JUF is searching for a senior level professional who will increase the importance and visibility of Hebrew across the Chicago community, especially in public and independent schools, and serve as a communal resource to all local organizations engaged in Hebrew learning.
What you’ll be doing:

• Design and oversee a focused effort to expand existing modern Hebrew offerings in Chicago-area public and independent middle and high schools.
• Identify qualified candidates for professional Hebrew teaching positions in local school districts and serve as a conduit for the accreditation process to meet required regional hiring guidelines.
• Support other local organizations engaged in Hebrew learning as requested, individually and collectively. Key constituencies might include day school Hebrew teachers, supplementary schoolteachers, camp staff, lay leaders, etc.
• Partner with other local organizations engaged in Hebrew education for the purpose of leveraging existing community efforts and maximizing resources.
• Create opportunities for shared professional learning, expertise, and resources amongst and across local organizations engaged in Hebrew education.
• Create opportunities to recognize community-wide and organization-specific achievements in Hebrew outcomes.
• Document, analyze and present data collected from the field to all key constituents.
• Participate and contribute to a pilot cohort of communal Hebrew leaders in other North American communities under the auspices of Hebrew at the Center to:
• Leverage and share expertise and programmatic models across communities
• Share learning opportunities with leaders and experts in the field

• Support JUF Campaign and mandatory campaign-related activities on an ongoing basis.

What you need to succeed:

• Commitment to strengthening community through the lens of Hebrew
• Minimum 5 years of experience in high-level leadership and community organizing in the educational landscape
• MA or higher in second language acquisition, secondary education, or other related fields is strongly desired
• Experience working with school districts and school leadership and teachers in both private and public-school settings
• Strong communication skills in English and Modern Hebrew
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative, and decision-making skills
• Strong project management skills
• Experience in effective problem-solving and innovation
• High level of comfort in using a variety of technologies
• High level of comfort working independently and interdependently within and across multiple organizations

Job Type: Full-time

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