Regional UniServ Staff-RRC

CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION•Bakersfield, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Bakersfield CTA office serves forty-nine (49) CTA chapters, the majority of which are located in Kern County. The office houses three CTA primary contact staff and two associate staff. The Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association is served by a CTA Option I Executive Director located in an office nearby. The 49 chapters that are provided services from the Bakersfield CTA office contain approximately seven thousand-five hundred (7,500) members and range in size from 4 members to as many as 2,100 members. The Bakersfield staff work in a collaborative mode. All basic representation skills, knowledge, and utilization of political and community organizing techniques are required for this position. Bakersfield is located in Kern County in the southern San Joaquin Valley, 110 miles north of Los Angeles. California State University, Bakersfield and Kern Community College are located in the greater Bakersfield area.

Requirements

Experience with and broad understanding of labor organizations and/or education-related associations/programs and services at local, state and national levels.
Demonstrated organizing, negotiating and coordinating skills necessary to recruit members and potential members and successfully complete complex group projects and activities.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with members, leaders, professional groups and/or labor organizations, and staff colleagues.
Deep understanding of the issues facing the public schools and the education profession.
Demonstrated support for racial, social, and economic justice; worker's rights; and a well-funded public education system.
Adaptable and flexible. Able to adjust seamlessly and effectively to changing factors and conditions that impact CTA campaigns, projects and other union programs.
Experience in fast-paced campaigns situations, including contract campaigns, strikes and political campaigns.
Experience in organizing and campaigning, with relentless drive to proactively surpass campaign/program goals under pressure and with the tenacity to tackle challenges head-on in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
Computer proficiency and the ability to learn and use the Association's software programs.
Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing.
Ability to work and travel regularly, including evenings and weekends.
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or higher degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as an organizer that develops strong leaders who advocate for themselves, their students and public education.
Assist recruiting and supporting members to lead the union and profession through strategic campaigns that promote the mission of CTA and local affiliates.
Support leaders in developing and implementing strategic organizing plans and to train members and leaders on all aspects of organizing, including the relationship between organizing and power and the importance and effectiveness of relational organizing based one-on-one and small group meetings.
Support and organize local leaders in membership recruitment, retention and engagement campaigns.
Foster coalitions between local chapters, community organizations, other labor unions and organizations.
Serve as staff resource to local leaders on local programs, including negotiations, contract maintenance, political campaigns and influencing elected officials, organizational capacity building and communication systems, including electronic systems.
Promote and secure the implementation of CTA policies and programs.
Represent the local chapter's position and policies to lay and professional groups.
Performs other appropriate duties as assigned.