Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
 

IE Organizer / Trainer

Based in Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties), CA

 

The Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (SoCalCOSH) is hiring an Organizer/Trainer to advance worker health and safety in the Southern California region, with an emphasis on the Inland Empire. 

SoCalCOSH is part of a vibrant network of approximately 40 COSH groups throughout the United States that work at the local, state and national level to ensure worker health and safety protections and a voice for all workers. Locally, SoCalCOSH regularly collaborates with community-based organizations, unions and worker centers to promote safe and healthy jobs through worker outreach, education and policy initiatives. SoCalCOSH partners with allies in the region to convene meetings of the OSH Activist Network where we work with partners to develop regional goals and campaigns and to organize annual Workers Memorial Day activities to pay tribute to workers that have suffered workplace injuries, illness and fatalities.

This work will include a focus on worker health and safety addressing the rise of insecure employment, attacks on immigrant, low-wage, LGBTQ, and workers of color, and the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment, environmental/social disasters, & retaliation. We are looking for someone who is innately creative, excited about intersectional worker organizing, and enjoys collaboration and relationship-building. SoCalCOSH is structured around remote regional work with monthly in person team meetings. 

The IE Organizer-Trainer will have the unique responsibility of partnering with The Labor Response Community of The Inland Empire (LRC) to develop the Inland Empire Disaster Hub; a community resilience program aimed at establishing disaster preparedness skills, workforce development, and mutual aid in Inland Empire Communities.

The organizer/trainer will help to build worker power through outreach & training efforts, and will work closely with coalition partners to strengthen workplace policies and workers’ ability to organize for safe & healthy jobs. SoCalCOSH is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Partners, but the organizer/trainer will report to the SoCalCOSH Co-directors. 

Job responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with ally organizations to outreach, train, and recruit worker leaders to participate in actions and policy initiatives related to advancing healthy, safe, and secure workplaces.
• Develop and design curriculum that reflects the needs of our local coalition such as Know Your Rights and Health & Safety Awareness training with workers and organizers.
• Lead health and safety training for unions, worker organizations, public agencies, and communities & workers in need.
• Support the creation, maintenance, and expansion of the Inland Empire Disaster Hub in ways that support the mission of SoCalCOSH 
• Participate in national, statewide, and local coalitions to create and implement strategies that advance worker health and safety through outreach, education and policy initiatives.
• Traveling throughout the IE region to support the Disaster Hub Work, build relationships with partner organizations and community, assist with the planning, outreach and facilitation of public events, actions, and workplace safety meetings, as well as any other programmatic needs.

Desired skills

• Highly organized. Ability to work independently, without supervision, and to take initiative. 
• Excellent outreach & communication skills. 
• Experience facilitating worker trainings & meetings 
• Experience with labor movement, worker organizing, community organizing and/or coalition building
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations. 
• Experience developing a training and training curriculum.
• Spanish speaking capacity strongly preferred
• Experience with writing grant proposals & reporting is a plus.
• Proficiency with computers including database management (Excel and Google Suite a plus), and internet skills.

Start date, location, compensation & benefits
The position is a combination of remote and in person job duties. The position is based in the Inland Empire. The start date will be after August 1, 2025. Salary is $70,000. Health, Dental, Vision, and life insurance benefits. This is a full time position, contracted until August 31st 2027 with the possibility of being extended.

To Apply
Please send a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three references to get.in.touch@socalcosh.com with “SoCalCOSH IE Organizer/Trainer” in the subject line of the email. The position will remain open until filled. We will consider applications on a rolling basis but those received by July 7th, 2025 will receive priority consideration.

Community Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants entering or reentering the workforce and/or with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.