Director of Adult Learning and Growth
The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE-Miami), the educational arm of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, is seeking a dynamic, innovative adult educator to join our outstanding, nationally recognized team of senior educators. The Director should be a “people-person” who is energized by relationship-building, an engaging teacher who loves to empower students to find their voice, committed to pluralism, deeply knowledgeable in Judaics, excited to work in a community educational organization that provides structure and support for legacy programs, and eager to incubate new ideas that inspire adult learning in non-traditional settings.
Anticipated start date of June/July 2019. This job is based at our offices located at 4200 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33137.
CAJE-Miami has a budget of over $3M with 15 employees that serve our 5 markets/departments: Adults, Teens, Day Schools, Congregational Education and Early Childhood education. The Director of Adult Learning and Growth reports to and meets weekly with the Executive Director of CAJE-Miami and supervises the Director of Administration for Adult Learning.
Responsibilities:
Educational Leadership
• Serve as a thought leader and visionary for Adult Jewish Learning in Miami
• Stay current on trends in Adult Jewish Learning nationally and in Israel
• Work with the Florence Melton School, one of our signature programs, to maintain and grow Melton classes
• Identify gaps in adult learning within the Miami Jewish community, think creatively and generate an innovative plan to address them
• Attend events and offer Divrei Torah in the larger community as CAJE’s representative and role model for Adult Learning as needed
Teach
• Oversee Melton and non-Melton classes, including teaching a class(es)
• Teach an online class and develop other online learning opportunities
• Provide CAJE staff, board, Federation retreats and/or learning collaborations with educational content when asked
Recruit and Retain Students
• Create and execute a recruitment and retention strategy for existing and new programs each year
• Identify and cultivate new populations to recruit as potential students
• Visit classes as needed to maintain quality, build relationships with students, and address issues
Build Relationships
• Develop strong relationships with rabbinical and organizational colleagues and build collaborative partnerships throughout the community
• Build one-on-one, meaningful connections with students
Cultivate and Staff the Advisory Board Committee
• Recruit leadership and members; inspire them to dream and act
• Plan and execute meetings throughout the year;
• Communicate with committee between meetings via email and sub-committee meetings
Fundraising and Financials
• Develop and oversee departmental budget of over $300,000
• Promote financial support of Adult Learning department by building relationships with students
• Work with Development Director to cultivate donors and plan fundraising events
Promotion and PR
• Serve as “brand ambassador” for adult learning
• Contribute occasional promotional articles and Divrei Torah for CAJE weekly newsletter
• Send out biweekly Director’s Digest e-blast to adult learning database
• Create CAJE website content for Adult Learning
• Supervise production and posting of social media marketing
• Supervise production of strategically developed and timed recruitment materials
Recruit, Hire, Supervise, and Evaluate Faculty
• Recruit new faculty members; hire and orient/train them
• Supervise and evaluate teachers throughout the year, including class observation as well as collecting student evaluations of teachers/ courses
• Determine faculty topics, edit course descriptions and identify strategic locations to hold classes
Teamwork
• Supervise and collaborate with the Director of Administration and support staff for Adult Learning
• Identify and secure appropriate educators to introduce and provide context for films at the Miami Jewish Film Festival (2 weeks in January)
• Write quarterly reports to submit as part of CAJE reporting to Federation
• Attend quarterly senior educator staff meetings, twice yearly all staff meetings and monthly check-ins
Who You Are
• Advanced degree preferred (ordination, PhD, EdD, or Master’s with at least 5 years of experience)
• Proven track record in teaching, program creation/implementation, verbal and written communication
• A self-starter who shows initiative; entrepreneurial, flexible, dedicated to quality
• A creative and strategic thinker who seeks out new and innovative ways to engage adults in learning
• Excellent ability to organize ideas, people and time into a plan of action and clearly communicate the plan to all stakeholders
• Outstanding interpersonal, teaching and leadership skills
• Adept with technology and able to seek out new technology to help achieve goals
• Passionate about Jewish living and learning
• Literacy in Microsoft Office Suite; Constant Contact a plus
• Hebrew and/or Spanish fluency a plus
What We Offer
• A supportive, encouraging environment with a great team of colleagues
• Excellent benefits: 22 days paid vacation per year, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, pension, long term disability; professional dues, yearly conference, paid professional development opportunities, books, cell phone stipend, company laptop, optional STD
• Work schedule: Some flexibility in office hours, leave early for Shabbat, closed all Jewish holidays
How to Apply
• Please submit resume and cover letter highlighting your qualifications to cajemiami4200@gmail.com
• Also read demographic study outlining the distinctive qualities of the Miami Jewish Community at https://jewishmiami.org/populationstudy/
• Be prepared to send 1-5 minute demonstration of teaching a class, giving a Dvar Torah, or exploring a Jewish idea when asked
Duration |
Full-time |
Salary Range |
Not indicated |
Benefits |
paid vacation, sick leave, medical, vision, dental, pension, long term disability, leave early for Shabbat, life insurance |
Other Benefits |
Unpaid Family Leave, Professional Dues, Yearly Conference, Paid Professional Development Opportunities, Books, Cell Phone stipend, Company Laptop, 22 days paid vacation per year, all Jewish holidays, optional STD |
Preferred Experience |
5 years or more |
Preferred Degree |
Masters |
The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education is an equal opportunity employer.