Youth Professional (PT)

Role Title:       Youth Advisor for SHMoFTY (9^th-12^th) & JiFTY (6^th-8^th)

Reports to:     Heather Rosenthal, Director of Youth Education

Core Experiences and Activities

• JiFTY/SHMoFTY Advisor: Begin to lead and work with the JiFTY (6-8^th grade) youth group and the SHMoFTY (9-12^th grade) youth groups within our organization.
• SHMoFTY Advisor: Work as a mentor and guide to the SHMoFTY Youth Group Board, which consists of 8-9 members. This is an opportunity to mentor these students in understanding leadership roles and effective management of events.
• JiFTY Advisor: Work to establish a JiFTY committee of dedicated students who might help in planning the events. For this youth group, the planning and implementation of events is predominantly your responsibility.
• 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.
• Opportunities for leading Professional Development: Through a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation Orange County, we now have the opportunity to provide growth opportunities for part-time supplemental teachers in Orange County. The hope is that you can lead and teach a session(s) throughout the year.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading Youth Groups
• Supervising and leading your SHMoFTY board members
• Creating and leading professional learning experiences for youth groups
• 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
• Being an integral part in our Ed Team meetings
• Understanding the political dynamics and power structures of our organization
• Communicating effectively with our constituents through Parent Square, emails and monthly newsletter
• Administration and Management
• Responsibility of implementing your programs for the year
• Prepare and be ready to respond to the crisis and management
• Participating in calendaring and budgeting for the upcoming year
• Being fiscally responsible for your spending on your budget line(s) for youth groups and Madrichim
• Development
• Work towards an open and honest relationship with your SHMoFTY Board members 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.
• Part-Time Status
  • This role would be working 10-15 hours per week and it is an hourly rate.