Director Of Congregational Education

Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley is a vibrant and leading Conservative synagogue of approximately 500 families located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, just 30 minutes outside of New York City. We serve neighboring towns in the Pascack and Saddle River Valley regions of Bergen County on our beautiful 16-acre property. Despite the enormous challenges these past two years we have a strong membership, and have continued to provide, uninterrupted, all worship, educational and social outreach programming for our devoted congregants. We are home to an award winning and nationally recognized Religious School which is located in the newly dedicated Leah Mactas Learning Center at Temple Emanuel and has historically received strong support from our congregation. We pride ourselves on the ability of our teachers and school leadership to integrate all facets of Jewish learning with social and community activities resulting in our recognition as one of the leading Jewish educational programs in the country. In addition, there is strong commitment for our Religious School from our highly motivated and talented clergy. Rabbi Loren Monosov has served as our Rabbi since 2016 and plays a vital role as an inspirational leader and an advisor to our educational programming. She has strived to integrate and connect social and community awareness as a fundamental component of a Jewish education. Cantor Alan Sokoloff has been with Temple Emanuel since 2015. His energy, creativity and warmth has been an indispensable part of our young scholar’s experience before, during, and after Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The devotion and commitment to excellence by all of our leadership towards our Jewish educational programming proved to have an invaluable role in providing a sense of community, connectivity, and self-esteem for our students.

JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a talented, energetic, and creative educator with strong communication and organizational skills to serve as our Director of Congregational Education, to oversee our congregation’s religious school, and to integrate scholastic learning with youth and teen social programming. We are looking for a person who blends wisdom, vision and innovation and who will readily collaborate with our clergy and lay leaders and our outstanding team of teachers. The Educational Director should understand that engaging and educating all our members, young and old, in a substantive Jewish life is essential to the preservation and success of a Jewish community.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Promote excellence in all facets of Jewish education to meet and exceed current curricular goals by evaluating existing programs as well as through collaborative interactions with teachers, parents, clergy, and congregational leadership.
Religious School:
• Develop and implement curriculum for grades K-7.
• Hire and supervise all staff to accomplish above.
• Establish and implement all administrative procedures including budgets, attendance and academic requirements.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Preparation:
• In coordination with clergy, be responsible for the preparation and qualification benchmarks prior to Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Coordinate any additional pre-Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring with clergy.
• Create, promote and administer family programming activities.
Teen Activities/Programming:
• Work with existing Temple Emanuel staff, parents and lay leadership to develop, promote and implement programs targeted to engage teens.
Adult Education/Programs:
• Prepare and conduct ongoing continuing education program for adults.
• Plan, direct and/or conduct periodic ‘special’ adult education programs.
Family Programming/Shabbat and Holidays
• Coordinate with clergy to plan and implement all family programming for Holidays and Shabbat.
• Coordinate young family Shabbat and Holiday programming with ECP Director.
Administrative:
• Implement Board of Education Policies – meet monthly with Board on status of school and progress towards goals; provide written report to Board of TEPV.
• Maintain accurate financial records relating to budget and operate within budget guidelines. Report monthly to the Finance Committee.
• Recruit, mentor and supervise faculty and educational administrative staff - through observation, assessment and feedback - to promote and enhance individual and collective professional development.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s degree in Jewish education or related preferred.
• Strong Jewish identify and Judaic background.
• Demonstrated success in innovative curriculum development.
• Leadership experience in educational setting, preferably Jewish education.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience
START DATE
Our selected candidate should be ready to start by July 1st.