Field Representative Organizer
| Location: | Miami,FL |
| Category: | Organizing |
| Summary: | SEIU Local 1991 is an active, growing, progressive healthcare union based in South Florida. The local currently represents Registered Nurses, physicians, and medical professionals in South Florida. Staff will have the opportunity to become part of building this flagship healthcare local in the South. |
| Description: | The Field Representative/Organizer will be responsible for representing and organizing RNs and other workers in South Florida hospitals. Major areas of responsibility include contract administration, leadership development, internal organizing and contract campaigns. Some contract negotiating may be required, depending on experience, as will labor management committee coordination and other creative problem solving. This staff member will be expected, within an organizing model, to represent workers in all phases of workplace disputes, with an emphasis on teaching stewards and activists to interpret the contract, handle grievances, coordinate worksite actions and member participation, and build the Union inside their hospitals. |
| Qualifications: | -A strong commitment to organizing workers -Ability to work as part of a team and promote team building within a racially and culturally diverse membership -Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision -Strong organizational skills and self-motivation -Dedication to building a strong Union and improving the lives of workers -A valid drivers' license, car and auto insurance are required as a condition of employment. |
| Preferences: | Experience in Union organizing and/or worker representation is preferred. Experience as a rank-and-file steward/activist is desirable, as is experience in the healthcare field or with healthcare workers. Local 1991 encourages applications from a wide spectrum of ethnic and racial minorities so that our staff will be representative of our membership. |
| Compensation: | Competitive salary depending on experience, health insurance, holidays, vacation, pension, car allowance. |
| Submission Instructions: | Please submit a resum� which includes your practical and formal background and experience, 3 references (include phone numbers) and any other information or recent examples of your work, such as leaflets, newsletter articles, project descriptions, collective bargaining agreements, etc. |
| Submit To: | Jennifer LaMont |
| Phone: | 305-620-6555 |
| Email: | jennifer@seiu1991.org |
| Fax: | 305-620-1429 |
| Address: | Chief of Staff 18441 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 502 Miami Gardens FL 33169 |
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