[Abesoutheast] Assistant Director for Basic Education SEIU 615 12_7_7

[Espindola, Annemarie]

Great Opportunity for someone who speaks Portuguese! 
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JOB POSTING

Assistant Director for Basic Education

SEIU 615 

Come build the movement for social and economic justice together with a
sustainable, creative program for ESOL and basic education for workers
and their families.   

SEIU 615 represents 17,000 janitors, security officers, and maintenance
workers in the property services industry in Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and New Hampshire.  Our education program is integrated into the
overall campaign for improved jobs in the industry and justice for all
workers.  Having just won a permanent Education and Training Fund, we
can now work to stabilize, strengthen and grow our education programs
which now serve about 500 workers a year.  Classes are provided in
multiple locations in the region. Classes are generally taught by staff
who are "Teacher-Organizers", reflecting their role in engaging workers
in direct action, as well as teaching. This is an unusual program
design.  Any applicant for this position should be certain they are
equally interested in both components of the work. 

This is a supervisory position with responsibility for the
implementation of all basic education and ESOL programming, including
teacher development, assessment, participant recordkeeping, and program
evaluation.  Direct supervision will be split with the director. Some
funder relations may be required.  The majority of our classes are on
Saturday, as that is the day most workers have time.  As a result, we
employ many part-time teachers.  The person in this position may teach a
small amount of the time. 

We aspire to a collaborative, respectful approach among staff, at the
same time as we recognize that different individual bring a range of
skills, competencies and responsibilities.  While we are looking for
someone to bring new ideas to the program, we are also looking for
someone ready to learn from what we have already been able to create
together. 

This position reports to the director of the non-profit and new
education and training fund.   Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese and
English is required.  

This is a movement position and requires the long hours and commitment
that are to be expected in such work.  Anyone seeking this position
should be at a point in their life when they have the energy and time
this position will require. 

Job Requirements:

*	Demonstrated success with supervision and program management 
*	Extensive experience as an effective ESOL or basic education
teacher in a popular education setting
*	Experience with teacher development and  leadership development
*	Flexibility, comradeliness, willingness to accept a wide range
of projects, maturity in complex settings
*	Demonstrated ability to develop a vision and plan, engage others
in the plan, and engage a group in carrying out a plan
*	Ability to work collaboratively in general. Ability to work
collaboratively with and to take direction from the director or officers
of the local
*	Personal experience in the movements for social justice.
Experience as an immigrant, person of color, person with a first
language that is not English, or working janitor desired.
*	Demonstrated strong commitment to working with low wage worker
and immigrants and people of color
*	Explicit recognition that this is a weekend program 
*	Full participation in SEIU 615 activities

*        Other related duties as assigned.

 


Knowledge/Skills/Experience:


1.      Successful supervisory and program management experience

2.      Experience in ESOL and basic education program improvement using
data

3.      Union experience a big plus. Some  community or union organizing
experience important. 

4.      Demonstrated experience managing staff development 

5.      Bilingual.  Proficiency in Spanish. Portuguese 

6.      Highly computer literate.

7.      Terrific communication skills with members, and commitment to
meeting their needs.

8.      Comfortable with multiple demands.

9.      Demonstrated commitment to building the movement for social and
economic justice

 


Education Required:


No credential required, however, high demonstrated skills and experience
required and educational credential helpful.


 

Work schedule:

*         Long hours and a high degree of commitment.  

*         Significant portions of our program run on weekends and
evenings.

*         Driving and a car are needed

 

Salary:  $50,000-$55,000 yr. compensation based on prior experience.
Excellent benefits, fully paid health and pension plan. Potential for
upgrade over time. 

 

Please email resume and cover letter to: Jeb Mays, SEIU Local 615,
jmays at seiu615.org

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