requires effective partnership with school leaders and staff, families, community-based organizations, public officials and other local, regional and statewide stakeholders.

This is a full-time exempt position which may require weekend and evening hours that may require local travel and is a grant funded role with an end date on or before June 30th, 2024.

What if all students graduated high school with the knowledge, skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled life? This is the question that guides our mission at Summit Public Schools.

Summit is a leading network of public schools that prepare a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society. We operate 12 schools serving over 4,500 students in the Bay Area and Washington state. 100% of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average.

We need exceptional, diverse, and mission-aligned individuals to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life. Join us!

• Promote Summit’s vision, mission, and values through community relationship building.
• Identify, train and develop parent and family leaders in the principles and practices of community organizing in order to build powerful parent-driven school-based organizing committees.
• Develop and manage relationships with a broad base of constituents from targeted neighborhoods (including faith-based institutions, public officials, local government agencies, social service agencies) as well as teachers and school leaders at your school site, and cultivate their support for the local and statewide issue campaigns developed by parent leaders from the school site.
• Conduct at least 15 one-to-one visits with parents, community members and staff members every week.
• Build the capacity of parents to understand the Washington state and Seattle/Tacoma area educational landscape for charter schools, the interests of key decision-makers, and the power of an organized grassroots community.
• In partnership with school/network leadership staff, support the school’s successful reauthorization by the Washington State Charter Commission.
• Collaborate with school and network staff to remain informed on the local education political landscape and develop coordinated grasstops-grassroots strategies.
• Over time, build and manage multiple parent organizing committees that drive local campaigns around community or education system issues.
• Plan and coordinate large public forums and meetings, led by parent leaders.
• Collaborate and coordinate with other charter schools and the Washington Charter Association staff on local and statewide policy campaigns.
• Participate in local and regional staff development sessions with organization partners.
• Participate in administrative activities as required.

• Commitment toupholdSummit’svalues,belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life
• Bachelor’sDegree preferred
• Work experience in low-income communities.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders and communities.
• Ability to take initiative, to work as an individual or team, and to handle a fast-paced setting, with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively, including speaking in small and large group settings.
• Strong strategic thinking skills and an ability to analyze policies and political institutions.
• Ability to develop parent…