Field Staff Readiness Pool

Indiana State Teachers Association • Indianapolis, IN

70d • $90,295 - $143,617 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Indiana State Teachers Association (ISTA) is accepting applications for its Field Staff Readiness Pool. Candidates in this pool will be considered for future openings in the UniServ Department for UniServ Directors (field representatives) located throughout the state. Some positions are assigned to an office, and others may be assigned to a home office, subject to a residency requirement. This pool is based in Indiana.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or at least three years of previous union staff experience or ISTA leadership experience.
• A valid state driver’s license.
• A minimum of three years of relevant work or union leadership experience.
• Basic organizing knowledge and skill.
• Interpersonal skills including oral and written communications, persuasiveness, initiative, problem analysis and resolution, relationship building, leadership, organizational sensitivity, flexibility, and being detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree.
• Prior experience including issue organizing, professional issues, negotiations, political action, public relations, grievance processing, arbitration, local and member training, member consultation skills, and experience in working with elected leaders at all levels.
• Knowledge of the ideological base of advocacy associations.
• Experience in developing and implementing plans based on analysis of current events, organizational goals and attitudes.
• Experience in selection, evaluation, and training of individuals who will train others.
• Experience in a public school environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, local and member training, and appropriate professional assistance to local affiliates and members.
• Assist in developing viable internal and external communications programs designed to ensure a consistent two-way flow of member and local information.
• Provide consultative and on-site support to local affiliate/elected leaders/building representatives/committee members/delegates/staff in the planning and implementation of their collective bargaining, employee rights, and contract enforcement programs.
• Assist local leaders in developing and implementing an effective local lobbying and political action program.
• Assist in the areas of representative training, member engagement, local structure building, building member voice, local program development, building a budget, political action/legislative initiative, community organizing and building community coalitions, and any other areas with which the local seeks guidance and assistance.
• Work to ensure that local affiliates guarantee members their rights through collective bargaining and contract enforcement; training local leaders in the recognition and processing of grievances; preparing for and representing members and provide administrative hearing such as school board, unit clarification, and grievance proceedings; and counseling members and locals in achieving human rights as provided by statute, rules, practice, negotiations, or contract.
• Assist locals in implementing state and local goals; coordinate assistance to local negotiators; may serve as local negotiator.
• Assist locals with a systematic ongoing program of organizing that includes membership growth (recruitment and retention), issue identification, leadership identification and development, action-focused campaign planning, and appropriate data collection and analysis; assist in organizing unorganized education units.
• Provide multiple avenues of high-quality, research-based professional development to meet training, retraining, and certification needs of teachers and ESPs to enhance the effectiveness of practice and improve student achievement.
• Participate in personal/professional growth and staff development opportunities in consultation with the appropriate manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level