General Description
The Corona-Norco Teachers Association UniServ is a large single-unit UniServ representing approximately 2,500 members at 53 sites throughout the district. The CNTA President and Vice President are full-time release and play an extremely active role in all aspects of the daily functions of the organization. In addition, a full-time Confidential Executive Assistant carries out the administrative duties for the UniServ. The Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) is the 8th largest school district in California, serving over 50,000 students in Corona, Norco, Eastvale, and surrounding areas in western Riverside County. The area is situated approximately 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles along the western edge of Southern California's Inland Empire region.

The Corona-Norco Teachers Association is a dynamic local moving towards the organizing model. Over the past three years, CNTA have moved towards a member-driven organization that builds power through relationships, collective action, and shared leadership. The team is committed to the hard work of organizing—initiating conversations, empowering leaders, promoting accountability, and fighting for real, systemic change. CNTA is unapologetically committed to transparency, a people-powered environment, and the idea that lasting progress comes from the ground up.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is to serve as an organizer that develops strong leaders who advocate for themselves, their students and public education.
• Responsibility to assist recruiting and supporting members to lead the union and profession through strategic campaigns that promote the mission of CTA and local affiliates.
• Responsibility to support leaders in developing and implementing strategic organizing plans and to train members and leaders on all aspects of organizing, including the relationship between organizing and power and the importance and effectiveness of relational organizing based one-on-one and small group meetings.
• Responsibility to support and organize local leaders in membership recruitment, retention and engagement campaigns.
• Responsibility to foster coalitions between local chapters, community organizations, other labor unions and organizations.
• Serve as staff resource to local leaders on local programs, including negotiations, contract maintenance, political campaigns and influencing elected officials, organizational capacity building and communication systems, including electronic systems.
• Responsibility to promote and secure the implementation of CTA policies and programs.
• Represent the local chapter's position and policies to lay and professional groups.
• Performs other appropriate duties as assigned.

Qualifications - Minimum Required

• Bachelor's or higher degree preferred.
• Experience with and broad understanding of labor organizations and/or education-related associations/programs and services at local, state and national levels.
• Demonstrated organizing, negotiating and coordinating skills necessary to recruit members and potential members and successfully complete complex group projects and activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with members, leaders, professional groups and/or labor organizations, and staff colleagues.
• Deep understanding of the issues facing the public schools and the education profession.
• Demonstrated support for racial, social, and economic justice; worker's rights; and a well-funded public education system.
• Adaptable and flexible. Able to adjust seamlessly and effectively to changing factors and conditions that impact CTA campaigns, projects and other union programs.
• Experience in fast-paced campaigns situations, including contract campaigns, strikes and political campaigns.
• Experience in organizing and campaigning, with relentless drive to proactively surpass campaign/program goals under pressure and with the tenacity to tackle challenges head-on in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
• Computer proficiency and the ability to learn and use the Association's software programs.
• Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work and travel regularly, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver’s license.

* This position is in a bargaining unit represented by CSO. Salaries are established by a collective bargaining agreement. Step placement is also determined by the CTA/CSO Agreement.