Youth Director

Summary:
The Youth Director will create, arrange and implement various activities and events for the children and parents in the community. From educational programs, recreational events, and culinary activities, the Youth Director will find ways to bring the community together in engaging, fun, and safe environments.

Key Youth Responsibilities:

1. Report to Executive Director (Tamar Fix) for all matters of Youth programming
2. Hire, interview, and supervise staff within the department
3. Efficiently manage staffing needs by meeting demand of Shabbat, Yom Tov and events.
4. Ensure Shabbat and Yom Tov groups are of the highest quality and caliber by incorporating a mix of Tefilah, Judaic lessons, and indoor/outdoor recreation
5. In collaboration with the Office Management Staff
   a. Create attractive marketing content including flyers, emails, and web
   b. Direct maintenance staff with instructions for event set up
   c. Submit payroll to Finance Department on a monthly basis
   d. Calendar all youth activities to avoid scheduling conflicts
   e. Develop weekly Echod submission incl. Dvar Torah, Shabbat Schedule, Parsha Q/A, and Upcoming Events.
   f. Create and organize content, add members, and send weekly Youth Email Blast
6. Build relationships with parents of youth members and proactively enlist their support.
7. Ensure proper supervision for the High Holidays, including the two morning services for Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidrei evening, and Yom Kippur mornings. This responsibility includes seeking additional qualified persons to lead child care outside of youth staff.
8. Manage procurement of healthy snacks; prepare, wash, and distribute each Shabbat.
9. Coordinate directly with head of Community Security Service ‘CSS’ and attend training as necessary to ensure the safety of children in youth groups. This includes ensuring doors are locked, any non-parents or child care members are removed from Youth Rooms, and carrying a walkie talkie to maintain communication with CSS.
10. Execute on all aspects of annual Purim Carnival Youth Fundraiser including fundraising, vendor management, and volunteer coordination.
11. Attend shul events and lead youth programming as needed (ex: Chanukah Dinner)
12. Create at least 2 Mitzvah Workshop Events including Matzah Bakery, Shofar Factory, and/or Olive Press, including web sign ups, cash collection, and vendor management.
13. Youth Director will stay in touch with children over the summer with a minimum of 2 postcards to camp.

Attendance and Vacation Policy:
Youth Director shall be responsible for the execution of ‘Youth Groups’ for the entirety of the calendar year (52 weeks), whether present or not. These responsibilities include staffing for all Shabbat, Holiday, and Event needs, payroll tracking and management, coordinating special maintenance set up requests, sending the youth blast, and ensuring healthy snacks are prepared. Youth Director is not responsible to be present during Passover. Youth Director is not required to be present for major American Holiday weekends including Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Years, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day. Youth Director is not responsible to be present four Shabbatot throughout the school year (Sept-May). Youth Director has off for summer months but still oversees staffing, snacks, payroll and youth blast.