Canvassers will be responsible for talking with voters about the 2024 Virginia general elections. They will educate community members on how to vote under the immediate supervision of a Canvass Lead and Virginia Field Manager. Those with previous voter contact experience are encouraged to apply!

Job Title: Canvasser

Locations: Virginia (Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton)

Compensation: $25 per hour

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Position: Part-time (28 hrs/week), temporary

Dates of Employment: August 25th, 2025 - November 4th, 2025

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Canvass neighborhoods to drop off important election materials and have brief in-person discussion with voters while following requisite COVID-19 safety protocols, including but not limited to mask wearing and social distancing.

• Track data and completed canvassing shifts on a daily basis

• Check-in as needed with your Lead about your progress and team GOTV goals

• Communicate with canvass lead daily about your shifts and availability

• Represent the organization(s) professionally and effectively to the public

Qualifications and Experience:

• Have access to a smartphone, computer and reliable internet access for job duration

• Work well independently towards a team goal

• Strong interpersonal skills and outgoing personality

• Be goal-oriented, punctual, organized, and have a positive attitude

• Believe in the mission and vision of Care in Action

• Proficiency in a language other than English is a plus

• Access to a car is a plus

Care in Action (CiA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting for fairness for the millions of caregivers and domestic workers in the United States, most of whom are women of color and immigrant women. Care in Action works to elevate the voices of women of color and advocates for an agenda that supports their ability to work and care for their families, with dignity. We provide the tools, training, and community that working families need to make their voices heard, and we organize and advocate for respect, recognition, and policies that support economic opportunity and equity.

Care in Action is dedicated to organizing women of color and building a coalition to make change. We’re fighting for the representation we deserve, for policies that value care and the work domestic workers do every day to care for our loved ones, and for the policies that support us in taking care of our own families.

Care in Action is affiliated with National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a 501c3 working to shift the way care work is understood, valued, and compensated — to ensure that these much-needed jobs are good jobs with dignity, economic security, and opportunity for advancement.

Care in Action (CiA) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Care in Action participates in the E-Verify program and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.