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Job Openings:

1. Community Organizer, Richmond: full time

DEPARTMENT: Program
EXEMPT/NONEXEMPT: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Northern California Program Director
PAY GRADE: $32,500

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2007

CBE’s unique three-part strategy provides grassroots organizing, strategic research and legal advocacy
to urban communities disproportionately impacted by industrial pollution. CBE directly equips residents
impacted by the industrial pollution with the tools to transform their immediate environment.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY
The Richmond Community Organizer will be responsible for maintaining and expanding CBE’s
membership base in the West Contra Costa County city of Richmond, particularly the refinery/industry
fence-line communities in the Richmond area. The Richmond Community Organizer is expected to
develop and maintain liaisons with grassroots leaders and allies, conduct educational outreach,
advance leadership and membership development and lead grassroots campaigns. The Richmond
Community Organizer will be primarily focused on Richmond campaigns, and will also work on other
West County programs. CBE strongly encourages interested residents of Richmond to apply.

SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS
• Must have strong people skills, be community friendly and have the ability to engage a broad
spectrum of people representing various social, cultural and professional backgrounds.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, organization and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Must have strong time-management skills.
• Ability to ensure a positive, team-oriented environment.
• Ability to understand and navigate in a complex political environment.
• Ability to work in a manner that complies with organizational standards and policies.

EXPERIENCE & JOB REQUIRMENTS
• Requires previous organizing experience in grassroots communities, labor or youth organizing.
• Solid understanding of Environmental Justice and commitment to long-term social change.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Public speaking/presentation experience.
• Conversational Spanish language ability highly desired.
• A valid driver’s license, driver’s insurance and access to a reliable vehicle.

BENEFITS AND SALARY
• Salary is currently $32,500.
• Benefits include health, dental and holistic with excellent vacation policy and sick leave.

TO APPLY
Send résumé with cover letter and include three professional references with phone numbers.
Send email to cperez@cbecal.org and/or mail to the address below:

Communities for a Better Environment
Attn. Carla M. Pérez, Northern California Program Director
1440 Broadway Ste. 701
Oakland, Ca 94612

CBE is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates of every age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability status that are committed to Environmental Justice.

2. Community Survey Coordinator
Position: Consultant - 80% time

Duration: 1 year
Supervised by: Program Director Salary: $30,000

Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) is an environmental health and social justice non-profit
organization that seeks to achieve environmental health & justice by building grassroots power in and with
communities of color and low-income communities.
CBE’s unique three-part strategy provides grassroots organizing, strategic research and legal advocacy to urban
communities disproportionately impacted by industrial pollution.
In the midst of a campaign against a massive refinery expansion and at the close of a community-based study
testing for the presence of indoor and outdoor sources of toxic exposure, CBE aims to conduct a community
health assessment as a critical tool to evaluate neighborhood level health conditions, community needs and
resources.

Job responsibilities include:
Work with collaborative partners to develop survey design, format and protocol
Orient (4) community surveyers & (2) organizers to the survey and provide training on door-to-door
outreach
Coordinate implementation of door-to-door survey
Organize a community educational forum around breast cancer and the environment
Complete an assessment of local resources for breast cancer screening and treatment

CBE seeks a Community Survey Coordinator to oversee implementation of a community health
survey in one of CBE’s target communities adjacent to a large oil refinery and other significant
sources of pollution. Residents of Contra Costa are encouraged to apply.

DESIRED SKILLS & QUALITIES
Must have strong people skills, be community friendly and have the ability to engage a broad spectrum of
people representing various social, cultural and professional backgrounds.
High accuracy, attention to detail, organization and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Must have strong time-management skills.
Ability to ensure a positive, team-oriented environment.
Feels aligned with CBE’s mission and work
Willing to work evenings and weekends

EXPERIENCE & JOB REQUIRMENTS
Requires previous experience in survey design and/or implementation.
Solid understanding of Environmental Justice and commitment to long-term social change.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Public speaking/presentation experience.
Spanish language proficiency.
A valid driver’s license, driver’s insurance and access to a reliable vehicle.

TO APPLY
Send résumé with cover letter and include three professional references with phone numbers.

Send email to cperez@cbecal.org and/or mail to the address below:

Communities for a Better Environment
Attn. Carla M. Pérez, Northern California Program Director
1440 Broadway Ste. 701
Oakland, Ca 94612

Internships and Volunteer Opportunities:

Please contact our Program Directors for more information:

Carla Perez, Northern California Program Director, at cperez@cbecal.org or 510-302-0430 x 11

Yuki Kidokoro, Southern California Program Director, at yuki@cbecal.org or 323-826-9771 x 105