International Brotherhood of Teamsters
 

Office Assistant III
Organizing Department

Based in Washington, DC

 

The Teamsters Union is the largest and most diverse union in the country with 1.3 million members. For more than a century, the Teamsters Union has been standing up for working people. Although the union is known as the champion of freight drivers and warehouse workers, the Teamsters represent workers in virtually every occupation imaginable.

The Organizing Department coordinates the organizing activities of Teamsters throughout the country. The department is available to assist local unions, joint councils, and trade divisions and trade conferences in establishing organizing programs, supporting local campaigns, recruiting, and training volunteers. The Organizing Department also helps to coordinate industry-wide and company-wide organizing efforts, participates in joint organizing campaigns with other unions, and assists in mergers and affiliations.

The Office Assistant performs various clerical and secretarial duties requiring a knowledge of office routine and an understanding of the department’s programs and procedures relating to the work of the office.

DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITITES AND MAJOR TASKS

• Responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to include preparation and overseeing all department correspondence.
• Independently responds to requests for information and materials.
• Maintain all department files and supplies.
• Daily monitoring of field staff for an assigned region.
• Screening and routing organizing leads.
• Inventories, orders, and stocks all department supplies.
• Assist organizers with Concur expense reports as needed.
• Assist with training temporary administrative staff.
• Assist with organizer orientations.
• Prepares departmental documents for scanning and indexing.
• Maintains departmental spreadsheets including the daily input of approved travel authorizations for assigned region.
• Answers incoming calls and routes to appropriate person.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Completion of Secretarial coursework preferred.
• Three to five years’ secretarial experience required.
• Ability to type 50 WPM required.
• Knowledge of union structure preferred.
• Bilingual skills highly desirable.

The IBT offers a generous total compensation package, with a starting salary range of $64,096 - $67,024.00 (Grade 7), 100% employer-paid health & welfare plan, a pension plan, optional 401(k) participation, FICA reimbursement, and vacation & sick leave plan.

To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and résumé to jberrios@teamster.org, Subject: “Office Assistant III position.” No phone calls, please.

The IBT is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and candidates with diverse backgrounds and life experiences to apply.