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Mayfair Coordinator - EMPUJE Job Summary:

The Mayfair Coordinator is part of SOMOS Mayfair programmatic strategy and will work across departments as needed to align programmatic strategy and opportunities. However,  the Mayfair Coordinator functions as a community organizer and develops strong organizing campaigns and leadership in the predominantly immigrant community amongst neighborhood residents, youth, and parents with children in the Alum Rock School/East Side Union District. The Mayfair Coordinator works in the SOMOS Mayfair Community Organizing Department, whose purpose is to challenge governmental systems and build grassroots campaigns to end injustice and shift power, norms, and resources back towards the residents of Mayfair and East San Jose.  

The Mayfair Coordinator reports directly to SOMOS Mayfair’s Community Organizing Manager and works alongside a team to develop strategies by people impacted by the issues, build immediate and long-term solutions and foster a spirit of hope and change amongst neighborhood residents, youth, and parents with children. The Mayfair Coordinator will work with the Community Organizing Program Manager to execute organizing strategies that will have an immediate impact on community leadership and create policy change across Mayfair,  East San Jose and Santa Clara County. The Coordinator will be responsible for collaborating with regional alliances/partnerships, coalitions, and working with stakeholders, including the Si Se Puede Collective partners to increase community voice, decision making, and advance campaigns.The coordinator is expected to work and steward coalitions and align adult led campaigns to youth organizing campaigns and other intersectional aspects of the work.

Specifically, this position will focus on coordinating SOMOS Mayfair’s school based strategy  and will organize Raza families from the Alum Rock School District/ East Side Union School District to increase opportunities, services and resources so students can lead and thrive.  

This position will organize campaigns impacting  but limited to issues around youth resources, academic success, cradle to career and changes in school policies that benefit the needs of multi-generation families through community organizing and policy change.  The Coordinator will facilitate discussions to educate families on root causes to education and social injustice and coordinate workshops and meetings to ensure families are organized. Coordinator will work with the organizing team to align campaigns and is expected to lead and sustain campaigns by organizing a robust leadership pipeline.

To read the full job description and learn more about how to apply, please visit www.somosmayfair.org/careers

Applications will be accepted until August 20 , interviews will be conducted in September. Our preferred start date is October 1, 2026.