Religious School Teacher

Congregation Ahavas Achim Newburyport, a small unaffiliated congregation located in downtown Newburyport, MA is looking for a religious school teacher for Tuesday afternoons.

Details of the job

• School meets Tuesday afternoons from 4-6 PM throughout the school year.  Teachers are expected to be there from 3:45-6:15
• Students are in grades 3-7, usually broken into two or three classroom groups at any given time
• Pay range is $50-55/hour
• Curriculum includes basic Hebrew, Tanach, Jewish history, Jewish thought and ethics, arts and crafts, music, tefilah, Israel, holidays, and life cycle concepts. 
• While we expect our teachers to come prepared, no curriculum planning is necessary.  You will be working closely with our Education Director, Noa Bourke, who will provide materials and lesson plans.

Qualifications

• Experience as an educator.  Experience teaching in a Jewish setting is a plus
• Basic Hebrew proficiency
• Familiarity with Jewish life (life cycle, holidays, customs/rituals, vocabulary, tefilah) 
• Reliable and punctual

About the Synagogue and the School

• CAA has about 120 member units and our school serves around 15 students on Tuesday afternoons.
• We embrace the benefits of a small community through engaging student-centered learning.  We seek to accommodate diverse learners and allow everyone to learn at their own pace.
• We strive to explore traditional Jewish practices and rituals with a modern understanding and room for personal interpretation, belief and experience.
• The community takes pride in sustaining the Hebrew School–we aim to create a positive atmosphere where students are excited to come to school, parents are engaged and congregants can see and hear from our students. 
• Congregation Ahavas Achim welcomes the participation of interfaith families and people of all races, abilities, and sexual orientation or identity, and fosters the practice of Jewish traditions through acts of charity (tzedakah), loving kindness (chesed), and cultural and educational programming for all ages.

If interested contact School Director Noa Bourke at [email protected]