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Director of Jewish Education

Director of Jewish Education

Camp Mountain Chai is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Seasonal
Jewish Educator— for the Summer 2025 season. As a Jewish Educator, you will play a pivotal role in
creating an enriching, positive, inclusive, and educational experience for our campers and staff through
Jewish learning. This position is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are passionate about Jewish
Education, teaching, and working with children and teens while promoting personal growth and fostering
a sense of community. In this role, the Jewish Educator will see campers in their units once a week
throughout the entire summer. The Jewish Educator will be required to implement a relevant curriculum
that is fun, age-appropriate, and educational for campers in 2nd until 12th grade.

Registrar & Operations Coordinator

Registrar & Operations Coordinator

Job Title: Registrar and Operations Coordinator, Ramah Day Camp LA
Status: Part Time August-May; Full Time June-July
Supervisor: Camp Director, Ramah Day Camp LA

The Ramah Day Camp LA Registrar and Operations Coordinator is a member of the Ramah in California office team that is responsible for all aspects of enrolling campers for our day camp program, onboarding seasonal day camp staff, managing daily operations for the day camp on site during the summer, and assisting with other registrar related organizational tasks. The Registrar and Operations Coordinator must have a strong logistics and data management background, excellent communication skills with all ages, ability to multi task, and a passion for working with families. As our day camp program grows and evolves, the position may also grow and evolve in scope.

This is a flexible part-time position from August-May, and is full time in June-July. While camp is operating out of its summer site, the Registrar and Operations Coordinator must be in person and on site.

Duties and Responsibilities:

August-May: Flexible, part time (minimum 12 hours per week guaranteed, must be available during typical CA working hours)

Manage and maintain camper database (CampMinder)
Manage enrollment for Day Camp as well as any related year round family programming
Enroll children into camp or place on waitlist
Create and mail enrollment/waitlist letters
Manage process of preparing, receiving, checking and reporting all necessary camper enrollment applications, forms, and other necessary summer intake materials including but not limited to camper care forms, medical forms, liability forms, and transportation forms
Field calls relating to enrollment process
Assist in preparing summer and year round communications
Coordinate, track and support summer staff application and hiring process
Ensure all forms necessary for seasonal hires are completed
Orient summer staff to payroll and attendance procedures
Track VISA application processes for all foreign staff
Manage and maintain camper and staff transportation information including bus locations, bus staffing, and bus company relationships
Assist in the creation of organizational documentation such as forms, handbooks and emergency manuals
Other duties as assigned

June-July: Full time, on site

Attendance management of entire camp community including
Oversee staff onboarding
Create onboarding system
Ensure all staff have been appropriately onboarded ( manage process of receiving and reviewing required forms and trainings)
Manage staff attendance
develop and execute staff attendance training
manage ongoing attendance tracking
Track camper attendance
Create and maintain guest list calendar
Communicate with host site security on any attendance-related issues
Responsible for daily emergency attendance tracking documentation and distribution
Oversee late camper arrivals and early camper departures
Coordination, decision making, communication and management of all summer transportation needs, including:
Decision making with bus company around all bus logistics
Management and coordination of daily bus operations
Communication with families related to bus transportation, including technology based communication as well as phone communication
Management and coordination of carpool procedures
Management of summer payroll process for all seasonal employees including break time tracking and clocking in/out procedures
Budget, order, procure and disburse all snack and food supplies
Coordinate all program supply ordering and credit card reimbursements
Front office management, including answering phones and emails, responding to parent inquiries, welcoming guests, and overseeing all supplies in and out of office
Liaise with facility maintenance/security
Ensure security protocols are being followed by camp community
Create and communicate daily setups
Plan for any special facility needs
Continue to manage and maintain camper database, and enrollment and forms processes
Other duties as assigned

Compensation:

August-May: $35/hour, 12 hours per week guaranteed. Workload may become greater (~15 hours per week) in the spring. Any hours over 20 per week must be approved by supervisor. Work must be completed during typical Pacific Time business hours.
June-July: $12,600, exempt employee

