UNISERV READINESS POOL

Illinois

Affiliate: Illinois Education Association-NEA
Job Title: UniServ Director
Closing Date: N/A

Application Procedure: The Illinois Education Association/NEA is experiencing several UniServ Director vacancies due to retirements. IEA utilizes a UniServ Readiness Pool process for the hiring of UniServ Directors. The attached UniServ Employment Policy outlines this process.

For consideration to the UniServ Readiness Pool, please submit a letter of interest and résumé to:

Debra Knox, Personnel Director
Illinois Education Association
100 East Edwards Street
Springfield, IL 62704

or debbie.knox@ieanea.org.

For more information about IEA employment and the above referenced positions(s), please visit our Web site, www.ieanea.org.

IEA-NEA UniServ Employment Policy

The Executive Director shall advertise for and seek candidates for UniServ vacancies on a statewide and national basis.

Applicants shall be screened and interviewed by the Director of Field Services or designee. Acceptable candidates shall be recommended to the Board or Executive Committee by the Executive Director and, if approved, shall be placed in an employment readiness pool.

When a vacancy occurs in a UniServ position, a selection committee shall be formed which represents the locals in the UniServ area. At least one member of the selection committee shall be an ethnic minority member. The Director of Field Services or designee shall meet with the selection committee to train the committee for the interview process and to review the qualifications of appropriate candidates in the readiness pool plus any existing staff who may have applied for a transfer.

A reasonable number of candidates from the pool, of which there shall be representation of both minority and female, but not fewer than three, shall be selected by the Selection Committee in consultation with the Director of Field Services or designee to be interviewed by the committee. If an acceptable candidate is not found in the first group, another group may be selected to be interviewed. Each group must have both minority and female representation. At least six candidates will be made available to the Selection Committee for interview if requested.

Once a candidate has been selected, employment may commence immediately but not sooner than is permitted by the IEA/IEASO Contract.

UniServ Director Job Description

FUNCTION: Provides assistance and training to local association leaders and members, and implements the policies and programs of the IEA-NEA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in planning, organizing, and implementing a membership program to increase membership and charter new locals to ensure that IEA-NEA is the strong voice for public education.
2. Promotes and recruits membership involvement in IEA-NEA state, regional and local activities.
3. Initiates, plans and conducts leadership training and development for local leaders and members.
4. Promotes and assists locals in program planning, implementation and evaluation; promotes local association budget development.
5. Works to involve and strengthen locals through collective bargaining.
6. Initiates and processes requests for services from other IEA-NEA departments for locals and members.
7. Initiates, processes and assists locals and members in securing due process through representation in personnel cases, grievances, arbitrations, and dismissal proceedings. Acts as representative of IEA-NEA General Counsel when initiating requests, conducting investigations and making recommendations for legal services and when assisting the IEA-NEA General Counsel in the legal representation of locals or members.
8. Gathers, organizes and submits required data to the central office and to the Region Council so that IEA-NEA programs and policies can be implemented and maintained.
9. Assists in the planning, implementation and promotion of IEA-NEA programs, initiatives and policies.
10. Participates in special assignments and projects, which extend beyond the assigned region in order to further the goals and objectives of the IEA-NEA.
11. Assists and advises the Region Council in conducting its business and programs.
12. Manages the region office including supervising associate staff, i.e., initial employment recommendation, evaluation and remediation.
13. Demonstrates a high degree of interpersonal skills. Interacts appropriately with staff, members, and the general public.
14. Performs other appropriate duties as directed by the Region Council and assigned management staff.

STAFF AUTHORITY AND RELATIONSHIPS: Directly responsible to the assigned Area Coordinator, Director of Field Services and Executive Director. Supervises and directs assigned associate staff.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER