2026 VR Team Lead - Tulare

Tulare Team Lead - 2026 VR

Tulare/Hybrid

$25/hr

Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Exempt, At-Will

Essential Job Duties

Power California is a multi-racial, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) charitable organization with a sibling 501(c)(4) organization, made up of on-the-ground community partners in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout the state. We are proudly one of the only statewide organizations dedicated to building the electoral power of young voters of color. Our mission is to harness the energy of young people of color to create a state that is fair, inclusive and just for everyone who calls California home. We elevate the voices of youth and young adults in our democracy and build their power to participate and lead in systems of government at all levels. As an employee of Power California, you will work alongside dedicated co-workers who are immersed in our mission.

Someone for whom creating change in the world is a value on your short list, and to whom making a difference in your community gets you up and going every day. Someone who delights in collaboration with others and achieving meaningful goals as a collective. Someone who values inclusion and the empowerment of low-income immigrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ communities and young people of color.

The Internal Program Team Lead works under the supervision of the Power California Senior Field Organizer to manage 2026 Voter Registration Campaign Organizers, engage voters on campaign messaging, and carry out outreach activities by conducting classroom presentations, doing tabling, doing outreach at events, going door-to-door, making communitie organizing work, highly skilled in conversing in-person, over the phone and by text to contact and mobilize voters/potential voters. This individual must also be able to support their supervisor and provide leadership to other organizers. This position is central to our sibling 501(c)(4) nonprofit PowerCA Action's internal program to mass mobilize young voters of color via volunteer recruitment, community organizing, and community voter events.

Staff Supervision (20%):

• Trains, manages, and develops a team of 2024 Voter Registration Campaign Organizers
• Is responsible for carrying out all required HR, payroll and finance-related supervisory duties in a timely, accurate, and legally-compliant manner

Campaign Coordination (20%):

• Copies and distributes campaign and logistical materials, as assigned
• Coordinates the set-up and clean-up for outreach activities of their team.
• Carries out assigned administrative work required to run outreach activities.
• Work closely with supervisor and staff to support the evaluation of outreach activities.

Community Outreach (20%):

• Participates in weekly training sessions on community organizing skills in order to move the community to take action on local issues.
• Coordinates and performs community outreach at classrooms, events, high visibility locations, and tabling.
• Coordinates and performs door-to-door canvassing, and web-based phone and text-banking to contact voters and/or potential voters
• Works regular 4 to 6-hour sessions plus 1 hour for extra setup and cleanup tasks, usually 4 days a week
• Maintains professional and engaging conversations with voters and peers & adheres to legally vetted script
• Reports voter contact data on a daily basis to lead staff, entering voter contact data and pledge forms in spreadsheet
• Attends and mobilizes community members to attend campaign events that can include City Council Meetings, Cultural Pop-ups, rallies, and others.

Volunteer Recruitment (20%):

• Helps recruit and train student leaders by conducting outreach activities at local high schools, colleges, and community events.
• Participates in the planning and coordinating of civic engagement trainings and student-led voter outreach activities on school campuses, in conjunction with educators and school staff
• Conducts volunteer recruitment through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, texting, and/or classroom presentations
• Carries out professional and engaging conversations with voters and peers
• Supports administrative pieces of campaign work, such as making photocopies, organizing materials, etc. as assigned

Youth Leadership Development (10%):

• Leads Organizing orientations and training for young people
• Helps design and implement our leadership development program for youth leaders

Other Duties (10):

• Documents student-led activities and narratives for our social media channels, as directed by communications staff, as assigned
• Carries out administrative tasks, as assigned
• Provides support at organizational events, as needed
• Works in good faith to support the overall stability and effectiveness of the organization
• Submits any and all required paperwork in a timely and accurate manner
• Additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• One year of experience with voter engagement campaigns or customer service preferred
• Passion for and commitment to working with young people of color, low-income immigrants, and refugees, especially from an intersectional perspective, including LGBTQIA+ communities
• Familiarity with grassroots organizing, advocacy and electoral engagement techniques a plus
• Able to communicate in an outgoing, enthusiastic and persuasive manner
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Must be computer-literate, with basic skills in word processing, spreadsheets, web/email applications, and other work-related applications
• Flexible, team-oriented approach to problem-solving
• Bilingual or multilingual, with English-Spanish skills a plus
• Must be able to work flexible hours; some evenings and weekends required
• Must have a working cell phone with a data plan and a working home Internet connection with adequate speed
• If assigned to drive for business, must have unlimited access to a reliable automobile and have the ability to drive; valid California driver's license and, if driving own car, proof of adequate insurance coverage required
• Based in or near Tulare City (within 25 miles)
• Because of the job duties of this position, a criminal background check will be required as a condition of an employment offer

Work Environment:

• Position is located at the Tulare office.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee frequently travels by automobile or public transit, or works outside and is thus exposed to changing weather conditions
• When working inside an office, this position is not exposed to weather conditions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:

• Walks outside 80% of the time, and sits at a desk 20% of the time, which includes typing on a computer and mouse 40% of that time and talking on the phone 40% of that time
• Works at a desk 2-3 days of the week, which includes using a computer and mouse to communicate with voters during phone banking sessions
• Works on the ground during weekends for canvassing or special events (i.e Rally in front of City Hall)
• Regularly required by the duties of this job to move between areas; stay at one workstation; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell
• Carries 15 pounds of equipment or supplies about once a day over medium distances (2030 feet)
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus