Nursing Home Organizer

Seiu Local 775 • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

SEIU 775 represents more than 60,000 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.

The Nursing Home Organizer’s role is to build a strong union in each union-nursing home by organizing members internally to win improved wages and working conditions through issue campaigns and contract campaigns, recruiting and developing workplace leaders, and building a strong, engaged union membership. The Nursing Home Organizer will also mobilize union members to participate in political action, statewide union leadership events, labor management committees, contract campaigns, contract enforcement work and chapter meetings. Typical monthly duties include nursing home visit within assigned turf, in-person and remote outreach to members, holding worksite union meetings, assisting with contract negotiations, recruiting & developing new member activists, mobilizing members to political or bargaining events, house calling workers during organizing drives and more.

Organizers in the Nursing Home Department mentor, coach, organize, inspire and activate nursing home union members and leaders. Internal union organizers are on the front-line of building membership strength, leadership development, recruitment to events, and coaching and training opportunities. Previous experience in union organizing or representation is highly desirable.

Location: Based out of Seattle, Tacoma, or Bellingham, WA office(s).

Requirements

• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills.
• Confident with both written and verbal communication.
• Ability and interest in organizing low wage workers
• Ability to work independently & with a team
• Willingness to conduct work site visits and home visits
• Strong planning, time-management, and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Can work well independently or collaboratively with a team.
• Able and willing to give and receive feedback.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed with occasional overnight stays.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Fluency in Spanish
• Demonstrated commitment to social and economic justice work
• Fluency in Spanish
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer literacy of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Publisher or Canva)
• Must have a drivers’ license, car, automobile insurance, and a cell phone with NW regional coverage
• Passion for social change and building anti-racist movement
• Genuine interest in building power for low wage workers in long term care from a variety of backgrounds.
• Willingness to work long and irregular hours and travel when needed to meet campaign needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience organizing low wage workers preferred but not required.
• Experience working with a labor union, progressive non-profit, community organization, advocacy group, political campaign or elected official is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with Salesforce, Microsoft office and Teams is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Organize a strong and visible union in each nursing home facility within assigned turf.
• Conduct worksite visits, membership outreach, monthly worksite meetings, maintain hand charts, leadership recruitment, job actions, political organizing and member activation.
• Build union strength in each worksite (membership, cope, leadership recruitment, worksite meeting turn-out, lobby days, bargaining, grievances, annual Leadership Conference, etc....)
• Identify worker concerns for issue organizing, grievances, bargaining and/or labor management meetings.
• Engage union members in workplace campaigns to win better wages, benefits and working conditions for nursing home workers via issue campaigns, bargaining, political action and labor management meetings.
• Recruit and activate member leaders in each nursing home.
• Takes responsibility for and pride in the outcomes and success of members, organizing team and program
• May be required to do political work for candidates and member political education as part of job duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 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, pet insurance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed