About this job
Advertised salary in based on the UNISON 2023 rate of pay. The 2024 pay award will be backdated when agreed. The role also includes access to the UNISON Staff Pension Scheme.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Area Organiser at South Gloucestershire UNISON branch.
The role will primarily involve organising workers in schools/colleges across the area and engaging in individual workplace representation. It will also involve similar duties in other employers as part of the branch, such as social care providers.
South Gloucestershire UNISON is a substantial sized branch, with members in the council and an array of outsourced employers. We are focused on collective organising and building the union’s strength by bringing members together around common workplace struggles.
The branch has a number of enthusiastic reps and officers, who you will be working with to support each other and build on the unions strength.
We are looking for someone with experience of workplace organising, representation and/or significant experience working in schools, social care providers or other relevant organisations. This could include a variety of backgrounds, from holding trade union positions to voluntary roles supporting people and communities, to research and activism in societal issues.
UNISON South Gloucestershire look forward to hearing from you.
How to apply
Job description and person specification
Please complete an application form and recruitment monitoring form and send it to: support@unisonsgbranch.org.uk
About UNISON
UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
