About Lawrence CommunityWorks

Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc. is a 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: Community Organizer

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.

Since 2012 LCW has been working within Lawrence Schools to assist in the creation of greater connectivity and
partnership between family, community, and school. The community organizer position will primarily be
responsible for coordinating all aspects of LCW’s school-based community organizing and network building
efforts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate all aspects of LCWs • Coordinate and facilitate all aspects of LCW’s
network building efforts with Lawrence Public parent leadership groups and training
School (LPS) families, teachers, and school • Support education and/or mobilization
administrators. Including, but not limited to: campaigns and activities that address

Community Education Circles – community issues, through parent
Relationship building between parents, relationships
teachers, and school administrators • Recruit, train and supervise parent volunteer

o School Marketplaces – School wide leaders to assist in the implementation of civic
community building networking nights engagement, school based, and neighborhood

o Relationships building with parents, initiatives
teachers, and school administrators to • Work in collaboration with residents to follow-
create an environment of mutual up and implement strategies that address
support and partnership school, neighborhood, and community issues

o Create opportunities for parents to and concerns
take leadership and self-direct school • Assist all network organizing department staff
activities and actions in network building activities aimed at

o Cultivate both new and existing connecting LCW members with one another
relationships with LPS schools, staff, and opportunities to improve and enhance
and families their quality of life.

o Participate in LPS Family Engagement • Other relevant duties as deemed necessary by
Strategic Planning efforts the LCW membership and senior management.

Qualifications

• Passion for positive community change through community empowerment and collaboration.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health, Life, Dental, Retirement, Vacation, Personal, Sick, and other fringe benefits
Full Time Position: 40 Hours per week

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Norma Pagan
Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc.
168 Newbury Street
Lawrence, MA 01841
978-681-3115
recruiting@lawrencecommunityworks.org