PFT President

RESPONSIBILITES:

The PFT President shall serve as the Chief Executive Office of the Union and assume all responsibilities commonly attendant upon such a position including, but not limited to:

Presiding at all meetings of the PFT Executive Council, Representative Council, and any general Membership meeting;

Serving as an ex-oficio member of all committees of PFT;

Appointment of all members of Federation Committees as approved by the Executive Council;

Represent the Federation’s interests with the community;

Execute policies of the union as determined by the Executive Council;

Responsibility for all negotiations between the Federation and the District;

Responsibility for all labor-management interactions between the Federation and the District;

Responsibility for labor-management representation of individual and groups of members;

Represent the Federation with all affiliates;

Administration and responsibility of all business affairs of the union;

Supervision, direction, discipline and other employment matters of all staff employed by the union;

The power to retain counsel and other professional personnel as needed and approved by the Executive Council;

Communications with membership and public;

Responsibility of all political action of the Federation;

Other duties as determined by the PFT Executive Council or the PFT Representative Council.

REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of global issues facing public education;

Training and knowledge of collective bargaining and negotiations skills;

Ability to lead successful meetings and possesses public speaking skills;

Ability to read, interpret and understand California Ed Code employment law, PUSD Board Policy and contract law;

Ability to write formal contract language, read and interpret union contracts;

Ability to write formal contract language and other labor-management compacts;

Ability to create, manage and interpret data relating to labor-management interactions including negotiations;

Knowledge of educational funding issues as well as PUSD Budget;

Ability to delegate, supervise and train other staff members;

Ability to compose and distribute union newsletters and flyers;

Knowledge of employment law and payroll functions for union staff;

Commensurate computer skills for the above activities;

Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal and project management skills.

SALARY:

Placement on the PFT Staff Salary Schedule is the equivalent of 223, 8-hour workdays. This position requires many evening and weekend duties during the year.