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#P-572 Position
Regional UniServ Staff – Regional Resource Center, Region 3 Location
Santa Maria RRC (2325 Skyway Drive Suite A Santa Maria, CA 93455)
Unit Description and/or Conditions Unique to Assignment
The Santa Maria Regional Resource Center serves Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and the northern most Ventura counties and encompasses forty school districts. The RRC also includes two County Office of Education districts, charter schools and several basic aid districts. Three professional CTA staff consultants and two associate Field Services Specialists staff the Santa Maria Office. The Santa Maria RRC is approximately three and a half hours by automobile north of Los Angeles. To meet the needs of individual chapters, it is important that the applicant have experience in traditional and interest-based bargaining, understand grievance processing and contract maintenance issues, possess strong organizing skills, and have experience in political and community organizing. Due to the vast geographic area serviced by this position, the successful applicant should expect long distance automobile traveling.Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to interface with technology will be essential assets in this position. Duties and Responsibilities
- Primary responsibility is to serve as organizer and consultant to CTA chapters in the development of chapter organization, chapter service programs, contract negotiations and contract maintenance.
- Provide staff assistance and service as consultant to chapter leadership and to members in negotiations, grievances, organizational development and chapter communications.
- Serve as consultant and staff resource to Unit's Board of Directors on current problems facing the education profession in California.
- Represent the chapter in communicating Association policies and programs to lay and professional groups.
- Performs such other related duties as may be assigned by the Executive Director or her designee.
Qualifications
- A BS/BA or higher degree.
- Experience with and broad understanding of labor organizations and/or education-related associations/programs and services at local, state and national levels.
- Demonstrated leadership ability in working with professional groups and/or labor organizations.
- Demonstrated organizing, negotiating and coordinating skills necessary to successfully complete complex group projects and activities.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and learn programs necessary to support chapter bargaining, organizing, and communications.
- Demonstrated ability in written and oral communications.
- Experience and commitment to team approaches, to service delivery, and willingness to share responsibility for chapter services with colleagues.
- Broad understanding of the critical issues and problems facing the public schools and public school employees in California.
- Ability to obtain a valid California drivers license.
How do I apply?
Applications may be filed up to the time the Application Screening Committee meets.
This position is in a bargaining unit represented by CSO. Salaries are established by a collective bargaining agreement. Step placement is also determined by the CTA/CSO Agreement.
CTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.