Summer Camper Care Coordinator

Summer Camper Care Coordinator

Position: Camper Care Coordinator
(Seasonal Summer position, part time spring hours)
Organization: Ramah Day Camp LA
Reports to: Camp Director, Ramah Day Camp LA

Position Overview:

The Ramah Day Camp LA Camper Care Coordinator is focused on supporting the mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual (MESSH) health of our community. The Camper Care Coordinator will support campers during the summer with any MESSH needs they might have, serve as a primary point of contact for parents, and will also supervise the summer camper care team. The Camper Care Coordinator will help to develop staff training on meeting children’s developmental needs, work alongside management to ensure staff feel supported in their roles, add a child development lens to team conversations about new programming, and support our youth safeguarding practices. Additionally, the Camper Care Coordinator is responsible for spring camper intakes to gather new information and create plans for summer success, as well as assisting with the onboarding of new camper families. This position reports to the Camp Director and is a member of camp’s summer leadership team. The position is full time (exempt) and on-site from June 9, 2024-July 29, 2024. Spring hours (remote) of approximately 10-15 hours per month are required from March-June.

Summer Responsibilities Include:
– Communicate and partner regularly with parents and staff in order to best support the MESSH needs of our campers
– Serve as the lead professional in determining appropriate responses to the more significant camper and staff mental health and safety concerns that arise, in collaboration with the Camp Director
– Provide ongoing support and training to staff throughout the summer to respond to campers physical, behavioral, emotional, and mental health needs
– Supervise the summer camper care team as they support counselors and campers with any MESSH issues that may arise
– Other responsibilities that may arise and are at the discretion of management

Hourly Spring Responsibilities Include:
– Cultivate and maintain relationships with camp families that are rooted in open and efficient communication, trust, and partnership
– Manage camper intake process, including shared oversight of enrollment as well as review of camper care forms
– In collaboration with camper families and any other necessary Ramah or mental health professionals, create plans to support individual camper needs during the summer
– Assist in planning camper care related training sessions for Staff Week and throughout the summer
– Other responsibilities that may arise and are at the discretion of management

Salary:
Spring (March-June): $36/hour (approximately 15 hours per month)
Summer (6/9/25-7/29/25): $11,500, exempt

Summer Camper Care Coordinator

Summer Camper Care Coordinator

Position: Camper Care Coordinator
(Seasonal Summer position, part time spring hours)
Organization: Ramah Day Camp LA
Reports to: Camp Director, Ramah Day Camp LA

Position Overview:

The Ramah Day Camp LA Camper Care Coordinator is focused on supporting the mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual (MESSH) health of our community. The Camper Care Coordinator will support campers during the summer with any MESSH needs they might have, serve as a primary point of contact for parents, and will also supervise the summer camper care team. The Camper Care Coordinator will help to develop staff training on meeting children’s developmental needs, work alongside management to ensure staff feel supported in their roles, add a child development lens to team conversations about new programming, and support our youth safeguarding practices. Additionally, the Camper Care Coordinator is responsible for spring camper intakes to gather new information and create plans for summer success, as well as assisting with the onboarding of new camper families. This position reports to the Camp Director and is a member of camp’s summer leadership team. The position is full time (exempt) and on-site from June 9, 2024-July 29, 2024. Spring hours (remote) of approximately 10-15 hours per month are required from March-June.

Summer Responsibilities Include:
– Communicate and partner regularly with parents and staff in order to best support the MESSH needs of our campers
– Serve as the lead professional in determining appropriate responses to the more significant camper and staff mental health and safety concerns that arise, in collaboration with the Camp Director
– Provide ongoing support and training to staff throughout the summer to respond to campers physical, behavioral, emotional, and mental health needs
– Supervise the summer camper care team as they support counselors and campers with any MESSH issues that may arise
– Other responsibilities that may arise and are at the discretion of management

Hourly Spring Responsibilities Include:
– Cultivate and maintain relationships with camp families that are rooted in open and efficient communication, trust, and partnership
– Manage camper intake process, including shared oversight of enrollment as well as review of camper care forms
– In collaboration with camper families and any other necessary Ramah or mental health professionals, create plans to support individual camper needs during the summer
– Assist in planning camper care related training sessions for Staff Week and throughout the summer
– Other responsibilities that may arise and are at the discretion of management

Salary:
Spring (March-June): $36/hour (approximately 15 hours per month)
Summer (6/9/25-7/29/25): $11,500, exempt

Engagement and Program Assistant

Engagement and Program Assistant

Camp Ramah in California is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, and passionate Engagement and Program Assistant to join our year-round team. This person will display strong administrative skills as well as a passion for community engagement and programming. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Jewish camping and experience in a lively, fast-faced experiential education environment.

