Regional UniServ Staff-RRC

California Teachers Association • Salinas, CA

17d

About The Position

The Salinas Regional Resource Center houses three primary contact staff and two associate staff. There are 52 chapters (including three community college locals) serviced from this office along with the Central Coast Service Center Council. The territory is made up of the small, rural and suburban chapters located in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. The school districts in the area are heterogeneous, ranging from high-wealth, excess tax districts to low-wealth districts that are benefiting from targeted revenue from the Local Control Funding Formula.
Recently, several charter schools have unionized as have some traditional schools. This position requires a thorough understanding of organizing un-represented workers and public charter schools. Experience with membership recruitment, contract campaigns, community engagement programs, political organizing and building and maintaining coalitions among unions is very desirable. Additionally, experience with grievance processing, bargaining preparation and bargaining table skills is important.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree preferred.
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time