Labor Organizer - Build Power for Tennessee Workers

Seiu 49; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Car allowance

Job summary

SEIU Local 205 in Nashville, TN is seeking an Organizer to build a worker-led organization across core industries. You will recruit and develop member leaders, coordinate with elected leaders, and implement plans to increase membership and workplace power.

The role involves travel within Tennessee, long irregular hours including nights and weekends, and a salary range of $62,700–$73,345 with employer-health insurance, pension, and a monthly car allowance of $500.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Proficiency with VAN.
• Ability to develop and follow a plan that meets organizational objectives.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in a wide variety of situations.
• Ability to inspire confidence and trust among workers from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Ability to recognize and effectively team build with workers from differing cultures.
• Capacity to work long and irregular hours including nights and weekends.
• Commitment to high standards of social justice and to building power for workers in Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit member leaders and activists.
• Engage and develop leaders and hold them accountable to the local’s program, plan and power standards.
• Work under the direction of elected leaders and their designees.
• Exemplify organizational discipline by following and organizing around the policies, plans, and goals of the Local.
• Embody and demonstrate high ethical standards, principled trade unionism, and a strong commitment to social and economic justice.
• Plan their work to lead members toward goals.
• Report thoughtfully and honestly on their work.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and the ability to lead by example as well as the use of appropriate initiative.
• Have the ability to effectively work in a team setting.

Skills

Strong oral communication

Strong written communication

Plan development and execution

Independent judgment

Inspire confidence among workers

Team-building across cultures

Commitment to social justice

Willingness to work long hours nights&

Tools

VAN

Job description

SEIU Local 205 in Nashville, TN is seeking an Organizer to build a worker-led organization across core industries. You will recruit and develop member leaders, coordinate with elected leaders, and implement plans to increase membership and workplace power.

The role involves travel within Tennessee, long irregular hours including nights and weekends, and a salary range of $62,700–$73,345 with employer-health insurance, pension, and a monthly car allowance of $500.