Jewish Program Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Jewish Program Specialist

Salary & Dates : $4275, more DOE. Dates for this position are May 31 – August 8

Job Description : The Jewish Program Specialist leads engaging activity blocks with bunks of campers. Each bunk will be of a shared age which can range from around 8-17 years old. The Jewish Program Assistant supports the Jewish Program Director in supporting counselors and supervisors on Jewish program content, works with all bunks to prepare for Shabbat each week and drives creative Jewish programing at Camp Tawonga. Jewish Program Assistants live in shared staff housing.

Job Responsibilities

Team Work

Working in a small group with the same people all summer.

Having a good attitude about your role.

Sharing the desirable and less desirable work.

Initiative and Responsibility

Being on time and prepared for activities.

Going above and beyond. When one task is done asking for the next.

Working with campers

Kids of all ages and genders.

Frequent bunk coverage instead of or in support of counselors.

Planning ahead the appropriate activities and adapting on the fly if it’s not working.

Department Area Skill

Serve alongside Jewish Program Director as a Jewish resource to the entire camp community and help build and develop Camp Tawonga’s Jewish curriculum.

Enact curriculum that is relevant, fun, engaging, age appropriate, and educational for campers age 9-16.

Assist Jewish Program Director in leading weekly unit programs.

Coordinate and plan Judaic content of Shabbat at camp, including Kabbalat Shabbat, Torah Service, Shabbat program and Havdalah.

Creative programming, storytelling, meditation, yoga, art, and music skills are all assets.

Day in the Life

8 : 00AM – Breakfast Meeting, be on time and ready to start the day

9 : 00AM – Set-up department areas and collect materials for morning blocks

9 : 30AM – Morning Blocks (9 : 30AM – 10 : 45AM and 11 : 00AM – 12 : 15PM)

12 : 30PM – Lunch

1 : 30PM – Sometimes there is a break, sometimes there are B’nei Mitzvah study sessions

2 : 30PM – 3rd Block

4 : 00PM – Free Swim or Floats

6 : 00PM – Dinner

7 : 30PM – Evening Blocks (7 : 30PM – 8 : 15PM and 8 : 30PM – 9 : 15PM)

9 : 30PM – Off (usually, sometimes you will have bunk coverage and / or other duties)

Physical Requirements

The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made that enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions :

Be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

Work in outdoor weather conditions

Almost all positions at Tawonga include long, active days where it is normal to walk 4-8 miles between staff housing, communally shared meals and various locations where work responsibilities occur.

Additional Responsibilities :

Shmira – Supervise camper cabins between 10pm-12am. Specialists have 5-6 shmira shifts a summer.

Communication with supervisor – Bring concerns or questions to your supervisor, there for support and advice.

Ruach Ride- supervising campers on the bus back to the Bay Area, and on the bus up to Camp Tawonga one or more times throughout the summer.

Bunk coverage- supervise bunks of campers when counselors are not available on occasion throughout the summer.

Additional Requirements :

Ability to live in a cabin with others, eat meals in a vibrant, communal dining hall, address challenging situations appropriately in a fast-paced, interactive environment required.

Should be comfortable navigating 4-8 miles daily across a variety of terrain while employed at camp, ensuring access to different program areas around camp.

CPR and First Aid certification not required but encouraged