Legislative Representative
California Federation of Teachers
Sacremento, CA

Date Position Posted: December 6, 2007

Deadline for application: December 21, 2007

The California Federation of Teachers is seeking applicants for the position of Legislative Representative. This individual will have particular responsibility for legislation pertaining to K-12 education and early childhood programs, and to employees in these schools and centers.

The AFT in California currently represents school employees, certificated and classified, at every level of public and private education (pre-school and Head Start, K-12 public and private schools, public community colleges, private higher education, and the University of California).

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work will entail proposing, drafting and monitoring legislation at every step of the process, working with CFT governance bodies and committees, and reporting to CFT leadership and membership on legislative activity.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree or higher, and will be asked to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of California education, how it is organized, and the laws and regulations which govern it.
• Understanding of the labor movement.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Readiness to work weekends and long, often irregular hours.

All CFT professional employees must become members of the CFT staff union, CFTFRU.

TO APPLY:

Submit a complete resumé with references, or complete an application. Applications are available by calling the CFT office in Alameda (510/523-5238) or Sacramento (916/446-2788). Resumés and applications must be accompanied by at least three samples of the applicant's written prose.

Submit application and/or resumé and writing samples to:
Margaret Shelleda, Executive Director
California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
1201 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 115
Alameda, CA 94501
Fax: 510-523-5262

Deadline for application: December 21, 2007

The American Federation of Teachers and its affiliates
are equal opportunity employers.