School-to-Prison Pipeline Campaign Organizer - Harriet Tubman Center
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Reports to: Youth Voice Lead Organizer
Supervises: Interns, Organizing Fellows
Salary Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
General Description: direct Harriet Tubman Center’s YOUTH VOICE project to build a youth-driven citywide coalition so that high school students can campaign to eliminate educational practices that increase school-to-prison pipelines. The campaigns would include eliminating zero tolerance for misbehavior and pressing for alternative practices and policies that encourage better learning and higher graduation rates.
Specific Duties:
Develop and implement a recruiting plan for a citywide youth-driven coalition that focuses on policies and practices that will decrease school-to-prison pipeline. The coalition must become powerful, sustainable, supported by leadership of participating organizations and in relationship to other Harriet Tubman projects.
Staff and train a committee of the YOUTH VOICE Executive Board that leads the effort to create the citywide coalition on the school-to-prison pipeline campaign.
Establish a curriculum and plan for leadership development with the citywide coalition, including their participation in research on best practices of reducing the school-to-prison pipeline.
Develop with the citywide coalition a one-year and 2-year action campaign plan around specific, winnable issues that would decrease to School-to-Pipeline. Outcomes should include:
Sign-on letter signed by principals, school authorities, superintendents in Detroit encouraging specific policies and practices;
Public declarations by school authorities and civic officials, pastors, other community leaders at YOUTH VOICE public meetings;
An alliance with Michigan Organizing Collaborative with each of their member organizations declaring support for Restorative Practices and conducting 3-4 strategic actions or delegatio0ns to key legislators and civic leaders to gain their support;
A meeting by YOUTH VOICE (Executive Board and the city-wide coalition)and allies across the state with the Michigan Board of Education.
With the YOUTH VOICE Lead Organizer and Tubman Director, research funding streams and develop proposals for long-term sustainability of the coalition.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidate must have a College Degree (or equivalent in experience); 2 years minimum organizing experience; significant experience working with high school age youth; at least 1 year experience as a staff member or key leader in a major institution (e.g., high school, congregation, agency); reliable transportation; excellent communication skills; valid driver’s license; good writing skills.
Application Procedure:
All applicants must apply for this position online. (Follow the link to "Apply for this Position")
Please have the following three (3) documents ready to upload to your online application:
An electronic file of your resume (preferably in PDF format) including 3 references and salary history;
A cover letter addressed to Bill O’Brien, Executive Director, Harriet Tubman Center, highlighting why are you applying for the position, what qualifies you for this community organizing position; and salary requirement;
A writing sample (demonstrating your ability to think critically and communicate effectively).
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If you need assistance or experience any technical difficulties with your online application, please contact careers@piconetwork.org. Resumes will not be accepted via this email address.
Applicants are strongly suggested to read “General Standards for Tubman Organizers” in www.tubmanorganizing.org/resources.