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Maryland

To view all current vacancies with the Maryland State Education Association, visit their careers website at https://www.marylandeducators.org/careers/.

JOB TITLE: UniServ Director

Location: Rockville, MD

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Starting Salary: $89,288.96

Position Summary: The Montgomery County Education Association is seeking applicants for UniServ Director (UD). A major role of the UD is to embrace the work of organizing to develop strong leaders who advocate for themselves, their students, and for public education. In this role, focused on member representation, the UD is responsible for all areas of collective bargaining and contract administration for the Montgomery County Education Association. This is a highly visible position with extensive contact with union members, MCEA and MSEA officers, Montgomery County Public School Administration, Montgomery County Board of Education.

Desirable Qualifications and Skills:

• A thorough understanding of public sector unionism and labor law;
• Exceptional attention to accuracy and detail is required;
• Strong strategic, problem-solving, and critical thinking are necessary;
• Strong organizational and time management skills;
• Representatives operate with general supervision and must be self-motivated and able to prioritize and effectively manage a large volume of complex issues.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize competing tasks and manage work under weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines;
• Demonstrated positive attitude and effectiveness in working independently and in a team environment;
• Adept interpersonal relationship skills to work harmoniously with MCEA and MSEA staff, management, union leaders, and affiliates;
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation are essential;
• Ability to operate within an office and field setting;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong listening skills, ability to compose simple correspondence and verbally convey information clearly;
• Experience with Zoom and Microsoft Office applications is required.

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APPLICATION PROCESS:

Qualified applicants should send cover letter, résumé, and 3 writing samples to Yasmina Mrabet, c/o Sonya Addison-Dove at: [email protected]

Subject: UniServ Director - Representation

JOB TITLE: Managing Director, Public Affairs

Location: Rockville, MD

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Starting Salary: MCEA offers a competitive salary. The Managing Director salary is calculated as 10% over the top step on the MCEA staff union, the Professional Staff Organization’s, salary scale.

Position Summary: The Managing Director of Public Affairs is a strategic leader in MCEA and part of the union’s management team that is accountable for executing the union’s mission, goals, and annual priorities in pursuit of the union’s vision through the development and implementation of the communications, political, and community engagement programs.

As a member of Senior Staff, the Managing Director of Public Affairs is responsible for effective execution of the organization’s communications, political program, and community engagement programs including oversight of program resources and assigned staff, and the inclusion and involvement of MCEA leaders and members, to accomplish MCEA’s strategic goals.

This position provides oversight to appropriate related committees of MCEA and serves on various workgroups as needed relation to development of strategies, policies, and procedures that relate to the areas directed, including as a representative of the union with outside coalition partners and other external allies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in marketing, communications, journalism, public relations, public policy, political science, and/or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum two years’ experience supervising & evaluating employees.
• Minimum four years’ experience managing communications, media projects and/or political campaigns.
• Minimum three years of experience in strategic planning, leadership, project management, supervision, and budgeting.
• Excellent writing, editorial expertise and communications skills, and the ability to make information easily accessible for all audiences.
• Knowledge of the values, goals, and mission of MCEA, tenets of unionism, and the core issues that resonate within the public education arena.
• Functional knowledge of website management (i.e. HTML, FTP, etc.) and social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

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APPLICATION PROCESS:

Position will be open until filled.

Qualified applicants should send cover letter, résumé, and 3 writing samples to:

Heather Carroll-Fisher, Executive Director, c/o Mary Neal at: [email protected]

Subject: Managing Director, Public Affairs

JOB TITLE: Educator Recruitment and Professional Development Specialist

Location: Jackson, MS

Salary: The base salary for this position is $45,715.

Closing Date: The application period will remain open until the position is filled.

PositionSummary: As the Educator Recruitment and Professional Development Specialist at MAE, you will be an integral part of our effort to support educators from across the career continuum in furthering their professional and instructional skills. In this role you will work closely with all MAE departments and governance leaders to create an instructional and professional development (IPD) program incorporating professional issues advocacy and leadership development at the state and local levels. You will be the point person that ensures that all educators across Mississippi have access to relevant and effective offerings to better support their students and continue growing as an educator.

Job Requirements:

• Successful teaching experience, with a minimum of three years’ experience in the classroom
• BA/BS Required
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Demonstrated ability to write and speak effectively
• Experience in training and adult learning
• Direct experience in program development and delivery
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks
• Ability to work harmoniously with other professionals and a history of giving attention to details
• Must understand teacher evaluation issues
• Willingness to work long and irregular hours

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Interested applicants can submit applications to [email protected].

