Teachers, 2025-2026 School Year (Religious School & Preschool)

***Highly competitive pay***

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Religious School Teachers & Preschool Teachers/Assistants (see below)

Woodbury Jewish Center is a rapidly growing, vibrant, inclusive egalitarian conservative congregation in Woodbury, NY. We are hiring multiple teachers for the 2025-2026 school year. Our innovative religious school is committed to Jewish learning that is reflective, inspirational, and transformative. Our students take pride in their Jewish heritage, and act upon their beliefs. If you love Judaism and teaching children and would like to join a young and vibrant community of learners, come be a part of our school! 

We are searching for:

• Kindergarten Classroom Teacher for Sunday Mornings
• 1^st Grade Classroom Teacher for Sunday Mornings
• 2nd Grade Classroom Teacher for Sunday Mornings
• 6^th Grade Classroom Teacher Wednesdays in person/ Sundays virtual
• 7^th Grade Classroom Teacher for Wednesday Afternoons
• Hebrew Reading Support Teachers
• More positions may become available based on enrollment. 

Our program runs on Wednesday afternoons from 4:15-6:30pm and Sunday mornings from 9:00-11:30am. Teachers must arrive 15 minutes before class. The academic year starts September 7, 2025.

General responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with school administration and other faculty members to create innovative and meaningful Jewish learning experiences, both in and out of the classroom. 
• Prepare creative, interactive lessons as part of a well-structured curriculum.
• Regularly communicate with families outside of school hours. 
   

As a member of our faculty, you will: 

• Provide a sense of caring and concern that enables our students to support one another and challenge them to grow as individuals and members of a Jewish Community. 
• Inspire students and their families to actively engage in an active Jewish life. 
• Receive mentoring to grow as an educator as part of a staff of reflective practitioners. 

Ideal candidates have the following qualifications: 

• Experience teaching students in elementary grades in a formal or informal setting. 
• Comfortable teaching via Google Meet in an engaging manner
• Excellent communication and organizational skills. 
• Ability to teach Hebrew, Bible, Jewish history, and holidays incorporating arts, drama, movement or media. 
• Comfortable teaching in a Conservative Jewish congregation to a diverse student body. 

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience.

Early Childhood Teachers needed for the 2025-2026 school year in a loving child centered, play based Jewish environment fostering children’s development socially, emotionally, spiritually, cognitively, and physically while creating strong partnerships with families.

Responsibilities include collaboration with your teaching team to optimize engaging, hands-on experiences for the preschoolers, incorporate Jewish holidays, values and traditions into daily experiences, maintain strong, open communication with parents, collaborate professionally with co-workers, attend monthly staff meetings, and participate in a minimum of 15 hours of yearly professional development.

Qualifications: A minimum of two years’ experience as a Head Teacher in the field of early childhood education with a CDA, Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education, and/or a Master’s degree in Education, in good physical health with the ability to move quickly and lift 40 lbs., dependable, flexible, enthusiastic, sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, eager to learn, excellent communication skills, high energy, yet calm, and a team player.

Benefits: competitive salary commiserate with experience, generous PTO, paid holidays and school vacations, 403B, professional development opportunities, and a fun work environment!

Preschool Teacher Assistants needed for the 2025-2026 school year. Do you love to sing, dance and play? Do you have an open and loving heart and mind and a desire to spend your time with two and three year old preschoolers in a developmentally appropriate, play based Jewish early childhood program?  If the answer is yes, then this is the job for you!

Responsibilities include collaboration with your teaching team to optimize experiences for the preschoolers, assisting the Head Teacher with the day to day classroom activities and preparing materials and supplies, attending monthly staff meetings, and  participating in a minimum of 15 hours of yearly professional development.

Qualifications: A minimum of one year experience in the field of early childhood education, high school graduate, in good physical health with the ability to move quickly and lift 40 lbs., dependable, flexible, enthusiastic, sensitive to the feelings and needs of others, eager to learn, excellent communication skills, high energy, yet calm, and a team player.

Benefits: competitive salary commiserate with experience, generous PTO, paid holidays and school vacations, 403B, professional development opportunities, and a fun work environment!