UniServ Director

INDIANA STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION JOB TITLE: UniServ Director Area 05-01 DATE OF POSTING: September 3, 2026 CLOSING DATE: open until filled SALARY RANGE: $92,552 - $147,207 ESTIMATED DATE TO FILL: TBD The Indiana State Teachers Association is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of UniServ Director in Area 5-01. General Description of the Position’s Function and Purpose The UniServ area that this position is primarily assigned to encompasses approximately thirteen K – 12 locals, with approximately 1,000 members. UniServ Area 5 is generally located in the North Central portion of Indiana and includes Carroll, Miami, and Howard counties. A successful applicant will be assigned to work from a home office and will be required to live within forty-five miles of the assigned area. Support for the position will come from the ISTA Intech office located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is a Professional Staff Organization position and is one of two UniServ Directors that support the larger UniServ Area 5, which is comprised of twenty-four total locals and approximately 3,000 members. It is subject to the collective bargaining agreement between ISTA and the Professional Staff Organization. This position is under the direction of Lori Ortega , Field Manager-Organizing. Summary of Position The UniServ Director has primary responsibility for the formation and continued development of local affiliates in the areas of member recruitment and retention, leadership training and development, coordination, and delivery of resources of the state and national affiliates, assisting locals in the development and implementation of visible programs, and activities related to membership strength and growth, professional issues, collective bargaining, member rights, political action, and community partnerships. Required Qualifications Required qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or at least three years of previous union staff experience or ISTA leadership experience, a valid state driver’s license, a minimum of three years of relevant work or union leadership experience, basic organizing knowledge and skill, and interpersonal skills including oral and written communications, persuasiveness, initiative, problem analysis and resolution, relationship building, leadership, organizational sensitivity, flexibility, and being detail oriented. Preferred Qualifications A master’s degree. Prior experience including, but not limited to: issue organizing, professional issues, negotiations, political action, public relations, grievance processing, arbitration, local and member training, member consultation skills, and experience in working with elected leaders at all levels is desirable. Also preferred would be knowledge of the ideological base of advocacy associations, experience in developing and implementing plans based on analysis of current events, organizational goals and attitudes, experience in selection, evaluation, and training of…