Position
Organising Works Trainee (Full Time Position)
Location
All states and territories, all capital cities.
Application Closing Date
Sunday 12 July 2026.
Salary
To be determined with the employing union.
Program Overview
Organising Works is a training program that develops new waves of union organisers. The 12‐month traineeship provides education and on‐the‐job training to inspire and activate workers across Australia.
Key Responsibilities
* Talk with workers as they turn up to work.
* Accompany union representatives on workplace visits to build membership and activity.
* Organise conversations and meetings outside of the workplace, such as visits at home.
* Identify and develop workplace activists.
* Support workplace activists to lead in taking collective actions.
* Work and build relationships across the union movement.
* Engage and build community relationships.
* Build collective workplace meetings.
* Support workplace activists in running effective inductions for new starters.
Selection Criteria – Duties and Responsibilities
* Build worker power by recruiting new members into the union.
* Organise workers to develop a public narrative.
* Support workplace activists to increase their capacities and confidence.
* Work with Health and Safety reps to build strong union cultures around health and safety.
* Work effectively and positively within a team.
* Build strong and effective relationships with other unions, allies, and community organisations.
* Be a champion of diversity and inclusion and educate others to union values.
* Provide organising support to industrial, social and political projects or campaigns as needed.
Essential Qualifications
* Proven record of leading others in collective action.
* Experience working in a team, as a team member, or playing team sports.
* Demonstrated commitment to connecting with workers whenever and wherever they might be.
* Demonstrated commitment to identifying, developing, and coaching workplace or community leaders.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to regularly attend work sites to meet with members and employers, including during workers' shifts.
* Position may occasionally require duties performed outside of office hours.
* Regional and interstate travel may also be required.
* A current full driver's licence or working towards one.
* Eligibility to work in Australia.
Desirable Qualifications
* Strong conversation skills that move others to action.
* Familiarity with Office 365.
* Familiarity with social media platforms and using such platforms to positively engage and influence others.
* Experience organising against division.
Personal Qualities
* Can thrive when working on your own.
* Has strong initiative that can create ideas and activity to organise workers.
* Delivers on the ground leadership.
* Can coach and mentor others, including future workplace activists.
* Can think strategically, tactically and have the right attitude to learn the difference.
* Willingness to learn.
* Can plan, execute plans, reflect on activity and take responsibility for driving plans.
* Enthusiasm to support the learning of others.
* Commitment to combating racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, ableism and to fight for unity and solidarity.
* Commitment to build class‐based solidarity and resistance.
* Ability to evaluate conflicting time priorities and prioritise activities for growth and organising.
Contact Information
Jon Clark – 0439 454 128 or jclark@actu.org.au
Additional Resources
For more information: https://atui.org.au/organising-works/
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