North Idaho Organizer
Idaho Education Association is looking for an enthusiastic organizer to help recruit, engage and retain IEA educator members in North Idaho. They will be based in the Lewiston-Moscow area or in IEA’s Coeur d’Alene office. The successful candidate is engaging, outgoing, eager for results and familiar with union organizing and/or education issues. The superior candidate is tenacious, has an intimate understanding of issues facing educators today and has proven experience as a union organizer.
Job Function and Purpose:
The person in this organizer role works under the supervision of the associate executive director and is a primary face-to-face member recruiter and member retention expert for the association in North Idaho. They work closely with IEA headquarters staff and staff members in our Region 1 (Coeur d’Alene) and Region 2 (Lewiston) offices to increase the association’s membership rolls in their area.
Required Qualifications Include:
- Ability to work independently and in team relationships with colleagues
- Ability to work with a diverse set of individuals
- Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal relationship
- Demonstrated commitment to social, racial, economic and educational justice
- Maintenance of a valid driver’s license and insured vehicle
- Willingness to work long and irregular hours, often with extensive travel
Preferred Qualifications Include:
- Experience in community, student, labor, political or environmental activism
- Understanding of the labor movement and the role of public education in our democracy
- Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal relationship
- Efficient time management and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently
Duties:
- Organize and mobilize educators
- Identify, recruit and develop workplace leadership
- Provide on-the-job training for member leadership, particularly worksite leadership, on one-on-one organizing and recruitment conversations
- Conduct and train/coach member leadership on how to conduct effective large- scale organizing and membership recruitment meetings
- Conduct and train/coach member leadership on how to build an effective organizing committee
- Identify workplace organizing issues, develop worksite organizing plans and collective action plans and execute plans with broader leadership team
- Assist region directors and local leadership in local and region-wide organizing plan implementation
- Assist in the implementation of state-wide organizing initiatives and programs
- Make appointments for site/school visits, one-on-one visits, and other interactions with current and potential members
- Enter assessments and other data, analyze data and track progress toward reaching goals
- Occasional short-term travel to other parts of the state or country
- Report supervisors progress on planned activities and goals to appropriate colleagues and supervisor
- Create and effect a personal development plan
- Solicit assistance to achieve goals
- Create workplans that reflect both the goals of the IEA and local association(s) assigned
- Participate in regular team meetings
Compensation:
Annual salary range is $53,000-$65,000 and will be based on experience. Generous benefits package including full family health, dental, and vision insurance; paid vacations and holiday leave; and 401(k).
To apply, please send a cover letter explaining your interest in the opening and a current resume to jobs@idahoea.org.