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The Institute for Community Leadership has a 25-year history of organizing in the states of Washington and California. The Institute brings best practices from our nation’s Civil Rights and Union Movements to the forefront in community education, training, and practice, building strong community partnerships with proven results. We bring together individuals and organizations of diverse ages, races and socioeconomic backgrounds, working side-by-side for a healthy democracy. Join our team to be part a personally-transforming effort to strengthen democracy. See ICL website, YouTube Channel and Facebook.
What we are looking for:
The Organizer: Parents, Students and Educators supports and facilitates parent, student and educator leadership and action. The Organizer helps build power with a focus on one-on-one recruiting, home visits and developing community structures for long term policy influence. This position organizes outreach, policy action and communications through community leadership development.
The Organizer works with the Education and Community Organizing team in a rigorous nonviolence leadership initiative. This position utilizes a coaching approach to relationships, personal transformation and social justice. Ethical leadership coaching provides a framework for self-change.
The Organizer’s responsibilities include cultivating relationships and advancing policy initiatives with education administrators, legislators, labor, civic and community leaders, elders and civil rights leaders, families, and students. This position is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organization with competitive compensation.
It is more than a job; it is a calling.
This position’s civic engagement focus is the South Puget Sound Region – specifically South King County (not commuting from Seattle) or the Greater Tacoma Area.
Requirements:
Two (2) years of experience working in union organizing, campaign organizing, as a legislative aid or intern to elected officials, or in a similar community engagement environment.
Live within South King County or greater Tacoma area.
A driver’s license, a car, automobile insurance on that vehicle, and the ability to use your vehicle for work and transporting students. Use of your personal smart phone is required.
Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings and weekends
Willingness and ability to travel, including within the state and to other states, including overnight travel. Travel expenses covered.
Intercultural and intergenerational proficiency: Experience working with people from cultures and backgrounds other than one’s own
Personal commitment to justice for working people
Proficient analytical skills necessary to interpret and develop relationships
Ability to advocate for the organization’s interests and those of its constituents
Desire and capacity for self-change and personal transformation. Lack of defensiveness.
The ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong self-initiative, outgoing attitude, and creative
Ability to lift 20 pounds
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience in positions with the following types of employers is highly valued: labor unions, elected officials, progressive issue advocacy organizations, social justice organizations, for instance as a legislative aid, labor rep, shop steward, or similar.
Bilingual or multilingual is an asset
Salary and Benefits:
Salary $45,000 to $54,000 per year DOE. Benefits after three months include,
Fully paid medical benefits
Fully paid dental benefits
Simple IRA
Mileage reimbursement
How to Apply:
Submit a resume and letter of interest. Your letter of interest should clearly explain how your experience, training, and education make you a strong candidate for this position.
This position is open until filled; however, it is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
The Institute for Community Leadership is an affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, political affiliation, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any real or perceived sensory, mental, or physical disability.
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