Hillel International
Program and Engagement Associate at Hillel of Silicon Valley
Hillel International, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Program and Engagement Associate
Hillel of Silicon Valley
Role Overview
Hillel of Silicon Valley is looking for a warm, dynamic, and creative team player to be its next Program and Engagement Associate. The Program and Engagement Associate works closely with the Assistant Director to oversee Jewish life taking place at the five main campuses (San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, De Anza College, Foothill College, and West Valley College) we serve and at the Hillel of Silicon Valley House. This is an exciting time of growth for Hillel of Silicon Valley, its students, supporters, and staff.
The job entails planning and staffing events and meetings which can take place at night and weekends as well. Must be willing to respond to students via phone calls, text messages, emails, and Facebook messages in a timely manner - sometimes just to chat, and often to follow up on some task or detail for a program. The Program and Engagement Associate must have excellent administrative skills, and also be approachable, personable, and sensitive. Informal or formal Jewish education background is highly desirable since the Program and Engagement Associate is a Jewish role model and educator for the students. The Program and Engagement Associate will work together with a wide variety of students, guiding them and encouraging them as they create programs, workshops, discussion groups, outdoor adventures, retreats, religious services, and more.
What You’ll Do
Meet with students from different cohorts and demographics on campus to engage them, identify their interests and connect to opportunities.
Meet with students to help connect them with leadership roles in Hillel.
Map out a plan to strategically build one-on-one relationships with 180 students currently not engaged in Jewish life.
Plan and facilitate weekly student intern meetings.
Supervise student interns who are responsible for engaging their peers in Jewish life on campus.
Recruit for Alternative Break and Birthright Israel trips.
Empower others with real responsibility and cheer on your team.
You are approachable, personable, and sensitive to others’ needs.
Relate to students from diverse backgrounds and Jewish knowledge.
Stay up to date with trends and culture.
What You’ll Bring to the Job
0 - 2 years’ professional work experience.
Bachelor’s degree.
Informal or formal Jewish education background.
Comfort in being a Jewish role model for students.
A dynamic and outgoing personality, creativity, flexibility, a sense of humor, and excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
A fluency and comfort with Jewish knowledge, ideas, traditions, conversations, and practices.
The ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments and execute program plans.
What You’ll Receive
Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $60,000.
A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities.
Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel.
About Hillel of Silicon Valley Located in Silicon Valley, we are a multi-campus Hillel that actively supports Jewish student groups at five local campuses and welcome any college-age students in Silicon Valley no matter which school they attend. Additionally, Hillel staff is sought out by faculty at schools without a Hillel or Jewish student group to provide support when needed on campus. The campuses our Hillel serves are largely commuter-based, and many of our students hold at least one part-time job. This means that Hillel provides a normative college experience for students who are not in situations where it is easy to connect with a college community.
Hillel of Silicon Valley is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.
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The job entails planning and staffing events and meetings which can take place at night and weekends as well. Must be willing to respond to students via phone calls, text messages, emails, and Facebook messages in a timely manner - sometimes just to chat, and often to follow up on some task or detail for a program. The Program and Engagement Associate must have excellent administrative skills, and also be approachable, personable, and sensitive. Informal or formal Jewish education background is highly desirable since the Program and Engagement Associate is a Jewish role model and educator for the students. The Program and Engagement Associate will work together with a wide variety of students, guiding them and encouraging them as they create programs, workshops, discussion groups, outdoor adventures, retreats, religious services, and more.
What You’ll Do
Meet with students from different cohorts and demographics on campus to engage them, identify their interests and connect to opportunities.
Meet with students to help connect them with leadership roles in Hillel.
Map out a plan to strategically build one-on-one relationships with 180 students currently not engaged in Jewish life.
Plan and facilitate weekly student intern meetings.
Supervise student interns who are responsible for engaging their peers in Jewish life on campus.
Recruit for Alternative Break and Birthright Israel trips.
Empower others with real responsibility and cheer on your team.
You are approachable, personable, and sensitive to others’ needs.
Relate to students from diverse backgrounds and Jewish knowledge.
Stay up to date with trends and culture.
What You’ll Bring to the Job
0 - 2 years’ professional work experience.
Bachelor’s degree.
Informal or formal Jewish education background.
Comfort in being a Jewish role model for students.
A dynamic and outgoing personality, creativity, flexibility, a sense of humor, and excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
A fluency and comfort with Jewish knowledge, ideas, traditions, conversations, and practices.
The ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments and execute program plans.
What You’ll Receive
Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $60,000.
A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities.
Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel.
About Hillel of Silicon Valley Located in Silicon Valley, we are a multi-campus Hillel that actively supports Jewish student groups at five local campuses and welcome any college-age students in Silicon Valley no matter which school they attend. Additionally, Hillel staff is sought out by faculty at schools without a Hillel or Jewish student group to provide support when needed on campus. The campuses our Hillel serves are largely commuter-based, and many of our students hold at least one part-time job. This means that Hillel provides a normative college experience for students who are not in situations where it is easy to connect with a college community.
Hillel of Silicon Valley is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.
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