UniServ Director - WEA-Southeast (Internal Candidates Only)

Washington Education Association • Kennewick, WA

1d • $145,311 - $199,526 • Onsite

About The Position

Organize to help build strong local unions. Support WEA members in their efforts to build and exercise power at the state and local levels. Negotiate and enforce local collective bargaining agreements. Strengthen WEA membership and WEA-PAC (Political Action Committee) enrollment and identify opportunities to promote union membership and member engagement. Advocate for racial, social, and economic justice for WEA members, students, and communities. Provide local, regional, and statewide member, leader, and staff support for worker rights, advocacy, collective bargaining, bargaining campaigns, leadership and organizational development, strategic planning, internal organizing, community organizing, and new member organizing. Support professional development and training efforts for certificated educators and classified education support professionals. Provide counsel and advice to union leadership, WEA management, and members. Work collaboratively with staff, work teams, locals, districts, and community groups. Support the union’s political and legislative activities. In-state and out-of-state travel may be required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BA degree or comparable experience.
• Demonstrated history and/or experience working with communities of color and/or with historically underrepresented groups to enhance civil-rights; experience with union activism and/or political engagement on behalf of civil rights issues.
• Collective bargaining experience with knowledge of the principles of collaborative and interest-based bargaining, problem-solving, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Demonstrated success organizing to build strong local associations.
• Record of organizing in one or more of the following areas: bargaining and crisis support, political campaigns, advocating for an issue, or similar.
• Ability to lead and work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment with other advocacy specialists, association staff, members, and leaders.
• Ability to develop and incorporate intermediate and long-range planning components into work assignments.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Experience advocating for individual or collective rights.
• Work in person in the WEA-Southeast office in Kennewick, WA.

Responsibilities

• Organize to help build strong local unions.
• Support WEA members in their efforts to build and exercise power at the state and local levels.
• Negotiate and enforce local collective bargaining agreements.
• Strengthen WEA membership and WEA-PAC (Political Action Committee) enrollment and identify opportunities to promote union membership and member engagement.
• Advocate for racial, social, and economic justice for WEA members, students, and communities.
• Provide local, regional, and statewide member, leader, and staff support for worker rights, advocacy, collective bargaining, bargaining campaigns, leadership and organizational development, strategic planning, internal organizing, community organizing, and new member organizing.
• Support professional development and training efforts for certificated educators and classified education support professionals.
• Provide counsel and advice to union leadership, WEA management, and members.
• Work collaboratively with staff, work teams, locals, districts, and community groups.
• Support the union’s political and legislative activities.
• In-state and out-of-state travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary range (CATEGORY 5) - $145,311 to $199,526
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (full family coverage)
• Generous sick and paid time off (PTO)
• Long-term disability plan
• Defined Contribution plan - 401(k) (with employer contribution)
• Defined Benefit plan
• Relocation assistance
• Position covered by the WEA/WEASO Collective Bargaining Agreement

What This Job Offers

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