Engagement Coordinator
Jewish Kids Groups is a re-imagined, re-invented and ridiculously cool new educational model, and we are ready hire an awesome Engagement Coordinator.
In this role -- which is ideal for a fast-paced innovator -- you’ll work closely with our COO + ED (two energetic, dynamic leaders themselves) to support us in reaching our strategic goal to deepen impact for our students and families. Your role will be to create short and long-term plans focused on family engagement, holiday events, creating and supporting new extension programming to extend Jewish learning beyond the classroom, and more.
The right person for this role is someone with related experience, who has a passion for relationship building, systems design, and is excited to help our sweet school grow.
The Engagement Coordinator will:
So what about us? JKG has:
And you have:
Additional Details
In this role -- which is ideal for a fast-paced innovator -- you’ll work closely with our COO + ED (two energetic, dynamic leaders themselves) to support us in reaching our strategic goal to deepen impact for our students and families. Your role will be to create short and long-term plans focused on family engagement, holiday events, creating and supporting new extension programming to extend Jewish learning beyond the classroom, and more.
The right person for this role is someone with related experience, who has a passion for relationship building, systems design, and is excited to help our sweet school grow.
The Engagement Coordinator will:
- Parent Associations: Build and support a network of Parent Associations to support annual holiday programming, parent social events, and fundraising
- Milestone Experiences: Create grade-specific milestone experiences for JKG students, such as field trips, Shabbatons, and community service opportunities
- Holiday Events Calendar: Develop an annual holiday events calendar with a focus on on creating a replicable plan for Jewish holiday events across all sites; cultivate relationships with vendors for specific events and programs
- Parent Communication Strategy: Assess and improve our current parent-communication strategy in order to better provide parents a window into their child’s classrooms, including supplementary at-home teaching tools
- Liaison Families: Position JKG as a liaison for JKG families, introducing them to other Jewish organizations and collaborative partners such as Jewish summer camps, PJ Library, etc.
- Extension Programming: Grow extension programming beyond the classroom in order to create more impact hours for JKG students
- Volunteerism: Manage our growing cohort of JKG volunteers, including parents and other members of the community
So what about us? JKG has:
- A record of success: Two different Sunday sites in Atlanta, plus a one-of-a-kind full-service afterschool program, serving 200 students total
- A strategic plan: Our goal is to establish 10 new Sunday sites throughout the greater Atlanta area and serve 1,400 students
- An active and engaged Board of Directors: Our board includes seasoned entrepreneurs, Jewish professionals, business leaders and educators
- A team of leaders: our professional and energetic team feels more like family than co-workers
And you have:
- A Bachelor's Degree and 1-3 years relevant experience preferred in project and/or event management and coordination
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- The drive and energy to work in a fast-paced, innovation-centered, entrepreneurial setting
- An eagerness to “think outside the sukkah,” embracing the spirit of JKG’s “ridiculously cool” culture by taking risks and pushing the envelope
- Passion for JKG’s vision and a love for Jewish culture
Additional Details
- Compensation commensurate with experience
- Part-full time, flexible
Before You Apply:
Please, spend some time on our website. Check out our teams bios, meet our Executive Director, skim our newsletters, and check out all the national coverage we've received. We love to work with people who buy-in to the JKG mission. So get to know us, and see if you think you might be a good fit. Just so you know, we value:
- Active, hands-on, experiential learning
- Jewish friendships and social networks
- Celebrating Judaism and Jewish holidays
- A fun, camp-like environment
- Energetic, role-model-worthy team members