Primary Responsibilities include:

  • Establishing and maintaining year round staff connection and engagement
  • Managing the full-cycle staff hiring process including recruiting and hiring staff in collaboration with the rest of the team
  • Coordinating staff retention
  • Reaching out regularly to staff to participate in cohort-based programs, events and general outreach
  • Development of summer program calendar pre-camp, including managing and maintaining the budget for special programs
  • Ensure special programs, out of camp trips, and special community events are calendared, planned, and executed
  • Assist in the preparation of a comprehensive schedule for staff training, to include pre-camp training activities, and in-camp staff development
  • Develop ideas and proposals for new, creative programming to enhance the camp experience
  • Development and management of short-term programs and visitors
  • Assist in planning specialty short-term programs such as Shorashim, and manage Shabbat guests, camp doctors, camp tours, clergy/educator visits, and alumni visits
  • Special Activity Planning
  • Liaise with third party vendors and contractors to prepare plans and make arrangements for all out of camp trips, including transportation, activities, food, and lodging
  • Create a written document outlining all trip details including safety, security, and emergency procedures, , and orient staff
  • Work with third party vendors and contractors to plan and schedule activity trips
  • During the year, identifies and selects approved vendors/outfitters as needed
  • Schedule appropriate time within camp calendar for trips
  • Year-Round community outreach
  • Coordinate or support local events and programs which promote Ramah
  • Recruit at community events, including camp fairs, schools, synagogues, and parlor meetings

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Assist with year-round retreat programs including Alumni Weekend (Machzor Gimmel), Machon Reunion, and Passover
  • Participate as requested in recruiting campers and staff
  • Occasional visits to communities within Ramah’s catchment area to conduct Ramah programming and other recruitment events
  • Maintain connections with veteran staff members
  • Responsible for oversight of pre-summer supplies ordering
  • Manage the pre-summer checklist
  • Some evening and weekend work required, as well as occasional travel for recruitment and conferences
  • Some certifications may be required, including CPR, WFA, and others.

Compensation and Benefits
Camp Ramah in California offers a comprehensive compensation package, including: 403b, group health coverage, life insurance and LTD, as well as paid sick and vacation time. Ramah also provides time off for Jewish holidays and early office closures for Shabbat. Salary is $68,000-$72,000, commensurate with experience.

Location
Camp Ramah in California is currently headquartered in Encino, CA where we have our administrative office and on over 400 acres in Ojai, CA, where our residential summer camp has operated for nearly seventy years. We maintain a hybrid office schedule. This position does require being in residence at camp in Ojai during the summer, and necessitates occasional travel to Ojai throughout the year.

About Camp Ramah in California

Our Vision
We dream of a more just world with many generations of proud, educated, and reflective Jews, deeply committed to their communities and the pursuit of vibrant Jewish life.

Our Mission
Camp Ramah in California creates lifelong relationships through joyful, welcoming, and immersive Jewish experiences rooted in Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Hasadim.* Ramah is committed to the future of the Jewish community and the betterment of the world.

Torah – We cultivate a passion for lifelong Jewish learning and a commitment to our heritage and the wisdom of our people.

Avodah – We create opportunities for joyful prayer and positive engagement in the richness of our rituals and mitzvot.

Gemilut hasadim – We take active responsibility for each other and the world.

