Greater Baton Rouge Parent Union Organizer

Baton Rouge Parent Union Organizer

Step Up Louisiana

Job Title: Baton Rouge Parent Union Organizer

Location: Baton Rouge LA

Job Type: Full Time

Reports To: CoDirectors

Salary: $45000 (salary negotiable with work experience)

Application information: The deadline to apply is May 6 2025. Please send your resume and cover letter to with Baton Rouge Parent Union Organizer in the subject line.

Purpose of Position:

The role of the Step Up Louisiana Greater Baton Rouge Parent Union Organizer will be to organize with parents across the city and parish and to coordinate the labor faith and community organizing work in Baton Rouge for Step Ups education justice campaigns.

About Step Up Louisiana

The members of Step Up Louisiana with our sister organization Step Up for Action are committed to building political power to win education and economic justice for all. Our members Step Up and go beyond voting to campaign organize from a racial justice perspective and hold political and community leaders accountable. We work in our own neighborhoods schools and workplaces to disrupt systemic oppression. We build the peoplepower needed to win in our city and state.

Step Up Louisiana is affiliated with the Center for Popular Democracy which has more than 50 affiliate organizations around the United States who work to create equity opportunity and a dynamic democracy. We are also affiliated with the Journey for Justice Alliance a Blackled alliance of grassroots community youth and parentled organizations in 30 cities across the country organizing to win communitydriven alternatives to the privatization of and dismantling of public school systems.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To conduct broad and intensive outreach efforts to parents teachers clergy and community activists by:

1. Building oneonone relationships.
2. Identifying and developing leaders to guide and lead campaigns.
3. School visits and walk throughs
4. Recruiting active duespaying members who align with our values and who are active in our campaigns.
5. Training memberleaders
6. Participating in local GOTV and civic engagement efforts
7. Developing memberleadership through a defined leadership ladder program
8. Educating the membership about our core issues
9. Supporting other statewide activity of the organization
10. Facilitating individual/group meetings to discuss and plan organizing campaigns.
11. Motivating individuals and groups of community leaders to take action.
12. Working to involve community allies in organizing campaigns.
13. Working with our members to develop strategies for how to win our campaigns
14. Mobilizing parents and community members to advocate for sustainable community schools
15. Expanding the Louisiana Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (LAROS) coalition by building partnerships with community organizations direct service providers faith leaders and labor unions

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least 2 years of organizing experience in labor community faith student or political organizations or campaigns

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (listening speaking and writing)
• Excellent problem solving and leadership skills
• Commitment to the social justice movement and passion for winning change with parents teachers and community members
• Ability to organize community members to take action on multiple issues for local neighborhood campaigns as well as city and statewide campaigns
• Ability to work independently and manage a volunteer team
• Ability to team build
• Ability to work under pressure in a fastpaced everchanging environment and be detailoriented
• Ability to fund raise and sign up members for Step Up Louisiana
• Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others.
• Ability to make and follow through on a work plan.
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to conduct house visits and work site visits.
• Willingness to travel for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work long and irregular hours including some nights weekends and holidays.
• Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus.
• Computer literacy skills preferred by communicating effectively through emails drafting documents with software such as Google suite.
• Must be comfortable driving with members
• Must have reliable means of transportation drivers license and car insurance
• Must have access to a laptop/computer

Physical Requirements:

The position is based in Baton Rouge LA. Work is generally performed from a field office setting or other location to complete the required assignments of the position. Long and extended hours and overnight travel may be required.

Benefits:

Step Up Louisiana staff enjoy good benefits including comprehensive health benefits major medical and dental insurance for employee and eligible dependents and generous holiday and vacation policies.

Step Up Louisiana is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively recruits black indigenous people of color (BIPOC) women individuals with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community.