JOB TITLE: UniServ Director

Location: Springfield, MO

Salary: This bargaining unit position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Closing Date: Posting is open until filled

PositionSummary: Missouri NEA is seeking applicants for the position of UniServ Director. The role of a MNEA UniServ Director is to serve as field representative by supporting and assisting local association officers, leaders, and members to organize and maintain strong, effective local associations in the assigned unit. The UniServ Director is expected to develop a constructive working relationship with the officers, leaders, and members of those locals within the unit along with fellow staff within the state and national associations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
• Successful public school employment experience and/or leadership/staff experience with an advocacy organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and coordinate an effective, measurable membership organizing program or campaign
• Proven ability to work independently and in a diverse, collaborative environment
• Effective consulting, training, presentation, and representation skills
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership development skills
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and evaluate a strategic vision and plan
• Must be able to work with Microsoft Office; along with other relevant social media and technology
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel within the unit, around the state, and to national meetings

Please click here to view the full job description, including duties and qualifications.

Application Procedures:

Any person wishing to be considered for this position should send:

(1) a letter of application covering experience, knowledge, and skills that pertain to the job description/qualifications listed,
(2) a completed application, and
(3) a current resume containing contact information for three references. Applications for consideration must include all components listed.

All materials must be sent electronically to [email protected]. 

JOB TITLE: UniServ Director

Location: Independence, MO

Salary: This bargaining unit position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Closing Date: Posting is open until filled

PositionSummary: Missouri NEA is seeking applicants for the position of UniServ Director. The role of a MNEA UniServ Director is to serve as field representative by supporting and assisting local association officers, leaders, and members to organize and maintain strong, effective local associations in the assigned unit. The UniServ Director is expected to develop a constructive working relationship with the officers, leaders, and members of those locals within the unit along with fellow staff within the state and national associations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
• Successful public school employment experience and/or leadership/staff experience with an advocacy organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and coordinate an effective, measurable membership organizing program or campaign
• Proven ability to work independently and in a diverse, collaborative environment
• Effective consulting, training, presentation, and representation skills
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership development skills
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and evaluate a strategic vision and plan
• Must be able to work with Microsoft Office; along with other relevant social media and technology
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel within the unit, around the state, and to national meetings

Please click here to view the full job description, including duties and qualifications.

Application Procedures:

Any person wishing to be considered for this position should send:

(1) a letter of application covering experience, knowledge, and skills that pertain to the job description/qualifications listed,
(2) a completed application, and
(3) a current resume containing contact information for three references. Applications for consideration must include all components listed.

All materials must be sent electronically to [email protected]. 

JOB TITLE: UniServ Director

Location: St. Louis, MO

Salary: This bargaining unit position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Closing Date: Posting is open until filled

PositionSummary: Missouri NEA is seeking applicants for the position of UniServ Director. The role of a MNEA UniServ Director is to serve as field representative by supporting and assisting local association officers, leaders, and members to organize and maintain strong, effective local associations in the assigned unit. The UniServ Director is expected to develop a constructive working relationship with the officers, leaders, and members of those locals within the unit along with fellow staff within the state and national associations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
• Successful public school employment experience and/or leadership/staff experience with an advocacy organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and coordinate an effective, measurable membership organizing program or campaign
• Proven ability to work independently and in a diverse, collaborative environment
• Effective consulting, training, presentation, and representation skills
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership development skills
• Proven ability to develop, implement, and evaluate a strategic vision and plan
• Must be able to work with Microsoft Office; along with other relevant social media and technology
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel within the unit, around the state, and to national meetings

Please click here to view the full job description, including duties and qualifications.

Application Procedures:

Any person wishing to be considered for this position should send:

(1) a letter of application covering experience, knowledge, and skills that pertain to the job description/qualifications listed,
(2) a completed application, and
(3) a current resume containing contact information for three references. Applications for consideration must include all components listed.

All materials must be sent electronically to [email protected]. 

JOB TITLE: Organizing Specialist

Salary Range: $75,919.00 to 109,706.00 Annually

Closing Date: The application period will remain open until the position is filled.

Position and Area Description: The primary focus of the organizing specialist position will be facilitating strategic planning, targeting, training, recruitment, and retention of members with locals in Northern Virginia, with the flexibility to travel throughout the state where campaigns are taking place. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and three to five years of related work experience.
• Advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, database management and data analysis.
• Demonstrated membership organizing skills. 
• Successful work experience in public schools or associations advocating. for public schools preferred. 
• Highly developed and effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated positive collaborative working relationships. 
• Experience in developing and delivering training to adults.
• Self-starter able to work independently with minimal supervision.

 Core Job Functions:

• Assist member leaders in targeted locals with the creation and implementation of membership recruitment plans and ensuring accountability for those plans.
• Promote member activism around identified local association goals.
• Provide support and advice in conjunction with member leaders and UniServ Directors.
• Provide training in one-on-one relational engagement.
• Develop a culture for using data and systems for recording data and analyzing and acting on data acquired from these engagements.
• Assist members in recruitment and retention of new members.
• Provide training support in targeted locals to sustain membership recruitment, engagement, and activism around relational and issue organizing campaigns.
• Identify and develop potential new activists.
• Assist member leaders with the creation of enhanced local infrastructure.

Salary and Benefits:

This is a professional staff position covered by the VEA/VPSA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).   Effective September 1, 2023, the VEA/Staff CBA has a starting salary of $75,919 for 2023-2026. The contract also includes an excellent fringe benefits package.

Application Procedure

Please apply by going to the website, www.veanea.org and click on the VEA Careers under About section on the homepage.

JOB TITLE: UniServ Director - Elizabeth River (Chesapeake)

Location: Chesapeake, VA.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.A. or B.S. degree preferred; equivalent of education and work experience will be considered.
• Demonstrated skills in developing strategies to foster positive change
• Successful work experience in public schools or associations advocating for public schools
• Political Awareness
• Demonstrable high-level knowledge/skills in all areas of association activities, including:

1. effective verbal skills including presentation skills
2. clear, concise writing skills
3. knowledge of technology and application to work assignment 
4. demonstrated skill in desktop publishing 
5. highly developed and effective interpersonal skills
6. demonstrated positive collaborative working relationships with others
7. conflict resolution/mediation skills
8. conceptualizing, developing, and delivering training and organizational programs
9. skill in project management, assessment, and evaluation
10. demonstrated effectiveness in counseling, coaching, and mentoring
11. ability to be flexible – shifting priorities/resources with a positive attitude
12. strong public relations skills
13. self-starter who can work without direct supervision
14. political awareness of campaigns and lobbying

Core Job Functions

• Assist local leadership in developing and implementing year-round membership recruitment and retention plans
• Assist in the design and execution of association/rep building level leader training
• Assist local leadership in providing association visibility in worksites where building local leaders/ARs have yet to be identified
• Assist local leadership in identifying potential building-level leaders/ARs.
• Assist locals in the recruitment and leadership development of Education Support Professionals
• Assist local leadership to develop capacity for advocacy and activism within the membership and larger community
• Provide consultation to members and local Associations on and work to protect member rights and working conditions
• Perform administrative functions in local UniServ offices and service areas, including, but not limited to, oversight of office calendars and schedules, supervision of support staff, oversight of office budgets, etc. 
• Maintain a working knowledge of the IMS and other related membership information systems as NEA/VEA may employ
• Provide guidance to local leadership on the procurement of office equipment, local staff and space and any contracts/leases and record-keeping associated with same.
• Coordinate state and national resources including raising awareness of member benefits
• Provide salary and negotiations/meet and confer consultation and related training to local leaders
• Develop members’ leadership and organizing skills through training workshops
• Assist in legislative and political activities and maintain familiarity with federal, state, and local legislation and policies affecting members. 

Salary and Fringe Benefits:

Salary is negotiable depending upon applicant’s experience and qualifications. Effective September 1, 2023, the VEA/Staff Master Contract has a salary range of $75,919 to $109,706 for 2023-2024. The contract also includes an excellent fringe benefits package.

Application Procedure:

To apply, please go to our website. 

VEA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

JOB TITLE: Organizing Specialist - Hampton Roads, VA

Salary Range: $75,919.00 to 109,706.00 Annually

Position and Area Description:

The primary focus of the organizing specialist position will be facilitating strategic planning, targeting, training, recruitment, and retention of members with locals in Hampton Roads, with the flexibility to travel throughout the state where campaigns are taking place. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and three to five years of related work experience.
• Advanced written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, database management, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated membership organizing skills. 
• Successful work experience in public schools or associations advocating. for public schools preferred. 
• Highly developed and effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated positive collaborative working relationships. 
• Experience in developing and delivering training to adults.
• Self-starter able to work independently with minimal supervision.

 Core Job Functions:

• Assist member leaders in targeted locals with the creation and implementation of membership recruitment plans and ensuring accountability for those plans.
• Promote member activism around identified local association goals.
• Provide support and advice in conjunction with member leaders and UniServ Directors.
• Provide training in one-on-one relational engagement.
• Develop a culture for using data and systems for recording data and analyzing and acting on data acquired from these engagements.
• Assist members in the recruitment and retention of new members.
• Provide training support in targeted locals to sustain membership recruitment, engagement, and activism around relational and issue-organizing campaigns.
• Identify and develop potential new activists.
• Assist member leaders with the creation of enhanced local infrastructure.

Salary and Benefits:

This is a professional staff position covered by the VEA/VPSA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).   Effective September 1, 2023, the VEA/Staff CBA has a starting salary of $75,919 for 2023-2026. The contract also includes an excellent fringe benefits package.

Application Procedure

Please apply by going to the website, www.veanea.org, and clicking on the VEA Careers under the About section on the homepage.

VEA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.