Team Lead
Texas Tool Belt
About us
Texas Tool Belt’s mission is to dramatically increase participation in voting and governance to support a thriving democracy that puts people first. Our team is made up of highly experienced campaigners, strategists, data experts, recruiters, and community organizers. With over 20 years of experience mobilizing Texans, Texas Tool Belt team members have helped generate millions of knocks, calls, texts, and newly registered voters- nationally & in Texas, resulting in millions of new participants.
At Texas Tool Belt we‘re committed to cooking with the right ingredients: research-driven best practices, on-going program evaluation systems, encouraging new innovations, metrics-based analyses, and the utilization of up-to-date technologies and systems.
Our services include comprehensive campaign program planning, the most effective, highest quality turn-key canvass programs, professional GOTV and community outreach training programs, and modules, voter and specific audience targeting, goal setting, analytics, data management, recruiting, and training highly experienced talent to run large scale GOTV and community outreach programs. We also offer onboarding, payroll, and HR direct support services.
We’re currently looking for a Community Canvasser Lead to join our team to support and move forward crucial community projects through 2024 and beyond.
Position Requirements
+ Ability to work 40 plus hours per week, including early evenings. Required
+ Ability to work weekends. Required
+ Excellent listening skills and the ability to maintain a structured conversation when talking to canvassers.
+ Ability to work in a highly structured team environment.
+ Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and proof of insurance to drive to different neighborhoods throughout the county
+ Must feel comfortable being in the field monitoring canvassers alone, and also in the early evenings
+ Must have a cell phone, computer, and internet to load data to perform work.
+ Ability and familiarity with downloading and using smartphone applications such as mapping, time clocks, data capture, and communications
+ Willingness and ability to work safely in outdoor weather- heat, rain, cold
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
+ Can quickly identify challenges and come up with possible solutions and workarounds
+ Willingness to learn and openness to feedback for improvement
+ Ability to make changes and improvements in work practices based on collected metrics of previous work
+ Ability to work entire shift without set breaks
+ Some experience using an online database
+ Spanish speaking a plus
Duties and Responsibilities
+ Supervise and Monitor performance of targeted door-to-door canvassing efforts assigned to a team, pre-selected communities, and voters
+ Support Manager on educating community canvassers about the campaign
+ Take canvasser attendance and distribute turf assignments
+ Stand in for Canvas Manager as needed
+ Assist with Distribution of Materials & PPE
+ Participate in training and staff meetings, as assigned.
+ Document any challenges or obstacles encountered in the field, and be prepared to offer solutions and workarounds to overcome them
+ Other duties, as assigned.
+ Must not work for political candidates during employment.
+ Hours throughout the program will vary week to week
Interview Process:
+ Online application
+ Video call with hiring team
+ Reference checking
+ Final video interview
Employee benefits
+ Competitive salaries
+ Paid time off
+ Holiday pay
+ Gas and equipment reimbursement
We seek out and reward people for being straightforward, open, passionate, effective, and challenging the status quo. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. At this time we do not expect our employees to travel, however generally speaking this position will require some travel. This position reports to the Canvass Manager.
Texas Tool Belt is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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