The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) is New York State’s leading community-based organization in the fight for high quality public education. In New York City, AQE plays a leading role in organizing communities and building coalitions to push for key successful reforms, aimed at supporting students and teachers, and engaging parents and communities as partners in educational justice.

About the position

AQE is looking to add a NYC Bilingual Child Care Organizing Coordinator to our team. This position will focus on base building in NYC around universal child care, with a special focus on parents and child care educators in residential settings. This position reports to the Co-Executive Director.

Job Description:

• Strategic Organizing & District Engagement
  • Prioritize districts within NYC with high legislative impact
  • Participate in local coalitions of providers, parent leaders, and community stakeholders
• Designing and implementing parent & child care educator leadership development programs
  • Support parent leaders: help them testify, attend meetings, or speak at events
• Outreach and base building
• Facilitate leadership development: organize trainings, teach-ins, and workshops in collaboration with the Empire State Campaign on Child Care
• Assist bilingual providers in parent outreach and recruitment for advocacy
• Coordinate parent‑led actions (rallies, letter campaigns, community forums)
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor

Job Qualifications

• 3+ years of paid organizing experience, with at least one in the child care setting (e.g. grassroots, education, housing, social services)
• Demonstrated experience with developing and advancing organizing programs and campaigns, or similar for 1-2 years.
• Bilingual with fluency in Spanish (required)
• Able to organize parents and early childhood educators including those who are Spanish speakers.
• Proven skills in leadership development, bilingual outreach, and running bilingual campaigns
• Deep experience using outreach tools: canvassing, phone‑banking, text‑banking, and database management
• Exceptional communication (one‑on‑one conversations, group facilitation, written materials in English/Spanish).
• Strong data and reporting skills, including comfort with spreadsheets and CRM systems.
• Flexible schedule for evenings/weekends as organizing demands escalate

Our Benefits:

• Working collaboratively in an organization at the forefront of building power across NYS
• Competitive salary
• 100% paid employee monthly medical and vision premiums
• Access to mental health and dental plans
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Generous paid holidays, vacation time, and paid sick leave
• Organization shutdown weeks in July and December, and Summer Fridays

Please note, all benefits are subject to change.

Salary range: $70,000 - $74,000

Union Affiliation

The Alliance for Quality Education is proud to be a unionized workplace in partnership with Worker Action. This position is a bargaining unit position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Alliance for Quality Education is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are looking for the most passionate people who want to join our team. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the terms of the ADA and state/local laws. Please let us know if you need assistance participating in the interview process.