Assistant to the Rabbis

About Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El was founded in 1978 by a daring group of Jewish families living on the north side of Atlanta. They pioneered a spiritual home for families to come together as a community to live a vibrant Jewish life. Our motto has always been, and continues to be: “Temple Emanu-El, where friends are family.”

Our Vision

Together we are building a congregation of thought-leaders, spiritual seekers, and engaged Jewish change-makers.  Temple Emanu-El is infused with the dedication and hard work of its members.  Our vision is guided by these essential principles:

• To foster a strong Jewish identity in a complex world
• To empower our congregants with a passion for Jewish learning
• To discover beauty and joy through Jewish prayer, ritual, and observance
• To nurture Jewish values that respond to the changing needs of modern families
• To sustain a thriving congregation with dynamic youth engagement
• To sing together as an inspirational and healing tool, with music as a focal point of connection

Assistant to the Rabbis Responsibilities

The information below provides a guideline for the responsibilities of the Assistant to the Rabbis.  This list is not meant to be comprehensive as some tasks may arise outside of the duties listed below.

Duties:

• Serve as the first point of contact for congregants vis a vis Rabbis - welcome and greet people professionally, including and especially those in moments of crisis
  • Filters requests, screens calls, provides general gatekeeping, and greets guests
• Manage Rabbis' calendars and schedule meetings
  • Coordinate group meetings and congregant one-to-ones
  • Review Rabbis' calendars on a regular basis to proactively identify needs and plan accordingly
• Database management
  • Support data management of congregant records, maintaining database accuracy through data entry of relational meetings, event attendance uploads, creating and generating reports, and maintaining clean records.
• Create and effectively utilize systems to manage clergy follow-up with congregants on a regular basis
• Manage communications for Rabbis 
  • Prepare packets and materials for Rabbis' meetings and classes
• Support Shabbat, holiday, and High Holy Day work as assigned
• General office management duties include arranging and booking travel, receiving, redirecting, and responding to mail, etc.
• Must be available to work some nights and weekends

Skills

Soft Skills

• Organized and high attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills
• In-person
• Over the phone
• In email
• Enjoys the act of service (to congregants and rabbis)
• Punctual
• Gives and takes feedback well
• High executive functioning skills
• Has a desire to learn more and improve

Hard Skills

• Proficient writer and editor
• Will add his/her comments or make edits to documents she receives
• Will write rough draft emails
• Proficient (or a quick study) in Shulcloud, Microsoft, Monday.com, and Outlook Calendar management
• Office management skills of machinery (printer, mailing)
• Basic Jewish and Hebrew language knowledge and/or the willingness to learn