The Director of Jewish Life will be a creative force to continue moving Jewish life forward at MILTON and will inspire colleagues and students to get involved with transforming and elevating Jewish life. This dedicated and energetic professional will be a core part of MILTON’s culture, ruach, dynamism, and strategy, overseeing and ensuring a spirited avira. In this environment, Hebrew and Jewish life permeates both of our campuses, all events, and our community presence.
The Director of Jewish Life sets the tone for, organizes, and oversees all experiential and extracurricular Jewish life opportunities for students and families.
The ideal candidate will:
Be an inspirational school leader, infusing ruach through song, learning, and joyful experiences throughout the school
Be a strong Jewish role model for all our students and faculty
Be highly knowledgeable in areas of Jewish practice, tefilah, and Jewish text, informed by diverse perspectives
Have exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective, professional relationships with students, faculty, administrators, prospective parents, current parents, alumni, school visitors, local rabbis, and community leaders
Be an excellent project and people manager who effectively and collaboratively plans and implement programs/events
Be a strong communicator, capable of navigating the complexities of a pluralistic school
Be eager to participate in professional development and be open to growth-oriented feedback
Appreciate children as spiritual and creative individuals, with confidence in their capabilities, competence, and curiosity
Be a creative problem-solver with the ability to envision new traditions and programs
Be able to represent the school in the larger community in a compelling and charismatic manner that reflects the values, culture, and excellence of the school
Qualifications:
High degree of cultural competency and knowledge of the diversity of the Jewish community and greater DC; demonstrated success in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds
Ability to launch, prioritize, and manage multiple priorities
Capacity to creatively problem-solve while empowering and entrusting colleagues as partners in the school’s Jewish growth
Strong organizational and time management skills
Flexibility for weekend and evening work that is inherent in the Jewish Life calendar; Ability to be hands-on with event management, set-up, etc.
Contact email: hr@miltongottesman.org