Voter Empowerment Contractors

Position Title Voter Empowerment Contractor Hours Part‑time, 20 hours per week, flexible schedule with some scheduled events. Duration August 10 – November 6, 2026 (13 weeks). Pay $26 per hour. Locations Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington and NKY area, Richmond/Berea, Frankfort, Shelbyville, Georgetown, Danville, Morehead, Prestonsburg / Pikeville, Hazard, Corbin / London, Hopkinsville, Madisonville. Who We Are KFTC is a grassroots organization with thousands of members and a dozen chapters across Kentucky organizing for racial, social, healing, and economic justice, a healthy environment, and an honest democracy. We believe in the power of community organizing – people working together to achieve common goals. It’s a long‑term approach that focuses on building and exercising power, especially among people affected by injustice, to improve the quality of life for all. KFTC has built up a powerful infrastructure to foster democratic values in our state – through targeted voter registration, educating on candidate stances, voter mobilization, training candidates, endorsing candidates, and changing laws to make more space for democracy. We engage in this work to create an authentic, participatory democracy, which is needed to create the life Kentuckians deserve. We want to make elected officials more responsive to Kentuckians as a whole. We also seek to create an environment in which better candidates will run and get elected. Responsibilities You’ll attend a virtual 2‑hour training each week to learn more skills to help you build our campaign. These 2‑hour trainings are every Tuesday from 2pm to 4pm ET and are mandatory. You’ll need to connect with them from a computer, on camera in a quiet place where you’ll be able to focus and participate. You’ll also attend a local coordination meeting in your communities with a local organizer from time to time. You will be responsible for finding ways to get out in your community to register voters, get petitions signed and recruit new KFTC members. That might include setting up tables and circulating with clipboards at community festivals, in parks, in front of friendly businesses, going door‑to‑door, making calls, etc. You’ll connect with people, listen to their stories and concerns, share information about issues, and encourage them to get involved in democracy. Outside of the 2 hours of scheduled, online training each week, you’ll have a lot of freedom to connect to people how you think is best, but you are responsible for ensuring petitions and membership forms get turned into KFTC. In the last 4 weeks leading to election day, our work will switch to voter mobilization, calling voters on the phone, circulating our print voter guide, and encouraging people to vote for candidates our New Power PAC has endorsed. Specific Duties Learn. You will participate in a paid orientation day plus a weekly virtual training. You will gain skills, confidence, and valuable experience on the job. Register voters. Invite people to sign petitions and take action on issues such as voting rights, data centers, immigrant rights, and more. Staff tables and/or circulate with a clipboard at community events and venues to get petitions signed. Take pictures and collect quotes. from people you meet at events. Ensure all voter registration cards are protected and turned in safely and promptly, according to procedures. Call voters on the phone to mobilize them. Comply with organizational rules and procedures, including legal guidelines. Contribute to a culture of mutual respect, support, accountability, appreciation, good working relationships, and constructive communication with your supervisor, co‑workers, and volunteers. Recruit new KFTC members, asking them to donate, join, and get involved. Be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19. and willing to take other precautions (including masking indoors when at work) to keep our members, staff, and the public safe. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Committed to racial justice, anti‑colonialism, equity, inclusion and democracy. Able to work and connect well with diverse people, especially Black and Brown Kentuckians, low‑income and working‑class folks, young people, LGBTQ+ folks, disabled Kentuckians, and others whose voices and votes are too often discounted. Committed to the mission and values of KFTC. Excited about doing public outreach, deep listening, and connecting with voters at tables, events, and by phone. Self‑motivated and independent, and also work effectively in teams. Reliable, organized, and responsive. Able to ask for help when needed. Coachable, excited to learn, eager to teach others. Able to follow procedures and instructions with a high degree of accuracy and minimal supervision. Committed to safeguarding confidential or sensitive voter data and information. Self‑directed, confident, capable. Collaborative, patient, hopeful. Able to de‑escalate and stay calm in potentially contentious situations. Introspective and committed to lifelong learning with a strong, ever‑growing, and intricate knowledge of self. Able to prioritize self‑care for the purpose of collective care, as it is intrinsically tied to the energy infused in the work. Benefits and Other Information You will be required to participate in a paid, in‑person orientation August 10th in Lexington, an online training August 11th 2pm to 4pm ET, and weekly online Zoom trainings later Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm ET afterward. This position offers $50 per month to compensate for a cell phone that you use for work, and provides reimbursement of $0.46 per mile if you use your own vehicle for authorized work. This position requires moderate local travel. You must have access to a car you can use for local work‑related travel or be able to show up reliably and on‑time to a wide range of local community locations using a bike or public transportation. You will be supported by a KFTC staff leader, and may work independently or in collaboration with other KFTC organizers, volunteers, and paid canvassers depending on your geography. KFTC is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage BIPOC people, Kentuckians with felonies in their past, women, and LGBTQ individuals to apply for open positions. EEO Statement KFTC is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage BIPOC people, Kentuckians with felonies in their past, women, and LGBTQ individuals to apply for open positions. #J-18808-Ljbffr The Little Light House Central Kentucky, Inc.