Project Organizer : California, Nevada, Washington

California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
 

Project Organizer

Based in the Bay Area – CFT Berkeley office
(REMOTE during Pandemic)

Position: Project Organizer
Employment Date: Approximate Start Date – March 16, 2021
Location: Based in the Bay Area – CFT Berkeley office (WFH during Pandemic)
Assignment requires considerable travel throughout northern California and occasional travel around the state.
Salary Range: $60,385 — $61,163 (Steps 1-2 on a 4 Step schedule depending on qualifications and experience), plus full employee fringe benefit package: health, dental and vision plans and retirement program.
Deadline to Apply: February 22, 2021

The California Federation of Teachers seeks a Project Organizer located in Northern California, to help support internal and external organizing in the state of California. The CFT currently represents school employees, certificated and classified, at every level of public and private education throughout California (pre-school and Head Start, K-12, community colleges, private higher education, and the University of California). The philosophy of the CFT is to develop capabilities and expertise at the local level. All staff are expected to work with the CFT leadership to facilitate a sense of organizational identification and inclusiveness.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Public and private employee, or issue, organizing experience.
2. Membership recruitment, or working on campaigns and elections.
3. Experience in community, student, labor, or environmental activism is a plus.
4. An understanding of education policy, especially in the state of California is desirable.
5. The ability to work collaboratively with others, and motivate campaign staff, volunteers and teams of staff members.
6. The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and in a high-pressure environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assist and participate in the organizing of new locals into the CFT, and in the day-to-day     work of member organizers and volunteers working on CFT organizing campaigns in California.
2. Set up and oversee phone banks, Hustle campaigns, Zoom meetings and trainings and other volunteer organizing activities.
3. Assess data and enter collection into a database.
4. Organize and plan activities, and set priorities.
5. A current California driver’s license and an insured vehicle in good driving condition.

There will be considerable travel around northern California and occassionally within the state. Some long hours and weekend work will be necessary. The successful candidate will be expected to assist and participate in strategic planning with Locals, as well as in organizing campaigns of the Federation. Organizers are also expected to be effective public speakers, clear and lucid writers, and socially aware citizens of our society.

Employment requires membership in the Project Organizer Union, which is represented by the Field Representative Union.

To Apply:
Submit letter of application, résumé, references and at least three written samples to:

California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
Leticia Castro, Director of Administrative Services
California Federation of Teachers
1107 9th Street, Suite 460
Sacramento, CA 95814

Or email to hr@cft.org

If you have questions, please call Sarah Callahan, Executive Director at 510-523-5238 or email her at scallahan@cft.org.

The CFT is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer

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