Program Associate - Los Angeles, United States - Kiwa

Description

Job Title:
Program Associate

About


KIWA:
KIWA is a multiracial worker center, with roots in the Korean progressive movement.

Founded in 1992 in Koreatown, Los Angeles, the mission of KIWA is to build the power of immigrant workers and residents and to organize a progressive grassroots leadership to transform our workplaces and communities, in Koreatown and beyond.

KIWA has achieved victories in the restaurant and market industries and shaped the culture of work in Koreatown.

We engage in policy campaigns, affordable housing advocacy, workplace campaigns, and worker- and tenant services in Spanish, Korean, and English.

We are a membership-based organization open to all with a mostly Latinx and Korean base.

Community organizing and community leadership development are central to our work and key to our vision for a more just society.

We work in the areas of workers' rights and workplace justice, tenants' rights and affordable housing, and cultural resistance.

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our organization and work as part of a community dedicated to a more just, verdant, and livable community, city, and world.

Job DutiesVisit residential neighborhoods and public spaces to distribute materials on programPrepare and facilitate informational trainings to small groups in community spacesPotential to conduct outreach via phone and text message bankingAttend trainings to ensure program deliverables are consistently met or exceededCollect contact information for future outreach efforts

Qualifications

Must be able to navigate through neighborhoods and speak to tenants and workersIntegrity and mature judgmentOptimistic, community-oriented attitudeBilingual English and Spanish or English and Korean highly preferredPassion for workers, immigrant, and tenants rights


Employment Status:
At-will, non-exempt


Period:
September October 2024, with possibility of extension

Salary Information:
$22 - $28/hour based on performance and tenure

Work Schedule:
Up to 20 hours/week. Extra hours as approved by supervisor only. Generally, Monday through Friday; includes some weeknights, early mornings, and weekends.
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