The position of Extension Associate – Training and Organizational Development Associate within the Worker Institute of the Extension/Outreach Division of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) is responsible for extension programming and administration within one or more thematic areas. The Extension Associate is responsible for developing and delivering programs and services that are closely aligned with the strategic mission and core values of the ILR School, and for monitoring quality, impact, and outcomes of education, training, technical assistance, consulting, and research activities of the program. This position reports to the Worker Institute Executive Director.

Extension Associate is a full-time, academic, non-tenure track, term position, with an initial contract of one year. The position may be reappointed on the basis of available funding and work with recommendations by the appropriate Executive Director, Academic Director and Associate Dean.

This position is based in New York, NY, within the ILR School located at 570 Lexington Ave New York, NY10022, working remotely until location reopens.

The Worker Institute – Project Related Emphasis:
This position is responsible for managing the design and development of curriculum and programs for worker centers and other labor organizations. These programs will focus on developing replicable training models on key subjects essential to workers’ rights and important workforce development. This would include work with domestic workers – nannies/housecleaners; restaurant workers, day laborers and nail salon workers, linked to industry standards change. This position lies at the nexus of intersectional inequalities and sectors of low-wage workforce excluded from traditional labor protections. Key values in program development and design include: equity, intersectional/ trauma-informed language; organizational representation of “worker voice” and participatory models of adult education, virtually and in person. Responsibilities include: design and development of curriculum, design and implementation of pedagogical models, coordination of coalitions, coaching and mentoring trainers, supporting worker center capacity to implement training, and liaising with stakeholders to ensure integration of the models within key campaigns and coalitions, contribute to writing articles and reports, and contribute to financial integrity of programs through external funding sources.

ILR Emphasis:
Strategic Focus and Alignment
• Align work efforts of the program with the strategic goals and values of the ILR School.
• Stay informed and well versed about a broad range of best practice and/or advances in knowledge in the designated thematic area including policy and globalization impacts.
• Identify key client/stakeholder groups to be served, and tie program/service content to the needs and interests and long-term goals of those groups.
• Develop and maintain a network of relationships to build understanding of the major forces shaping the needs, positions and actions of key client/stakeholder groups.
• Maintain knowledge and skill in an academic field related to the workplace through teaching, training, consulting, program development and/or applied research activities.
• Write articles for scholarly peer-reviewed publications, trade and practitioner/advocacy journals.

Financial Management
• Contribute to and ensure the financial integrity and viability of the thematic program area.
• Proactively seek new clients and new external sources of funding for outreach and research activities.
• Contribute to collaborative grant writing as appropriate.
• Recommend to Executive Director shifts in programming in response to changes in the economy, unanticipated financial challenges and/or opportunities to maintain a competitive thematic area edge of excellence.

Team Building
• Contribute to and role model teamwork in the ILR School and motivate the members of the thematic group to work together effectively in pursuit of shared goals.
• Identify approaches to keeping the ILR Outreach vision, mission, and values in the forefront of our practice and ensure all thematic area team members feel valued, appreciated and effective.
• Demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion within the Institute and the ILR School, as well as in the community.
• Actively participate in annual goal setting, professional development discussions, and performance reviews with supervisor.
• Actively participate in all meetings of the thematic area academic staff and unit team meetings as scheduled, as well as scheduled Outreach and ILR meetings.
• Model academic excellence by staying personally informed about a broad range of best practice and/or advances in knowledge in a field related to the world of work.

Overall Effective Program Management
• Provide recommendations to Executive Director regarding staffing needs.
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with Executive Director and administrative support leaders to assess and improve administrative infrastructure.
• Meet regularly with Executive Director to provide an update on projects’ timeliness in relationship to planned execution, relevant new opportunities and/or possible collaborations, etc.
• Contribute to annual reports and highlights on behalf of the thematic program area by preparing a summary of activities.
• Other duties and projects as assigned by the Executive Director.

