Canvassers will conduct door-to-door voter outreach in Houston and surrounding Harris County communities. This role involves traveling through assigned neighborhoods, speaking directly with community members, and providing information about voter registration, voter education, civic participation, and electoral engagement. The position suits individuals who are comfortable with substantial in-person fieldwork and outdoor canvassing.
Responsibilities
Conduct door-to-door canvassing within assigned Houston and Harris County communities
Engage community members respectfully using approved scripts, talking points, and campaign materials
Provide accurate information about voter registration, voter education, civic participation, and approved electoral initiatives
Support voter identification, registration, education, and Get Out the Vote activities as assigned
Respect individuals who decline to participate or request that an interaction end
Accurately record doors knocked, successful contacts, responses, voter-registration activity, and other assigned metrics
Use MiniVAN, VAN, mobile applications, or other approved field technology
Protect voter information and completed, incomplete, spoiled, and unused voter-registration forms
Return all forms, equipment, identification, and campaign materials according to established procedures and deadlines
Never falsify, alter, discard, withhold, or misuse voter-registration forms or voter information
Attend required launches, trainings, safety briefings, check-ins, and daily debriefings
Follow assigned turf, schedules, geographic boundaries, goals, and reporting requirements
Maintain regular communication and required check-ins with the Canvass Lead
Promptly report inaccessible turf, equipment problems, safety concerns, or community incidents
Follow property-access, solicitation, voter-registration, data-security, and field-safety procedures
Treat community members, coworkers, supervisors, and members of the public with dignity and respect
Accept coaching, retraining, and constructive feedback
Accurately record all time worked and follow organizational attendance, timekeeping, meal-period, and rest-break procedures
Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
Dependable, punctual, and comfortable approaching and speaking with residents at their homes
Ability to follow scripts, instructions, turf assignments, reporting requirements, and safety procedures
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Ability to remain professional during difficult or unexpected interactions
Strong attention to detail and ability to complete forms and records accurately
Ability to accept coaching and work independently and collaboratively as part of a field team
Ability to use a smartphone, tablet, MiniVAN, or comparable mobile application
Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive voter and organizational information
Ability to work flexible schedules, including daytime, evening, and weekend assignments
Ability to travel throughout Houston and Harris County
Must satisfy any voter-registration eligibility, training, appointment, or certification requirements applicable in Texas
Nice to have:
Previous door-to-door canvassing, voter-registration, campaign, community-outreach, organizing, customer-service, sales, or other public-facing experience
Familiarity with Houston and surrounding Harris County communities
Experience working with Latino or other diverse communities
Professional proficiency in English and Spanish
Important Details
Work format: hybrid, requiring substantial in-person fieldwork and outdoor door-to-door canvassing throughout Houston and Harris County
Contract: temporary; duration depends on campaign timelines, available funding, and organizational needs
Physical and Work Requirements
This position requires extended periods of walking and standing outdoors
Ability to travel on foot through residential neighborhoods while navigating sidewalks, stairs, uneven surfaces, and varying terrain
Ability to carry outreach materials weighing up to 25 pounds
Regularly use a smartphone, clipboard, voter-registration forms, literature, and other field equipment
Work may occur in heat, rain, wind, direct sunlight, traffic, noise, and other changing field conditions
About the Company
MF Professional Services, Inc. (MFPS) provides human resources, payroll, benefits administration, and operational support to mission-driven organizations. This position may perform services on behalf of MFPS clients, including Mi Familia Vota and Mi Familia en Acción.
