B’nai Mitzvah Educator for the 2024-2025 School Year

Hebrew School Project at the Jewish Community Project | New York, NY

Posted Date 10/28/2024
Description

Part-time position for Monday or Wednesday afternoons/evenings

JCP’s b’nai mitzvah program is an independent, experiential Jewish after-school program that prepares children in 6th-7th grade to have b’nai mitzvah ceremonies. The program is part of the Jewish Community Project (JCP), a diverse, creative, inclusive, and open Jewish community and communal space in Lower Manhattan.

JCP is looking to hire talented and engaging b’nai mitzvah educators for the 2024-2025 school year to work one-on-one with b’nai mitzvah learners in a unique preparatory environment on Monday or Wednesday afternoons/evenings in-person. Educators will work individually with learners in a Hebrew/Torah skill-based curriculum, while boosting learners’ self-confidence and positive associations with Jewish tradition and Jewish adult role models. Each tutor is paired with 3-4 b'nai mitzvah learners.

Applicants must:

  • Be able to confidently teach Hebrew, Torah trope, and prayer skills
  • Be engaging, enthusiastic, and passionate about Jewish education
  • Have experience working in diverse educational settings
  • Be interested in learning and growing as a teacher and as a Jewish professional
  • Be a team player, open to creative and collaborative work
  • Feel comfortable in a flexible professional environment
  • Have an open-minded approach to Judaism and denominationalism
  • Be available to work without visa support
  • Be available to work from now through May

Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume and brief cover letter to Daphne Logan, Director of the Hebrew School Project, at dlogan@jcpdowntown.org.

Compensation is $50 per 45-minute tutoring session.

To find out more about JCP and the Hebrew School Project, visit jcpdowntown.org.

JCP Downtown is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Duration
Part Time, Contract, & Seasonal
Categories
Bnai Mitzvah | Education - Other | Hebrew
Part Time Categories
Bnai Mitzvah | Hebrew School/Sunday School | Part Time Teaching
Organization Type
Education & Schools | Synagogue
Salary66.67 - 66.67 Hour
Benefits
Leave Early for Shabbat | Mass Transit
Job Location
US
Views 498

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