Camper Care Director

Camper Care Director

Join the team at Eden Village West! The Camper Care Director is a seasonal summer full-time non-exempt position, with part-time hours before summer session begins. The Camper Care Director reports to the Executive Camp Director. The Camper Care Director will benefit from being a part of the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Yedid Nefesh Community of Practice, connecting with and learning from other Jewish camp mental health professionals.
About Eden Village West
Eden Village West is an organic farm-to-table residential Jewish camp in Sonoma County, California with a 6-week overnight summer program.. Our campers enjoy farming, wilderness and homesteading skills, culinary arts, music and sports as they become empowered to promote a more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and spiritually connected world for all.

Specific Responsibilities of the Camper Care Director include:
Summer (on site, full time at camp June. 4-July 31):
● Serving as a resource to campers throughout the summer in facing mental, emotional and social health challenges, and assisting counselors and tribe leaders (unit heads) in problem solving cases wherein campers need special support
● Managing information about camper needs, and communicating those to staff, as well as documenting communication and plans within Eden Village West’s systems
● Communicating and managing relationships with parents/caregivers in regards to camper needs
● Playing a leadership role in the planning and implementation of staff training and ongoing staff learning related to mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health (MESSH) including:
○ Designing and leading training for staff about camper care
○ Creating ongoing staff training on areas of camper mental health
● Creating and implementing programming for small groups of campers focused on wellness and social-emotional learning
● Serving as an emotional resource to staff as needed
● Preparing and submitting weekly reports to Foundation for Jewish Camp as part of our Yedid Nefesh program participation, specifically regarding mental, emotional, and social health of Eden Village West and its campers, including sharing high-level understandings of interactions and interventions taking place throughout the summer
● Living at camp on-site for the full duration of camp (housing/meals are provided), and weaving yourself into the fabric of the camp community
Spring (remote, hourly, February-May, approx. 5 hours/month):
● Participating in Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Community of Practice as part of the Yedid Nefesh program, including two or three virtual gatherings and one in-person gathering per year with other Jewish camp mental health professionals
● Managing pre-camp camper MESSH intake, including the review of camper profiles, communicating with camper families and their mental health providers to create individual support plans for camp, and properly documenting all plans and communication within Eden Village West’s systems
*Additional responsibilities as required.

Why you’ll love it!
● Experience a community with a vibrant staff of 75 people from all over the world! Our community values skills-sharing, spiritual growth, and inclusivity.
● You’ll enjoy three kosher, organic, vegetarian locally sourced meals a day.
● We have fun staff activities that take place 2-3 times a week, facilitated by your fellow staff members!
● You’ll inspire kids to be more playful, kind, caring, joyful, and grateful- changing their lives and changing the world!
Salary:
$5,500 plus hourly spring work @ $35/hr
Time commitment:
*February-May: monthly virtual gathering with Yedid Nefesh Community of Practice
*March-May: Camper Intake, approximately 5 hours per month
*June 4-July 31: Full time, on site at camp

Assistant Director of Development

Assistant Director of Development

Camp Ramah in California is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Assistant Director of Development (full-time, exempt) to join our dynamic team. This role focuses on direct donor solicitation and stewardship, event strategy and execution, and alumni relations. The ideal candidate will play a key role in expanding our fundraising efforts and maintaining strong connections with current donors, cultivation and solicitation of new donors, and expanding and innovating our approach to alumni engagement.

We are looking for a self-starter that is eager to develop relationships and cultivate resources to advance Ramah’s mission, vision, and strategic plan. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Assistant Director of Development will support Camp Ramah through the entire development cycle from prospect identification to donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, and through managing alumni engagement efforts. The successful candidate is expected to raise gifts up to and including the five-figure level and work collaboratively to elevate to supporters to higher levels of giving to achieve institutional development goals.

If you are passionate about Jewish camping and eager to make an impact, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow within an organization that has been shaping Jewish lives for decades.

Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising:
– Build and manage a donor portfolio of 100-150 annual-level donors, closing specific gifts each year to meet budgeted goals and objectives.
– Manage general and special project campaigns related to fundraising on behalf of the organization
– Work with lay leaders and staff to cultivate donors, maximize opportunities for relationship-building, and engage and solicit donors to increase dollars raised and expand the donor base.
– Support major gift efforts by assisting with prospect research, preparation of proposals, and donor engagement strategies.
– Develop and implement strategies to engage new and existing alumni donors.
Alumni Relations:
– Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni, strengthening their connection to Ramah and encouraging participation in giving opportunities.
– Oversee alumni communication efforts in collaboration with marketing and communications team, including direct mail, email, web, and social media.
– Coordinate and collaborate with programming teams alumni engagement efforts, including special events and reunions
– Manage an alumni database spanning multiple decades to support the re-engagement of past alumni
Special Events:
– Support planning and execution of fundraising events, including annual gala, alumni reunions, and donor recognition events.
– Collaborate with the development team to ensure successful event logistics, sponsorships, and attendee engagement.
Other:
– Attend events and meetings as required to represent Camp Ramah in California, including some evenings and weekends.
– Limited travel for networking, fundraising and conferences
– Support management of donor database to ensure accuracy, and generate reports.
– Support preparation and reporting for grants.
– Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits
Camp Ramah in California offers a comprehensive compensation package, including: 403b, group health coverage, life insurance and LTD, as well as paid sick and vacation time. Ramah also provides time off for Jewish holidays and early office closures for Shabbat. Salary is $75,000-$85,000, commensurate with experience.

Location
Camp Ramah in California is currently headquartered in Encino, CA where we have our administrative office and on over 400 acres in Ojai, CA, where our residential summer camp has operated for nearly seventy years. Our day camp is located in West Hills, CA. We maintain a hybrid office schedule. This position does not require being in residence at camp, but does necessitate occasional travel to Ojai during the summer and throughout the year.

Director of Community Care

Director of Community Care

Job Description: The Director of Community Care is a vital part of the Moshava Alevy team working in
the area of MESSH (Mental, Emotional, and Social Health) and wellbeing efforts of our camp program.
They provide ongoing support to create a successful experience for campers and staff with a range of
needs at camp. Working closely with the Community Care Team and the Camp Leadership Team, this
person provides both
administrative support, as well as direct service to campers and staff to provide an inclusive and
welcoming environment.
This role is a seasonal summer full-time position (on-site), with specific responsibilities before the summer
camp session begins. During the summer session, the position will include time on, on call hours
(including evenings), and flexible breaks. The Community Care team (including the Camp Director, Rosh
Moshava, and Camp Parents) will create the daily/weekly schedule collaboratively based on needs this
summer. During the pre-camp period work will be virtual. The Community Care Director reports to the
Camp Director.
Reports to: Camp Director
Supervises: Camp Parent(s), Staff

● Playing a leadership role in the planning and implementation of staff training and ongoing staff
learning related to mental, emotional, and social health throughout the camp session
● Creating and implementing programming for groups of staff members focused on their own
wellness and social-emotional learning
● Providing ongoing support to staff in determining the appropriate response to campers’
behavioral/emotional/mental health needs and in understanding the social dynamics between
campers in each bunk
● Working directly with individual staff navigating their own MESSH challenges
● Serving as an emotional resource to staff when needed
● Attending staff meetings regularly
Campers
● Serving as a resource to campers and staff throughout the summer in facing mental, emotional,
and social health challenges, and creating environments where campers can thrive
● Managing information about camper needs, and communicating those to staff, as well as
documenting communication and plans within Moshava Alevy’s systems
● In coordination with Camp Parents, working directly with individual campers who are having
personal challenges with mental, emotional, and social health
● Reviewing camper files prior to each session for the purpose of assessing and anticipating
campers’ needs
Parents
● Communicating and managing relationships with parents/caregivers in regards to camper needs
(pre-camp and during the camp session)
● In coordination with Camp Parents, consulting with parents to provide updates and problem solve
any challenges in situations where behavior or adjustment issues arise
Administrative/General
● Preparing a summer-end reports to funding agencies in relationship to mental emotional and
social health of Moshava Alevy and its campers
● Being an active presence on-site at camp as a part of the community
● Assisting in supervising Camp Parents
● Keeping Director and appropriate other key leadership informed of all camper situations and
issues as they arise
● Additional responsibilities as required

Compensation:
All Moshava Alevy seasonal staff are provided comfortable living accommodations and 3 full meals per
day, 2 snacks per day, plus a base salary. If staff have children in camp (Gan, Mother’s Helper, camper
age), that may impact their salary
Base Salary: $5,000.00

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Do you believe that camp can change the world? Are you looking for an exciting adventure where each day is filled with equal parts challenge, joy, creative problem-solving and FUN? Do you have the flexibility and work ethic to take on any level of task and responsibility? Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps, a Reform Jewish residential camp in Southern California, is seeking a creative, relational and dedicated Assistant Director to join a fun team that creates the vision for and runs the operation of Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp.

