We are currently seeking SEIU Local 99 members to help empower workers in education and child care industries by joining our efforts to help them organize their union with SEIU Local 99.
As a Member Organizer, you will identify, recruit, and empower leaders who are working to form their union with us and work with them to become active members of our union. Most of this work will be done through house visits.
This position requires long and varied hours, including early morning, evening, and weekend work as necessary. This is a temporary position lasting up to four months during which you will be “lost timed” from your current job and return once the four months are up. You will be a salaried worker and receive the equivalent of your current hourly wage for up to eight hours per day. Cell phone and mileage will be reimbursed.
We seek people who…
- Are currently shop stewards or will commit to become one when this project is complete.
- Are passionate about education, children, social and economic justice.
- Have a positive attitude and are always willing to learn.
- Are goal oriented and can meet numeric goals.
- Can meet deadlines as assigned.
- Are dependable team members who can also work independently.
- Have strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Work calmly and effectively under pressure.
- Strong personal planning and time management skills.
- Have good judgment, including the ability to discern and focus on priorities.
- Have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- The ability to speak languages used by many of these workers is highly valued.
- Must have a positive attitude.
Duties include:
- Conduct house visits and house meetings
- Sign workers up to join SEIU Local 99
- Identify, test, and develop workers into leaders
- Execute a plan to cover assigned geographical area
- Plan actions and meetings
- Recruit workers to events and meetings
Minimum requirements:
- Must currently be a shop steward or commit to become one once this project is complete
- Strong commitment to social and economic justice of all working people
- Excellent communication skills
- Drive, own and/or lease a vehicle, maintain a valid California driver’s license and car insurance
To apply, please provide:
- Cover letter,
- Detailed resume,
- Names, job title, address, and phone number of three professional references
…and e-mail it to mgutierrez@seiu99.org by Friday, March 1, 2013
Applicants who pass the document screening process will be called for an interview.
SEIU Local 99 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
SEIU Local 99, 2724 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
About your union:
SEIU Local 99 is a union of more than 45,000 dedicated education workers who guide and care for our children from birth, preschool and kindergarten, through grade school, high school, and at community colleges. We are teachers, child care providers, paraeducators, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, first responders, and others working in schools, colleges, homes (in-home child care), and administrative offices throughout Southern California. We are part of SEIU International, the fastest-growing union in North America with 2.1 million members.
