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 12^th 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

 Compensation:

• $120,000 - $150,000 plus benefits. Salaries will be commensurate with experience.
• Excellent health benefits, generous time off, complimentary TJC family membership

To Apply

Submit resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

Applications will be evaluated as they are received.  Start date is flexible.