For over 70 years, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps have been providing life changing experiences for children and youth throughout Southern California and beyond. Our camp model is a combination of tradition and choice, allowing campers to fully experience the magic and growth of a summer camp adventure!

The Assistant Director will have a broad range of responsibilities and the opportunity to impact a caring and tightly-knit community each summer. The portfolio of the Assistant Director includes camper experience and programming, recruitment, retention and engagement of both returning camp families and families who are new to our community, recruiting, hiring, negotiating salary, and supervision of summer staff.
The Assistant Director will be based out of our downtown Los Angeles, CA office from September through the end of May and then must be in residence at our camps for the summer season. Currently our camps operate in Carlsbad, CA. There is travel outside of the Los Angeles Area for recruitment as well as evening and weekend events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps are committed to the growth and development of all our employees. Each individual who works at camp comes with a different skill set as well as a desire to learn and grow in their own unique way. Camp responsibilities are divided between all members of the full-time staff to ensure that each is challenged while at the same time all responsibilities are fulfilled. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
-Assist in camper recruiting efforts, including congregational visits, home visits, and recruitment programs. The Assistant Director will travel and be expected to attend evening and weekend events.
-Assist the Director in assembling the summer staff, including but not limited to organizing the hiring process, interviewing potential staff, checking references, determining eligibility, tracking forms etc.
-Program Development: Assist in preparing the framework for programs and activities for the upcoming summer. Help to develop the staff training program.
-Digital outreach/in-reach: Oversee all social media platforms and manage the creation of digital content
-Recruitment events: Create new avenues to maintain community through events in different geographic locations.
-Maintain the camp’s website to ensure that its content is always current.
-Design and create the camp yearbook.
-Office Operations management: Coordinating summer transportation, managing partnerships with outside vendors, design and order merchandise

Summer Season:
-Camper care, experience and engagement
-Staff Training and Supervision
-Summer Operations management: logistics and communication with dining services, logistics planning and execution of Leadership and Mitzvah hikes and Leadership night, coordination and execution of beach days.
-Coordinate scheduling with rental site partners.
-Collection of photographs and other content for year-round usage.
-Implementation of the Camp’s policies and procedures as they affect summer staff.
-Manage camp when the Director is off the property.
-Oversee the supply procurement program for the camps.
-Be a point of contact for the camps with parents.

Must be willing to work outside of normal business hours as needed.

Jewish Education + Bay Area Programs Manager

Jewish Education + Bay Area Programs Manager

Job Purpose
The Jewish Education + Bay Area Programs Manager contributes to the mission of Tawonga by collaborating with the Bay Area Programming team to plan and implement all of our Bay Area programs. In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships, this position will support current and future Bay Area programs including Tawonga’s B*Mitzvah (Bar, Bat & B’nai Mitzvah) program, Tawonga Family School, Tot Shabbats, holiday programs, Tawonga Tikkun Days (volunteering/clean up days) and program expansion. This position will provide program development, coordination, administration and management of Tawonga’s B*Mitzvah Program (TBM) and Tawonga Family School (TFS). This position also supports the agency’s Bay Area based summer functions including support of Ruach Ride, and supporting communications and family relationships. This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships.

