Staff Representative : California

Staff Representative

San Francisco, CA

The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF), AFT/CFT, AFL-CIO, NEA/CTA, has an opening for a full-time staff representative. UESF represents more than 6,200 San Francisco Unified School District employees, including teachers, counselors, para-educators, security aides, psychologists, community relations specialists, nurses, and speech therapists. UESF is also the bargaining agent for two charter schools located in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles. Please visit our website at http://www.uesf.org.

STAFF REPRESENTATIVE

Engage the membership in:

• Organizing site leadership
• Developing divisional leaders
• Identifying educational leaders
• Triaging contract violations and grievances

Ability to:

• Guide and assist Union Building Representatives to design and manage internal organizing campaigns at work sites
• Conduct training and workshops to:
  • Motivate site leadership
  • Empower membership
  • Educate representatives
  • Encourage initiative
• Research, investigate, and recommend solutions to member and work site problems
• Represent members in grievance and investigatory meetings
• Resolve membership concerns relative to conditions of employment
• Listen actively and frame issues
• Demonstrate initiative and exercise independent judgment in the performance of duties
• Communicate effectively before large groups
• Handle confidential material and situations efficiently and with complete security
• Remain calm and think clearly under pressure
• Prepare and present clear, concise and complete reports
• Demonstrate computer literacy, including use of Microsoft Office, email, iCal, and web research
• Work a flexible schedule including some evenings and some weekend work

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic knowledge of or willingness to learn quickly:

• California Education Code
• Public employee labor relations law and PERB decisions
• Principles and procedures of the administrative hearing process; employee-employer relations; school budgeting and programming processes; collective bargaining; techniques of research and investigation
• Appropriate English usage (oral and written)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Background in Labor Studies, Public Administration, Education, Business Administration, Industrial Relations or a related college major is desirable, and Recent active service as a UESF officer (UBC member, committee member, building representative, etc.), or Experience as a paid union representative and/or organizing staff.

PREFERRED

• Experience as a public-school employee or staff of a public employee union
• Second language skills: Chinese, Spanish
• Experience with a membership from a diverse and varied background

REQUIRED
Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license

COMPENSATION
This is a salaried position. Compensation and benefits are based on union contract and include medical, dental, vision, retirement and paid leave benefits. Starting salary is $78,177 or more, depending on experience.

ANTICIPATED START DATE
June 21, 2017

APPLICATION
Send letter of application and résumé to Susan Solomon at ssolomon@uesf.org. Application deadline is Friday, June 9, 2017. Interviews will take place soon after.

Please include a phone number, an email address and a physical return address.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT United Educators of San Francisco, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/UESF61/
and
http://www.uesf.org

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