Calgary ACORN Community Organizer

ACORN Calgary Rent Control Campaign Field Organizer

Your Job Title: ACORN Rent Control Campaign Field Organizer

Where you will work: Calgary ACORN offices in CommunityWise (223 12 Ave SW)

Wage: $19.12 per hour probation, then $19.59

Training is Provided: Those with experience may start at a higher wage

Job Summary: Rents are literally out of control in Alberta – your job will be to reach tenants bearing the brunt of the housing crisis and activate them in ACORN’s Rent Control and Eviction Protection campaign.

This is a field organizing position, not a desk job.

Three main roles of the job:

• Outreach: Door Knocking, Street Canvassing, Petitioning to bring new people into the organization and then linking them to the existing membership and campaigns.
• Fundraising: Maintain and grow ACORN’s existing base of monthly member dues and donations...