Values and Shared Expectations
Act as a representative of the organization and demonstrate its goals in a positive and professional manner to all. Demonstrate professionalism and accountability. Provide excellent customer service. Take initiative to analyze and solve problems, treat others with courtesy and respect, respond to program participant needs, maintain a high degree of ethics, integrity and confidentiality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervise the lead Jewish Educators and Teaching Assistants for the B*Mitzvah Program and Tawonga Family School

Down the Mountain (Bay Area Programs)
Manage Tawonga B*Mitzvah program and Tawonga Family School
Collaborate with Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships on hiring and training of all program educators
Support Bay Area based summer functions including Ruach Ride (summer camp bus transport) and parent communication
Implement and/or collaborate on holiday programs co-sponsored by partner organizations, Jewish holiday programs, tot shabbats, family volunteer days, alumni programming, and other local events
Collaborate on innovation, growth, and cohesion of existing programs

Oversight of Tawonga Family School & B*Mitzvah Classes, Retreats and Other Gatherings
Manage B*Mitzvah (Bar, Bat & B’nai Mitzvah) program including organizing, planning and coordinating classes, retreats, Kabbalat Shabbat services, Hebrew Education, and adult learning
Manage the Tawonga Family School program, ensuring high-quality experiences for children, families, and teachers
With the support of the Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships, hire and train lead educators and teaching assistants
Supervise lead educators and teaching assistants, including observing weekend classes (~2 to 4 weekend days monthly) regularly, and providing support and feedback on classroom management, lessons and other issues that arise
Supervise and observe Kabbalat Shabbat Services (1 evening monthly) and adult education (1 evening monthly)
In collaboration with the Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships, provide mentorship and support to the Jewish Educator team to create a collaborative group culture focused on providing quality educational experiences
Identify and assign substitute educators as needed
Act as an educator and/or substitute teacher in classes if needed
Create and implement program orientation, B*Mitzvah Program back to school night and other related program gatherings
Develop and adapt curriculum, build sample lesson plans, review lesson plans and activities with educators before classes, and act as Jewish education expert
Teach classes and education sessions on retreats and lead family education sessions
In partnership with the Assistant Director of Bay Area Programs & Partnerships, direct the B*Mitzvah Retreats (2 weekends per year)
Build and steward relationships with a diversity of families (including multiracial, interfaith, LGBTQ+, single parent families etc.) , manage challenging student situations, support families and provide customer service as needed
Organize program testimonials and photos for marketing, grants and evaluation

Oversight of Service Planning including B*Mitzvah Mentorship & Mitzvah Projects
Prepare service/song leaders to have a consistent outline and system for services
Support families in service date selection, service details and location selection
Manager mentorship program including recruitment of mentors, trainings and meetings, and matching mentors
Oversee the mitzvah project including researching organizations, pairing students with projects and overseeing their participation
Collaborate with Bay Area Programs Coordinator to ensure any materials needs/reservations are coordinated and that B*Mitzvah calendar and spreadsheet are up to date

Year Round Holiday & Partnership Programs
Oversee and implement “kid area programming” at High Holiday programs, including developing programmatic plan and determining staff assignments, in collaboration with Bay Area Programs team
Implement Tawonga Bay Area based Jewish holiday programs, partnering with other organizations when appropriate, such as Passover, Hanukkah, Sukkot, and Purim

Programmatic Marketing & Recruitment
Market and recruit for Tawonga B*Mitzvah Program including 2-3 information sessions and presentations at Camp Tawonga to recruit new families
Market and recruit for Tawonga Family School including 2-3 information sessions and presentations at Camp Tawonga to recruit new families
Enroll target registration numbers during each registration cycle (approximately 130 students per year for B*Mitzvah Program and 50 to 60 families for Tawonga Family School)
Build and nurture relationships and communicate regularly with students and families

Summer Camp
Attend and support Bay Area side of Ruach Ride preparations, airport logistics and day-of parking lot logistics, coordinating with Bay Area Programs team
Support San Francisco office team with parent calls, communications, alert lists, forms processing, and other needs; as part of this be on call as needed for some summer evening and weekend coverage, a shared role with the SF team
Support Incident Command function as assigned

Other Responsibilities
Collaborate on innovation of new programs as needed based on the above
Provide information to community on Camp Tawonga, via phone, email, mailings, outreach events, and others as assigned
Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs including but not limited to answering phones, email coverage, creating content for social media, working programs at Camp, and other administrative duties as assigned