Madrichim Coordinator

Role Title:       Madrichim Coordinator (8^th-12^th grades)

Reports to:     Ann Rubin-Saraci, Religious School Principal

Core Experiences and Activities

• Madrichim Coordinator: Work with our Sunday/Tuesday Madrichim (teen volunteers in 8^th-12^th grade) as it relates to interviewing, placement, hiring Hebrew Madrichim and overall support for this this program.
• Committed Member of the Religious School Staff: We want you to be a part of our kehillah (community) not only as a teacher, but as a leader.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading Youth Groups
• Supervising and leading the Madrichim students, both Hebrew and Judaica positions
• Creating and leading professional learning experiences for the Madrichim Leadership Seminar (MLS)
• Working collaboratively with members of your team
• Giving and receiving praise, feedback and guidance
• Visionary Leadership and Organizational Development
• Bringing innovation to the Ed team
• Understand and integrating into the culture of SHM and our Religious School
• Understanding the political dynamics and power structures of our organization
• Communicating effectively with our constituents through Parent Square, remind.com, emails, etc.
• Administration and Management
• Responsibility of implementing your programs for the year
• Prepare and be ready to respond to the crisis and management
• Being fiscally responsible for your spending on your budget line for Madrichim
• Development
• Work towards an open and honest relationship with your Madrichim and all those that you closely work within the Ed Team
• Building a relationship with the different clergy members of Shir Ha-Ma’alot and be open to receiving feedback
• Develop relationships within our staff, families and congregants that make you feel a part of our kehillah (community)
• Developing your role in Jewish education as a sacred act. Understanding that the setting in which your work will be done is sacred and therefore, the message should be from a place of tradition and how we can use these traditions to bring meaning to our lives today.