Community Organizer Job at SEIU UHW West, United Healthcare Workers West, Sacramento, CA

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  • SEIU UHW West, United Healthcare Workers West
  • Sacramento, CA

Job Description

SEIU UHW West
United Healthcare Workers West


Community Organizer

Based in Sacramento, CA

Position: Organizer Representative - Community
Classification: Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary:
The role of SEIU UHW Organizer Representative is to build a workers’ organization of motivated, empowered and mobilized leaders who act collectively, strategically and powerfully to protect their rights, to improve the quality of their work lives and the care they provide, to fight the boss, and to win. The Union Representative/Organizer provides effective leadership to carry out the goals of the Union in training and leadership development, new organizing, internal organizing, and political action.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Identifying, recruiting, developing and mobilizing leaders in strategic, sustained, meaningful ways.
  • Engaging in one-on-one persuasion, inoculation, assessment and motivation of unorganized workers at the worksite, in meetings, on the phone, and on home visits as necessary.
  • Planning and carrying out various actions.
  • Developing and working with community and political allies and empowering member leaders in these capacities.
  • Training and supervising member organizers.
  • Developing and carrying out campaign work plans.
  • Developing work issue campaigns based on group issues and coordinating the representational work of stewards.
  • Organizing, coordinating, and supporting union political, contract, organizing, and issue campaigns.
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire members to develop into leaders and participate in key union programs (i.e. politics, organizing, bargaining, etc.)
  • Demonstrated understanding of organizing for power and commitment to social justice.
  • Ability to take initiative and be creative in developing new roles for members within the union and providing the support needed to be successful.
  • Sound interpersonal and communication skills appropriate to providing a quality member experience including the ability to establish and cultivate respectful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Working knowledge of collective bargaining issues.
  • Ability to develop member leaders to deal with worksite issues.
  • Sound organizational skills to manage and prioritize work subject to deadlines in a dynamic and changing environment, as an individual and as a member of a team.
  • Demonstrated ability to formulate and deliver on short-term and long-term organizing plans, member development and capacity building goals.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office, databases and Internet.
  • Successful candidate shall possess relevant education and/or experience in the labor movement or related field.
  • Bilingual skills highly desired.
  • Driver license and vehicle required.
  • Working hours are long and irregular.

Compensation
Salary starts at $67,000 to commensurate with experience, and a generous benefit package.

Application
SEIU-UHW is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, or disability.

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Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Temporary work,

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