In addition to the traditional representation issues, CFA is engaged in a much larger fight over the future direction of the CSU system, public funding for higher education and the role that the University plays in the future of the state. The CSU struggle in California over public funding for higher education is a part of a larger national struggle taking place in higher education across the country.

As a result, there is a great deal to do organizing and representing our members. CFA believes in employing hard-working and creative staff whose talents complement those of our elected leadership. Implementing our union’s vision requires the best staff team we can find to build on the talented group that already works with us.

Implementing our union’s vision requires the best staff team we can find and will build on the talent that already works with us. The talented CFA staff is appreciated very much by the faculty we represent.

Student Organizing Coordinator (Southern California)/Apprenticeship Field Staff

Location: Southern California
Salary:     $40s or higher, depending on experience

In 2001, CFA created the Tim Sampson Student Internship Program to build a statewide bridge between faculty and student issues. The goal of the program is to build alliances with students on campus by educating them about CFA and to mobilize student support in the greater CSU budget struggle. The program is coordinated by the Student Organizing Coordinators, North and South.

California Faculty Association seeks a Student Organizing Coordinator/Apprenticeship Field Staff (Southern California). The student coordinator position requires a wide variety of skills, including, but not limited to, recruitment and oversight of 10-15 student interns on campuses spread over hundreds of miles, the ability to develop regional plans, mentor interns, as well as develop their abilities as leaders. The ideal student coordinator candidate should be able to relate well with undergraduate student interns, identify with students and student life, and supervise them in a way that develops an intern’s organizing skills. Applicant must be a self-motivated, deadline-oriented individual with a willingness and desire to learn new skills, and work with people in academia and in labor unions. In addition to the important work organizing students, the position is considered a four to six year apprenticeship program, with preferential consideration in hiring for any open field staff representative position for individuals successfully completing the program.

To apply send cover letter and resume with references to:

California Faculty Association
Search Committee
300 Capitol Mall Suite 1590
Sacramento, CA 95814-4339
or
Email same to:
searchcommittee@calfac.org

Interviews begin October 20, 2008