Neighborhood Community Organizer
(This is a full-time position)
Fluent in Spanish and English
Lawrence CommunityWorks (LCW) is a nonprofit community development corporation that weaves together
community planning, organizing, and asset-building efforts with high-quality affordable housing and
commercial development to create vibrant neighborhoods and empowered residents. By facilitating
conversations and action on community priorities, LCW engages partners and a network of youth and adult
residents in opportunities to move themselves and the city of Lawrence forward.
Position Description:
The Community Organizer works collaboratively with residents, LCW members, staff, and community partners
to facilitate the design and implementation of relationship-driven civic engagement opportunities that promote
the enhancement of the social capital needed to provide the spark for individual and collective actions aimed at
improving the quality of life in the City of Lawrence.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Support LCW’s neighborhood network-building strategies.
o Design and implement neighborhood canvassing and door-knocking activities
o Coordinate all aspects of LCWs NeighborCircles (NC) approach – Connecting neighbors to support
one another in self-identified and led neighborhood improvement actions/projects
o Recruit, train, and supervise volunteer leaders to assist in the implementation of civic engagement
and neighborhood initiatives including NC facilitators.
o Work in collaboration with residents to follow up and implement strategies that address
neighborhood and community issues and concerns, i.e. crime, infrastructure, trash, etc.
o Coordinate neighborhood safety meetings between the Lawrence Police Department and
neighborhood residents.
o Assist with resident turnout and mobilization as needed
- Assist the Real Estate (RE) Department in the implementation of community planning processes to support
RE projects and LCW community development projects
- Organize and support resident and member-led education and/or mobilization campaigns and activities that
address community issues that could include:
o Immigration issues
o Income and wage equality
o Civic engagement - voter registration, education, and mobilization
o Housing insecurities
o Other community-identified issues
- Support LCW’s Tenant Network building efforts
o Design and implement all activities aimed at creating deeper connectivity and a sense of community
among tenants of LCW properties. (See neighborhood network building strategies)
- Facilitate civic engagement training and workshops
- In collaboration with the NEC coordinate and oversee The LCW Marketplace – LCW’s monthly
community-building networking nights
- Other relevant duties as deemed necessary by the LCW membership and senior management.
Qualifications:
- Passion for positive community change through community empowerment and collaboration.