2026 - 2027 High School Organizer

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High School Organizer
Job Description

Posting Date: Monday, March 23, 2026
Priority Application Deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026

Email: peopleops@movetexas.org

Division: Organizing

Reports to: Organizing Manager

About Us

Mobilize. Organize. Vote. Empower. MOVE Texas was founded in 2013 as MOVE UTSA by a small group of dedicated students at The University of Texas at San Antonio to increase participation in local elections. Since then MOVE Texas has gone statewide to become one of the most effective voter registration and engagement groups for young people in the state. Our vision is to build the political power of young people to transform democracy in Texas and beyond. We are building the next generation of Texas leadership by teaching critical organizing skills to take them from voters to effective, lifelong organizers. Our theory of change is simple: develop new leaders, educate voters and create space for the changes we need to make sure that our state can be a place where all Texans can thrive. 

Across our state, young people care deeply about the issues shaping our lives, and the chapter program is how we support people turning that energy into action. As MOVE Texas grows its chapter network, more people are stepping up to organize the youth movement both in their communities and on campuses across Texas. MOVE started as a student-led chapter on a single college campus, built on a simple idea: that if young people organize each other, we can change the future of Texas. That belief still guides us today. 

Position Description

MOVE Texas is looking for five (5) High School Campus Organizers to join our team to help build a MOVE Texas chapter on your campus. High school students are directly affected by the decisions made in Texas, and this role is how you do something about it. High School Organizers are part of our statewide network of young people who are organizing together to shape the future of our state. As a High School Campus Organizer, you will help build a MOVE Texas chapter on your campus by having real conversations with classmates, building trust, welcoming new members, hosting meetings and events, and creating spaces where students can talk honestly about what's affecting their lives and figure out what to do about it together. 

Available Locations: 

• Austin
  
• Fort Worth
• Houston
  

Program Details

Program Term:  Academic Year (July - May)

• Start Date:  July 20th, 2026
• Winter Break:  Programming pauses during winter break (December 6th - Jan. 3rd).
• End Date:  May 8th, 2027

Position Details: This is a part-time, temporary, stipend, non-exempt position, with a 3-4 hours per week commitment. Chapters may also have access to additional organizing resources and budgets to support events, outreach, and campaign activities.

Youth Leadership Scholarship Award: High School Organizers who successfully complete each term of the program are eligible to receive a $1,000 Youth Leadership Scholarship Award at the end of the Fall and Spring semester in recognition of their leadership and participation.

Location / Participation Format: This role is primarily school-based, with regular in-person activities with your peers and virtual meetings and coordination with MOVE Texas staff and other organizers across the state.

Program Structure: Build and lead MOVE Texas chapters at their schools while participating in a statewide leadership development program that supports young people organizing in their communities.

Training & Leadership Development: Receive ongoing mentorship, organizing training, and leadership development from MOVE Texas staff throughout the program. 

Statewide Network: Are part of a statewide network of student chapters, connecting with other young organizers across Texas to share strategies, ideas, and support. 

Campaign Engagement: Participate in MOVE Texas statewide campaigns, applying statewide priorities, such as civic engagement and issue advocacy, to organizing efforts in their schools and communities. 

Travel Expectations: High School Organizers may have opportunities to attend regional or statewide trainings, convenings, or organizing events throughout the year. Some gatherings may require guardian permission.  Any required out of region travel is minimal and expenses will be covered by MOVE Texas.

Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following: 

• Help build and grow a MOVE Texas chapter at your high school by welcoming new members and encouraging other students to get involved.
• Maintain a regular rhythm of organizing, including hosting weekly outreach efforts, helping lead monthly chapter meetings, and supporting events or activities throughout the semester.
• Participate in MOVE Texas statewide campaigns, such as electoral campaigns (voter registration and get out the vote (GOTV)), democracy reform and free speech, climate justice, and gender justice. You’ll help bring that work to your school community and organize fellow students around the issues that affect their lives.
• Work with MOVE Texas staff to plan and carry out events, discussions, or actions that connect students to the issues shaping our lives and our state.
• Serve as a connector between your chapter and MOVE Texas, helping ensure students at your school have access to statewide opportunities, resources, and organizing campaigns.
• Participate in training, meetings, and check-ins with MOVE Texas staff and other student organizers across Texas.
• Help create a welcoming and inclusive chapter community where students can build friendships, develop leadership skills, and take action together.
  

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years old  
• Currently enrolled as a high school student in Texas 
• Interested in organizing with peers around the issues shaping our generation.
• Interest in student leadership, civic engagement, or community organizing.
• Ability to build relationships, bring people together, and welcome new students into the chapter.
• Willingness to take initiative, stay organized, and follow through on commitments.
• Comfortable communicating with peers and helping represent MOVE Texas at your school.
• Alignment with MOVE Texas’ mission of building power with young people across our state.
• Previous leadership, club involvement, or community engagement is a plus but not required.
  

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Occasional periods of sitting at a desk and operating on a computer.
• Frequently walks, stands, and moves supplies for in-person events.
• Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions for in-person events.
• Frequently moves throughout the community and inside and across buildings to access meetings or to conduct site visits for in-person work.
• Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with coworkers and partners, ability to complete tasks in situations that have time constraints.
• MOVE Texas is committed to creating an accessible and supportive creative environment. Reasonable accommodations can be made at any time to peopleops@movetexas.org

Grant Funded Position

This position is funded by a grant and is contingent upon the continued availability of grant funds. Employment in this position may be terminated if the grant funding is discontinued or expires. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

MOVE Texas Action Fund 501(c)4 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.