Interim Religious Education Administrator

POSITION DESCRIPTION 

Position Title: Interim Religious Education Administrator 

Employment Status: Part-Time (up to 20 hours per week), Non-Exempt, Temporary 

Compensation: $22-26/hr 

Reports to: Executive Director with support from Rabbi 

GENERAL OVERVIEW: 

The Interim Religious Education Administrator ensures smooth operations for our Sunday and Wednesday Religious Education Program: 

General Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform daily walk-through to assure that physical plant is in good order and ready for school. This will include all classrooms, the Art Room, the Children’s Library, and setups requested for services and special programs.  

• Order books, supplies, and food as needed. Pick these items up when they cannot be delivered.  

• Organize and maintain the Art/Supply Room. 

• Set up snack for each class on Sundays and for students as they arrive on Wednesdays. 

Vis a Vis Teachers:  

• Ensure teachers have necessary materials, up-to-date attendance sheets and student profiles, and other supplies, all of which live in the faculty boxes.  

• Maintain ongoing communication with teachers regarding schedule, student attendance, performance of madrichol, supplies, etc.  

• Oversee the use of bulletin boards to assure that they are neat, attractive and timely.  

• Assist substitute teachers in getting set up for the day.  

• Ensure madrichol are supporting teachers and supervise clerical tasks of office madrichol.  

Vis a Vis Students: 

• Assist with special events such as holiday celebrations, etc.  

• Organize and supervise Children’s High Holy Day and other Holiday Activities.  

• Help supervise arrival and dismissal and remain until the last student is picked up. 

Vis a Vis Parents: 

• Prepare the school weekly email.  

• Communicate with parents regarding student absences, special events, schedule changes, classroom updates, etc. 

• Be available to greet parents and answer questions. 

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: 

• Reports to Executive Director 

• Regular interface with Rabbi 

• Supports Youth Advisor, Religious School faculty, and Madrichol 

• Represents Temple Beth El within both the Jewish and general community 

CORE COMPETENCIES: 

• Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow.  

• Interpersonal skills: Demonstrates skills of active listening and openly accepts criticism. Productively engages and resolves interpersonal conflict. When appropriate, holds others accountable in a productive, constructive and kind manner. 

• Team Building Skills: Guides staff in the process of sharing best practices, identifying and solving common problems. Works with leaders to regularly assess the health of teams and groups. Recognizes dysfunctional team behavior and redirects it into functional behavior. Creates and communicates vision, direction and goals for the team. 

• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at analysis; looks beyond the obvious. 

• Caring Community: Promotes Temple Beth El’s commitment to building and sustaining a warm and welcoming culture. Acts as a model to staff; guides and empowers staff to engage in practices and build relationships with children, parents and congregants that support welcoming, excellent service and education, and meaningful, positive interactions. 

This is a non-exempt, part-time, temporary position. Nights and weekends, routinely Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, plus others intermittently, will be required. Other duties may be assigned and duties may change from time to time. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The employee can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.  

Temple Beth El is an equal opportunity employer. We are a caring community devoted to promoting the values to Judaism. We strive to create a welcoming community characterized by study, worship, and tikkon olam, helping to alleviate suffering and repair the world. We do not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.