Assistant Director, Field Service Division

at  BC Teachers Federation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Education
• successful completion of a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree.
• Experience and competencies
• excellent communication, organizational and administrative skills, and computer literacy
• ability to function collaboratively within a team while maintaining high standards and exercising sound judgement in meeting individual responsibilities
• demonstrated ability to effectively manage time while handling multiple concurrent priorities
• demonstrated understanding of strategies for, and experience in, supporting member leadership, engaging members in the union, and capacity-building at the local level
• demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and inclusion, and to on-going learning in this regard
• relevant training, education, and experience in the areas of collective agreement administration, grievance handling, and dispute resolution including knowledge of relevant legislation
• detailed knowledge of BCTF professional, social justice, and political initiatives
• demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and inclusion, and to on-going learning in this regard
• detailed knowledge of BCTF professional, social justice, and political initiatives
• voluntary and/or elected service in teacher organization work
• university training, public school teaching experience, preferably in British Columbia.
• Other desired qualifications, skills, and abilities
• flexibility to work evenings and weekends
• flexibility to travel
• ability to communicate in French would be an asset
• understanding of issues of social justice, equity, diversity, decolonization, and inclusion (JEDDI) with a desire to further develop in these areas.

FUNCTION AND PURPOSE

Reporting to both the Director, Field Service Division (FSD) and the Executive Director, the Assistant Director, Field Service provides support to locals in political action, contract enforcement, bargaining, communications, and the handling of a range of professional, social justice, Aboriginal education, and other issues.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate for this position will be involved in providing advice, assistance, and support to locals regarding the development of effective local structures and planning processes, and administration and enforcement of the collective agreement up to and including Step 3 of the grievance procedure.

• Federation campaigns and initiatives related to Federation priorities which may at any given time focus on education funding, bargaining, professional or social justice issues, health and safety, Aboriginal education, or other matters
• personnel and other pressing local issues
• dealing with community and other emergent issues
• issues which may arise at any time related to education funding, bargaining, professional or social justice issues, health and safety, Aboriginal education, or other matters
• inter-member and inter-union relations in the district.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• identifying, accessing, and providing appropriate Federation training to local officers and members
• co-ordinating grievances/problems in school districts involving more than one local
• co-ordinating and organizing the holding of zone meetings
• liaising with field representatives of other unions assigned to region
• other duties as assigned.