Required Qualifications:
● Master’s Degree in social work, public health, education, labor studies, or a related field
● Minimum three to five years of experience in community or labor, trauma-framed public health models, adult educational program vision, curriculum design, implementation and program evaluation
● Track record in bilingual online, interactive training using social media low tech platforms (What’s App)
● Demonstrated track record in adult learning and commitment to language justice
● Demonstrated track record in NY state and or national coalition work with BIPOC and low wage workers
● Experience and desire to work within an action-oriented research setting
● Strong skills in organizing, coalition building, conflict resolution, worker center education, theories of adult learning, participatory curriculum design, written communication, report writing, train the trainer models both virtually and in person

● Comfort and flexibility with working on several projects simultaneously and supervising student interns at undergraduate and graduate levels
● Familiarity with labor unions, worker organizations, and coalition building
● Social Justice: a strong commitment to racial, economic, social and justice
● Ability to work independently and collectively within a team, and strong interpersonal communication skills
● Some evening and weekend work as well as travel is required.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience contributing to financial integrity of programs through seeking/securing external funding sources – contracts, grants, etc.
• Minimum of one to three years demonstrated experience in project management (coordination among stakeholders, staff, contractors; managing budgets and logistics, etc.)
• Demonstrated writing ability in the thematic content area.

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KI is now accepting applications for the Fall 2021 Research in Action and Organizing Internships. These paid internships are open to all Georgetown University undergraduate and graduate students.

The Organizing Internship provides an opportunity for students to observe the impact of community and labor organizing, support and contribute to ongoing campaigns and projects, and develop their own organizing skills. The Research in Action Internship provides students the opportunity to learn from leaders in the world of workers’ rights, support and contribute to ongoing campaigns and research projects, and develop their own research skills.

Some of this summer’s internship partners include DC Jobs with Justice, ONE DC, LEDC, and the Washington Lawyers Committee. This Fall, our Immigration and Labor Project (new window) will return and welcome new interns. Find out more about our internship program here. Find out more about the internship program here.

Please submit your application, resume, and a cover letter by Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 11:59pm EDT to kilwp@georgetown.edu.

You can reach out to Juan L. Belman Guerrero at juan.belman@georgetown.edu if you have any questions. Please help us get the word out by forwarding this email to current undergraduate and graduate students who may be a good match for the internship program.

The Catherwood Library Scholarly Services department at Cornell University is seeking a Labor & Employment Research Librarian.

We are looking for someone who will join us in supporting the community of Cornell’s ILR School – students, faculty, and staff – in using the resources of Catherwood Library to develop their scholarship and better our understanding of the multifaceted and rapidly changing world of work. We want you to be interested in connecting with communities both within and beyond ILR and Cornell, curious for others’ research interests and your own, and eager to help build an equitable and anti-racist community. We welcome candidates who can speak to the opportunities and challenges of realizing these values in the workplace, in higher education, or in libraries.

In this position, you will work as a liaison librarian to a scholarly community that includes students, faculty, staff, and the people of Ithaca, New York State, and the world; a community that encompasses broad, interdisciplinary fields centered around the study of labor and employment in the US and abroad, with an increasing emphasis on the history, psychology, sociology, and law of work. You will connect with the members of this community through one-on-one reference consultations, standalone class sessions in support of teaching faculty, and other outreach activities.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Catherwood Library as part of our Scholarly Services department, you will be a key member of a team of library workers and have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across multiple units within the Cornell University Library, and across the larger Cornell community. (To find out more about Catherwood – the most comprehensive resource on labor and employment in North America, and home to the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives – and Cornell, check out the “Environment” section below!)

If this sounds like you, we’d love to talk. And if it sounds like it could be you, please don’t hesitate to apply! At Catherwood and CUL, we work together to solve problems, learn new skills, and support each another’s work: we’re looking for someone who wants to learn and grow alongside us.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in conducting research in the subject areas of labor and employment, either through an academic program or employment. (Example relevant subject areas include: human resource studies, labor relations, labor law, international labor, organizational behavior, labor economics, social statistics, or labor history.)

