Organizing Manager

Job Description

Job Description

About SEIU 775

SEIU 775 represents more than 50,000 long-term care workers providing quality home care, nursing home care, and residential services in Washington, Montana, and Alaska.

SEIU 775’s mission is to unite the strength of all caregivers, to create a better life for ourselves and those we care for, and to lead the way to a more just and equitable world.

About This Role

The Organizing Manager for Nursing Home Team supervises the SEIU 775 nursing home organizing team in WA, manages nursing home contract campaigns, and strategic initiatives for nursing home members statewide.

This is a full-time, over-time exempt position that requires travel, evening and weekend work as needed. This position is a hybrid of remote / office and field work, and reports to the Organizing Director.

Essential Functions :

• Responsible for the day-to-day supervision, training and support of Nursing Home Team Organizers
• Works with Organizers to build a strong and visible union in each nursing home facility including site visits, monthly worksite meetings, leadership recruitment, job actions, political organizing and member activation
• Facilitates statewide communication plan for nursing home workers
• Helps staff identify contract enforcement issues and coordinates with other SEIU 775 staff to provide support for grievances, advocate training, etc...
• Helps staff identify worker concerns for issue campaigns, bargaining and / or LMC’s.
• Participates as needed in both Labor Management Committee meetings and Bargaining sessions.
• Coordinates leadership development and political action opportunities for nursing home member leaders
• Builds campaign plans with Organizers and supports them to achieve goals (membership, cope, leadership recruitment, worksite meeting turn-out, lobby days, bargaining, grievances, annual Leadership Conference, etc.)
• Joins staff in the field every month for facility visits, events or worksite meetings to provide in-person oversight and mentoring with Organizers in the field
• Takes responsibility for and pride in the outcomes and success of members, organizing team and program
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities :

• Strong organizing background.
• Developed mentoring and facilitation skills.
• Ability to lead an organizing team.
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Excel, Word, desktop publishing and organizing database work.
• Ability to guide strategy and day-to-day campaign work.
• Ability to travel domestically with overnight stays.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Language skills a plus.

Minimum Qualifications :

• At least 2 years of leadership experience on organizing campaigns (union, political, or community organizing)
• Previous experience leading teams with diverse individuals and wide range of skill sets.
• Proven commitment to progressive social change and building anti-racist movement
• Excited to lead a team focused on building power for low wage workers in long term care.
• Strong leadership skills, including ability to manage multiple campaigns, programs, and projects.
• Interest in leadership development.
• Willingness to work long and irregular hours when needed to campaign needs.
• A valid driver’s license, car, and automobile insurance.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-time, exempt position. As a Full-Time, Exempt employee you are not eligible for overtime. Hours of operation will depend on what you and your supervisor agree to.

Must have flexibility in schedule during extended business hours allowing stakeholders to access services. From time to time, the Organizing Manager may be expected to participate in Union activities outside of normal business hours, including weekends and after-hours.

This position is 75% remote, 25% at HQ Seattle. The position is normally required to be in the office at least two (2) days weekly, or when needed (based on business needs).

Department Director has the ability to depict work schedules.

Compensation :

This position is full-time, exempt. This position is not included in the Bargaining Unit. Pay ranges from $100,929 $123,306 per year.

Benefits include vacation, holiday, and sick leave benefits, fully employer paid health, dental, vision, and life insurance, defined benefit pension plan, and optional 401(k), WFH credit, and more.

Women and diversity candidates strongly encouraged to apply .

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

SEIU 775 is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates without regard for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, creed, gender, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, the presence of sensory, mental or physical disability, or any other discrimination prohibited by law.

SEIU 775 works to ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees and actively enforces policies against discrimination and sexual harassment.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, creed, gender, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, the presence of sensory, mental or physical disability, or any other discrimination prohibited by law.

In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.