Labor Relations Representative - Orange

California School Employees Association•Orange, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The California School Employees Association (CSEA) is seeking a Labor Relations Representative for their Field Office in Orange, CA. This role is crucial for representing union members during a significant time for unions, members, communities, and schools. The Labor Relations Representative is responsible for recruiting, training, and developing members, leading and organizing members for political action, and serving as their strongest advocate. The position also involves assisting with representational matters. CSEA represents over 250,000 school employees across California in various roles such as para-educators, administrators, food service, bus drivers, nurses, and skilled employees in grounds, maintenance, and operations. CSEA is the largest classified school employee union in the AFL-CIO and is dedicated to improving lives, education, and communities by expanding the rights of classified school employees through securing benefits, pensions, protections, and funding. Their mission is to champion the rights, dignity, and welfare of working people, with values including advocating for affordable healthcare and security for working families.

Requirements

A strong desire to recruit and mobilize volunteers around important issues
Bachelors degree in a subject that still excites you
Work experience relevant to organizing and recruiting new members
Experience with negotiations, advocacy or dispute resolution is a strong plus
Excellent communications skills
Ability to Gain trust and confidence of members
Be a leader who is clear and convincing
Be strategic
Work with diverse groups
Show initiative, creativity and exercise sound judgment
Be organized, excellent at managing your resources, data and time
Keep sensitive information confidential
Be a trusted advisor
Be cool under pressure
Balance your life at work with your life outside of work
Quickly develop an understanding of CSEA culture
Weekend and evening work will be required, as well as occasional overnight travel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Have a California drivers license, insurance and car
A combination of education, experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities will be considered.

Responsibilities

Recruits and trains members
Negotiates contracts
Provides leadership to rank-and-file negotiators and committees in collective bargaining
Represents members in hearings
Identifies and develops member leaders, chapter officers and stewards
Influences members and staff
Develops members who are committed as advocates for the union