Israel Center of Conservative Judaism: Youth and Family Engagement Coordinator

Overview

The Israel Center of Conservative Judaism (ICCJ) is a warm and inviting egalitarian synagogue which affords its congregants a wide array of spiritual, educational, social, and inter-communal activities that enhance their commitment and enjoyment of their faith, and enables them to grow as essential members of the human family.

The intergenerational membership of ICCJ ranges in age from six months old to ninety-six years young. We offer programs for families with children aged newborn to 15 and Young Adults age 16+ . We offer such programs as Tot Shabbat, which engages children under the age of five and their parents during Shabbat in discussion, storytime and an overall knowledge of Shabbat as well as events such as Queens Farm, Movie Time, etc. For our “teens/adults” aged 16+ we offer events which allow our youth to engage and bond with our rabbi and others in their age group. We also offer our youngsters membership in BBYO (Bnai Brith Youth Organization) sponsored by ICCJ. 

We, at ICCJ, consider ourselves a Temple Family and open our arms and our hearts to all those who wish to worship with us and become part of our family. Our synagogue has a history of diversity and proudly counts among our congregation traditional families, single-parent households, interfaith families, and families of the LGBT communiity.

Duties

The youth engagement coordinator is responsible for planning and executing programs for our pre Bnai Mitzvah congregants (approximately 1 event a month) as well as lead the Jr. Congregation services bi-monthly.

  •  Coordinate with our rabbi junior congregation services (approximately 1 hour)for children 6-12 bi-monthly as well as on Holidays

  •  Work with Young Families Committee to ideate possible events

  •  Create flyers, advertise events, create content and maintain contact via social media

  •  Set up, host and coordinate cleanup of event

  •  Draft an article for the monthly bulletin

Qualification

  •  Must be a minimum of 18 years old

  •  Must be familiar with Shabbat and Holiday observances

  •  Hebrew proficiency and ability to lead Junior Congregation services in a style appropriate for a Conservative synagogue, under the guidance/direction of our rabbi

  •  Should have experience with youth programs as a leader or co-leader

  •  Ability to work flexible hours including weekends

  •  Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing 

  • Social Media skills

Salary

  •  High Holy Days will be a daily rate of $100 for 3 days

  •  Balance of year will be paid $20 per hour up to a maximum of 20 hours per month.

Send applications to Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli at the ICCJ: r.hillel@iccj2004.org

Lynn Grossman