• A graduate degree, either in library science, labor and employment, or one of the subject areas described above. It needs to be completed by the time you start the position, and no later than December 2021.

• Demonstrated ability to meet students and scholars wherever they are in their learning process, and a desire to help them grow by building relationships and providing research support.

• Demonstrated ability to explain ideas to various audiences and to listen well. For example, this could be in education, mentoring, consulting, outreach, organizing, or another form of engagement.

• Ability to incorporate the principles of diversity, equity, anti-racism, and social justice into your research and work. This can take many forms, including (but not limited to) work to advance social justice within libraries and academia and exploration of the intersection between EDI scholarship and workplace studies. Tell us about the work you’ve done that’s been most important to you!

Diversity and Inclusion:

The ILR Catherwood Library at Cornell embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty and staff of all identities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented identities to apply.

Cornell University Library is a member of the ACRL Diversity Alliance, which unites academic libraries who are committed to increasing the hiring pipeline of qualified and talented individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

Benefits:  Our comprehensive benefits package includes 22 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, university retirement contributions, childcare and adoption assistance, and child tuition reimbursement. Funding is available to support professional training and research. More information regarding Cornell’s generous Contract College benefits can be found at https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/benefits-snapshot. The anticipated academic rank for this position is Assistant or Senior Assistant Librarian, with an anticipated salary range of $52,500-$60,000.

Relocation assistance may be provided.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The safety and well-being of applicants and our team members is of the utmost importance. Decisions about whether to conduct virtual or in-person interviews with qualified candidates will be communicated as we move into the interview stage.

This position is located in Ithaca, New York. The successful applicant will be expected to work on the Ithaca campus, although they may be permitted to perform a portion of their work remotely. The New York Convenience of employer guidelines require New York State individual tax reporting and withholdings for this position. Additional individual state income tax filings may also be required if working temporarily outside New York State.

How to Apply:  All candidates must apply online via the Cornell Careers site. Incoming applications will be reviewed until a viable pool of applicants is identified; submission prior to August 29, 2021 is strongly encouraged. Although we prefer to receive your application as one, multi-page pdf document, we will accept multiple documents in other formats. We ask that you include the following information in your application:

1. A cover letter;

2. A Curriculum Vitae;

3. A Statement of “Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” which may be incorporated into the cover letter OR presented as a separate statement. Candidates are invited to describe past, present, and/or future aspirations for promoting equity, inclusion, and diversity in their careers as researchers and educators, and/or to convey how they see these commitments continuing at Cornell. Such articulation may focus on teaching, research, or service, or all three factors.

4. The names, phone numbers, and addresses for three references.

Environment:  One of the leading academic research libraries in the United States, Cornell University Library is a highly valued partner in teaching, research, and learning at the university. With an operating budget of over $58 million and a diverse and innovative staff of close to 400, the Library provides significant collaborative opportunities in support of 2,700 faculty, 24,000 students and 94 PhD fields. Its world class collections, expert librarians, and responsive services in physical and virtual library spaces inspire and nourish scholarship and learning.

The Martin P. Catherwood Library in Cornell University’s ILR School is the most comprehensive resource on labor and employment in North America. Catherwood Library is a service-oriented organization, offering expert research support through reference services, instruction, online guides, and access to premier collections. The Library also includes the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, the premier archive in country for labor and management resources.

The Ithaca campus sits on 2,300 acres in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. Ithaca, located roughly halfway between Manhattan and Toronto, offers a wealth of cultural activities while maintaining an eclectic college-town feel. Outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of rolling hills, breathtaking gorges, hiking trails, and lakes offering countless outdoor activities. The city has been named one of the top 100 places to live, a top 10 recreation city, a best green place to live, and one of the “foodiest” towns in America.

  University Job Title:

Assistant Librarian

Level:

002

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Company:

Contact Name:

Bonnie Bailey

Number of Openings:

1

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Position: Community Life Engagement Coordinator
Location: Bronx, New York

About The Community Builders:
The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is a nationally recognized nonprofit developer, owner, and manager of affordable and mixed–income residential and commercial properties. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive. We do this by developing, financing, and operating high quality
affordable mixed–income housing, by coordinating access to support services, and by planning and implementing other community and economic initiatives critical to the communities we serve. Every employee who works for The Community Builders understands what it means to make a significant difference in the lives of others.

