Director of Education and Youth Engagement

The Jewish Center in Princeton N.J. is seeking to fill a position titled, Director of Education & Youth Engagement.

The Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue and welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds. Our congregation includes children, parents, grandparents, and friends – families who have been here for generations, and recent college graduates. We embrace interfaith families, Jews by choice, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals. We provide a home for teens, young families, empty-nesters, and seniors.

We are seeking a director level position from any Movement to create a dynamic educational setting and vibrant experiential curriculum for all levels from babies to 12th grade and their families. The ideal candidate is a motivated and creative thinker who embraces the rhythms of synagogue life. This professional will be a self-starter and imagine, develop, and implement cutting-edge curriculum.

Qualifications:

M.A. in Educ., Jewish Educ., or related field required, or significant experience in Jewish education
Rabbinic or Cantorial Ordination preferred
Demonstrated leadership skills
Effective communicator
Ability to connect with congregants of varied backgrounds and with diverse needs
Fluent in ruach, enthusiasm and Jewish joy
Knowledgeable about Jewish liturgy, culture and history
Comfortable with Hebrew as used in synagogue life
Demonstrates the ability to implement creative and effective teaching strategies to meet diverse learning needs
Solid executive functioning skills including but not limited to budgeting, curriculum development, experiential engagement, time management
Passionate about their own Judaism, Israel, and the future of the Jewish people
Strong Jewish background and comfort in the rhythms of a synagogue environment
Willing to envision the future with new and creative ideas

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Provide educational leadership for our Religious School and Youth learning programs
Creating meaningful Jewish learning experiences that inspire lifelong engagement with Jewish tradition, Israel and synagogue community
Developing and implementing curricula and assessing learning outcomes
Hiring, retaining, inspiring and supervising a team of educators
Engaging and communicating well with parents, staff and the synagogue community
Providing accessible engagement for those with disabilities or learning differences
Coordinating our Youth and Family Programs
Supervising the B’nei Mitzvah processes
Developing Shabbat and Holiday programming
Strengthens community ties through active participation in Shabbat worship
Committed to being a dugma ishit by being a regular presence at Shabbat and Holiday services and programs
Participating/Conducting High Holiday Youth Services
Providing long term connections for learners through collaboration with social action committee and other groups at TJC
Facilitate engaging participation of youth in services
Support teen and post B’nei Mitzvah engagement
Working collaboratively with the senior leadership team
For a Rabbi or Cantor: clergy responsibilities will be assigned as needed.
This position reports to and is directly supervised by the Rabbi, and collaborates with the senior staff and lay leaders