An ideal opportunity has arisen for an experienced employment caseworker to join this not for profit union for education, early years & childcare professionals. Option to work full/part-time or Job Share.
Annual salary commencing at £27,892 p.a., with potential annual increments up to £32,749 p.a., for 35-hour week. Additional benefits such as contributory pension scheme and health care cash plan (paid for by the organisation).
Working remotely from home; to be fully effective in supporting our local members, it is important that you are based within the Tyne and Wear/Durham area. Travel around the agreed regional area and the adjacent Yorkshire region will be required; driving licence and use of a car is essential.
This role is to –
- To undertake casework; advising and supporting members, primarily in the region, on challenging issues arising from their employment within an educational environment.
- To actively seek opportunities to recruit new members, with participation in recruitment events
- To contact local authorities in the region, to seek recognition and attend consultative meetings
- To provide support to activists within the region, to recruit new activists to train as Field Officers etc.
- To work with local media to promote the union and increase the union's profile
- To organise meetings of members/non-members on specific issues of concern
- Maintaining up to date professional Administration in keeping with the demands of the role
The successful applicant will possess –
- Experience of acting as a workplace trade union representative
- Good knowledge of UK employment legislation
- Confidence to represent members in challenging situations
- Good communication skills, both oral and written
- Effective listening skills and good interpersonal skills to build and develop networks
- Good IT skills to retrieve and enter basic data, communicate with members and head office
- Knowledge of the Northern England region
The successful candidate will also ideally possess –
- Trade Union or membership focused environment experience
- Advocacy skills and experience in the employment sector
- Current knowledge of education issues
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Experience of working in and understanding the management context of educational establishments, such as nurseries, schools or colleges, academies etc.
The Job Description and geographical regions will be provided upon application.
If short-listed a telephone interview with HR followed by assessment and formal interview panel at Derby HQ.
ESSENTIAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT: We will require you to submit a formal letter of application outlining your key skills, experience and attributes in relation to the job specification, and for this to be submitted within the same document as your current CV. Unfortunately, applications received without an enclosed supporting statement to specify how you meet the key skills outlined in the advertisement, will not be considered.