About Community Life:
Community Life is TCB’s place–based model that uses stable housing as a platform for connecting families, seniors and disabled households to community resources and opportunities. We engage residents in creating programs and building strategic partnerships with local stakeholders to create pathways to opportunities in early
education, economic mobility, youth development, voting registration, health, and resident leadership. Community Life’s goal is to create equitable access to community supports, resource and opportunities for all residents so everyone can thrive.

Position Description:
Reporting to the Director of Community Life (New York/New Jersey), the Community Life (CL) Engagement Coordinator provides exemplary customer service to all residents, builds partnerships, manages relationship with stakeholders and local neighborhoods associations to coordinate amenities for the enjoyment of residents living at Park Haven, 178–unit mixed–income apartment community in the South Bronx. The CL Engagement Coordinator will work with various on–site staff and third parties at Park Haven and the surrounding community towards achieving objectives of the mixed–income site’s Community Success Plan (CSP). The CSP is annual plan that aligns with achieving goals outlined in TCB’s 5–Year strategic plan.

The CL Engagement Coordinator will serve as a key liaison and representative of TCB, and is primarily responsible for leading the implementation of the CSP which requires working closely with residents, partners, the CL team based in New York City and 3rd party onsite Property Manager. The Engagement Coordinator will also work closely with our social service partner, Bronxworks, which has been contracted to provide supportive services and programs to 50 households under the Empire State Supportive Housing Program (ESSHI). His/her role will be to work with Bronxworks on the full integration of various programs that not only benefit ESSHI households, but all residents living at Park Haven.

Essential duties and responsibilities:
▪ Primarily serves as a front–desk administrator for residents and/or visitors at Park Haven.
▪ Welcomes all residents and visitors in a warm, courteous, and professional way while adhering to TCB’S customer services standards of excellence.
▪ Projects a consistent image that compliments the property through appearance and service orientation while ensuring rules and regulations are enforced by effectively assisting residents
with concerns and by addressing issues to minimize escalation.
▪ Builds relationships with residents to better understand culture, preferred language, interest and type of amenities or programs they would prefer to have on site.
▪ Develops and maintains relationships with Bronxworks staff members, as well as other community stakeholders, local partners, and neighborhood associations to provide social and recreational
amenities for the enjoyment of Park Haven residents.
▪ Represents TCB and TCB’s interest at the site with residents, partners, and 3rd party PM.
▪ Conduct new welcome orientations for new residents

▪ Create consistent outreach and communication with residents, including newsletters, flyers, telephone calls and door knocking.
▪ Attend monthly coordination meeting with 3rd Party PM
▪ Inspects and monitors programming spaces on a regular basis, and places repair work orders to the 3rd party management as needed.
▪ Conducts an annual Community Life Questionnaire (CLQ).
▪ Develops and coordinates the implementation of the Community Success Plan (CSP) in coordination with the Director of Community Life.
▪ In partnership with Bronxworks, coordinates programming for the lounge area and community spaces for resident activities.
▪ Works with Director of Community Life to identify funders, oversees grant funded activities and manages progress towards fulfilling grant deliverables.
▪ Keeps Director of Community Life, Property Manager and site team appraised of issues affecting residents’ wellbeing, health, and safety.
▪ Participates in professional development opportunities and contributes best practices to the professional learning communities, as appropriate.
▪ Manages administrative tasks required for securing and executing contracts or Memorandum of Agreements with providers and partners to carry out on–site programming.
▪ Represents organization in a professional and ethical manner when meeting with area agencies, funding entities and community stakeholders.
▪ Attend trainings and continue education opportunities offered by the Community Life HUB team
▪ Performs other project–related duties as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
▪ An entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrated leadership potential and interest in motivating and energizing people
▪ Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to senior staff, volunteers, interns, government officials, community partners, organization donors
▪ Ability to engage, communicate and collaborate with residents of diverse socioeconomic, racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
▪ Dedicated, motivated, creative, and thoughtful – a team player
▪ Fluency in Spanish is a plus

Education and Experience Required:
• B.A. required. Masters preferred in Social Work, Urban or Community Affairs, Urban Studies or other equivalent degree.
▪ 3+ years in project management and coordination. Some experience in or exposure to at least one of TCB’s
CL outcomes (e.g. housing stabilization, health, community engagement, financial self–sufficiency, workforce development)
▪ Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and problem–solving skills.
▪ Strong personal initiative, attention to detail, and ability to work independently when required
▪ Experience with non–profit organizations connecting community residents to opportunities in the areas of education, financial stability, and workforce development,
▪ Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (e.g. word, excel, PowerPoint)
▪ Evening and weekend work may be required.
▪ Prior experience working in the hospitality industry a plus

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IATSE Local 161 is a Motion Picture local that covers Script Supervisors, Production Coordinators, Assistant Coordinators, Production Accountants, Assistant Accountants and Payroll accountants working in the film & television industry.

Our membership is 2/3 w o m e n . Local 161 has jurisdiction in 23 states: AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL (except Cook Co), LA, ME, MD, MA, MI (except for Script Supervisors in six counties in the Detroit area), NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV and Washington, DC. This position will be based out of the New York office.

The Job:

The Local 161 Business Agent is the highest level staff person responsible for representing the union’s members.

The BA supervises an Assistant BA and at least one Field Representative and oversees the running of the union’s office administration staff. Duties include running external and internal organizing, political and contract campaigns, leading contract negotiation and administration, grievance handling, membership advocacy, new projects and other duties related to the goals of the Union.

The job requires setting priorities, meeting deadlines, compiling and analyzing data, helping prepare and stay within the annual budget, conduct year-end reviews, preparing documents to issue checks, monitoring the union’s bank accounts and overseeing bookkeeping requirements.

• The BA is responsible for insuring compliance with all laws regarding Right to
• Work, Organizing, Political Action and Union reporting responsibilities.
• The BA reports to the Executive Board.
• Requires some travel as well as limited evening and weekend work.

Qualifications:

• At least three years working for a union/labor organization representing members,
• organizing, bargaining and administering contracts and the ability to perform the
• other duties identified above and listed below.
• Ability to articulate the Union’s message and vision to the membership
• Ability to cultivate relationships with Studio Labor Relations departments.
• Ability to provide leadership to the Executive Board and Committees to develop strategic plans.
• Ability to develop and implement long-term programs for recruitment and
• organizing.
• Proficiency in the following programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience in the application of new technologies in the workplace.
• Successful experience resolving member complaints at lower levels of the grievance procedure to avoid unnecessary arbitration.
• Relevant degree in labor relations, law, or a related field is desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• A valid driver’s license is required
• Availability to travel as needed

Other Duties:

• Visit members in offices and on sets
• Travel to our regions to meet with members and Representatives of other IATSE Locals.
• Communicate and collaborate with other industry union’s Representatives across
• the country on issues requiring cooperation between Local 161 with other Locals and unions.
• Attend District Meetings and the General Executive Board meetings as well as
• meetings and training offered by the IATSE.
• Assist and counsel members on matters such as prepping for a job interview,
• strategizing negotiations above scale, dealing with difficult people on the job,
• understanding the contract, workers rights, members responsibilities, etiquette and
• industry standards and other situations members face on the job.
• Listening to members issues away from work which affect their work and providing referrals to sources of help where appropriate.
• Serve as a Trustee on the 161/52 401K plan (if appointed)
• Supervise the membership department.

Excellent starting salary, commensurate with experience, and an excellent benefits package.

To Apply:

Send a resume and cover letter addressing your qualifications and ability to carryout

the duties of the position as described above to Ken Margolies, Union Search, kam47@cornell.edu. Confidential calls accepted 845 499 6636.