Field Director : Maryland

Educators’ Union: Field Director

Based in Rockville, MD

The Montgomery County (MD) Education Association is seeking candidates for a new position on its Management Team.

MCEA represents 12,000+ teachers and other professional educators in the Montgomery County Public Schools system in suburban Washington D.C. MCEA is one of the 15 largest local educators’ unions in the nation, and is an affiliate of the National Education Association. We are committed to educational excellence and social justice and believe that the well-being of our members is inextricably linked to the well-being of our students, their families, and our communities. For more information, go to www.mceanea.org.

LOCATION: Rockville, MD

Position Description
This position will manage, train, and coach MCEA’s Field Staff Team. The field staff team is responsible for building a strong union that uses a comprehensive member leadership network to motivate members to take meaningful action to improve public education. The field staff team’s work involves: 1) identifying and building union leaders to ensure Building Action Teams are fully functioning in all worksites, 2) increasing member engagement in the union, 3) handling contract enforcement and representation issues for individuals and groups, 4) helping members engage in collective action to improve schools and public education, and 5) through school leadership teams – improve school culture/climate and the functioning of school-based decision-making on teaching and learning issues. Knowledge of organizing around worksite issues, grievance processing and arbitration, enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, community organizing, political action as it relates to member representation, and understanding public education and education reform issues are critical components of this role.

Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, this position will:

• Assist in creating and coordinating the implementation of comprehensive internal organizing plans focused on leadership identification, recruitment, training, and coaching.
• Support MCEA’s leaders and staff through times of uncertainty & transition by consistently challenging them to think differently about their work and helping create winning plans that provide hope.
• Establish an internal campaign-based culture around bargaining, internal membership recruitment, worksite issues, politics, and messaging of hope.
• Work with staff within their assigned regions/areas as a team and individually to set goals, create plans to meet those goals and ensure accountability to those plans.
• Lead with a team approach to the work – both among staff members and between staff and member leaders.
• Integrate strategic campaign functions, politics, and organizing into the daily work in the field.
• Coordinate, directly or through staff, local-wide mobilization efforts, new member events, leadership conferences and other multi-team activities.
• Identify staff training and development needs.
• Oversee the assignment, evaluation, and supervision of staff with a collective bargaining agreement, with the approval of the Executive Director.
• Arrange for coverage of staff responsibilities during staff absences.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned by the Executive Director.

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced & effective leadership skills.
• Work effectively with members and staff from diverse ethnic, social and economic groups.
• Exercise excellent judgment while working under a variety of circumstances.
• Effectively gather, track, and analyze data for strategic purposes.
• Work effectively as part of leadership teams with managers, elected governance, and staff union leaders.

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years of staff supervisory experience.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible union experience with a mix of organizing and member representation responsibilities.
• Proven ability to develop effective strategies and lead teams in a variety of assignments.
• Experience using cloud/web-based data management systems.

Requirements

• Salaried position; requires nonstandard work hours and/or weekend and holiday work.
• Travel is required, primarily within Montgomery County.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, must have auto insurance that covers business driving, and must possess an automobile for business use.

Compensation
MCEA offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience. MCEA provides a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, retirement savings plan, and long-term disability insurance.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Work is performed in a variety of settings – in schools, school district offices, a typical office work environment.
• This position requires frequent driving throughout the county to various locations.
• Must be able to occasionally remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to regularly move about inside the office and other locations.
• Constantly operates a computer, cell phone, and office productivity machinery, such as a copy machine and computer printer.
• Frequently moves equipment & supplies weighing up to 25 pounds for various meeting and event needs.

Application Process
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to: Field Director Search Committee, MCEA, 12 Taft Court, Rockville, MD 20850, or electronically to jthompson@mceanea.org.

Deadline for receipt of applications is 5:00pm Thursday, July 6, 2017.

Equal Opportunity Employer
MCEA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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