Stand for Children Job Opportunity

Stand for Children – a bold and independent voice for public education reform – seeks exceptional individuals to train and develop the leadership skills of staff community organizers.

The Organizations

The Stand for Children family consists of two separate organizations—Stand for Children, a grassroots membership lobby for children exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Stand for Children Leadership Center, a leadership development organization exempt under section 501(c)(3). Stand for Children’s mission is to use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. To date, Stand for Children’s six state affiliates (OR, MA, TN, WA, CO and AZ) have won more than one hundred victories that have impacted the lives of more than two million children. We organize parents, educators, and other concerned community members into a strong, sustained constituency that:

• Helps elect strong local school board members, state legislators, and statewide elected officials who champion public schools;*
• Advocates for education reforms at the state and local level, including reforms that increase teacher and principal effectiveness, support school autonomy with accountability, and expand instructional time, that improve student achievement and close the achievement gap;
• Lobbies the state legislature for strategic K-12 investments and then ensures local school districts spend those dollars wisely;
• Campaigns for referenda and needed school construction bonds and operating levies.

Stand for Children Leadership Center’s mission is to develop leaders who use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. Stand Leadership Center engages parents, educators, and other concerned community members by:

• Training them on how to join together to become more effective advocates for children;
• Educating them on issues that impact children and schools;
• Providing them with the tools to develop solutions for children in their local and statewide communities.

The Position

Stand for Children Leadership Center seeks and exceptional individual to train and develop the leadership skills of staff community organizers. The National Trainer will play a critical role in Stand for Children Leadership Center’s overall expansion efforts by providing excellent training for community organizers to develop their skills, measure their progress in the organization, and help them professionally. The National Trainer will report to the National Training & Recruitment Director and will work closely with other National Trainers.

The National Trainer will need an in-depth understanding of the community organizer role, so will spend the first several months with Stand for Children in the organizer role. In the organizer role, the National Trainer will build a Stand for Children Chapter in an assigned school district in a Stand state affiliate. In this role, the National Trainer will contribute to Stand for Children’s mission to improve public education by:

• Recruiting active parents and other community-members to be Stand for Children member leaders.

They will contribute to Stand for Children Leadership Center’s goals by:

• Developing leadership of member leaders through ongoing training, coaching and support;
• Working with member leaders to build strong and sustainable Stand for Children teams that can take action on behalf of kids in the state.

Once in the National Trainer role, responsibilities will include:

• Planning, coordinating, and running orientation training for all new Community Organizers, teaching them Stand for Children’s organizing methodology and building the Organizers’ skills to be effective in the role;
• Providing regular trainings to new and veteran organizers to continue to build necessary skills (Trainings Include: Stand for Children’s organization-building steps, public speaking, “train-the-trainer” to teach Organizers how to effectively train volunteer leaders, and meeting planning and facilitation);
• Developing and improving Stand for Children’s Organizing Handbook materials, Chapter Handbook materials (for volunteer leaders), and other training materials;
• Coaching Community Organizers by observing their meetings and activities in the field and providing feedback to help them grow and improve.

The National Trainer role is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a talented and driven training team of a rapidly growing national organization. The individual will be joining a national team of professionals committed to improving children’s lives. Stand for Children’s managers and supervisors are empowering, entrepreneurial leaders who are committed to providing outstanding supervision in order for staff to develop as professionals and grow within the organization.

Qualifications and Qualities Required

• Strong commitment to Stand for Children and Stand for Children Leadership Center’s shared goal of improving public schools;
• Minimum of 3 years of experience training or teaching individuals and/or groups;
• Experience designing and implementing a training program or curriculum;
• Experience with teaching people through long-distance learning, e-learning, and/or one-on-one coaching;
• An entrepreneurial and teaching orientation, and relentless focus on learning and improvement;
• A tremendous drive and project/program management skills to achieve outcomes;
• Excellent planning and organization skills; outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
• Willingness to work with a team of staff who are committed to constant growth and change in order to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding organization;
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in community organizing or political campaigns a strong plus;
• Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Salary

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits: full health and dental coverage; life insurance, long-term disability and long-term care coverage; 401K with a match plan; flexible spending/benefits plan; holidays and vacation accrual.

To Apply

Stand for Children and Stand for Children Leadership Center are equal opportunity employers and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply for the position, please send a resume and cover letter to employment@stand.org. Please specify interest in this position by inserting “National Trainer” in your email subject field. No calls please.

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