Assistant Director, Youth Engagement

Temple Isaiah is a special congregation located in historic Lexington, Massachusetts. We are a warm and caring community, with 775 households, that values and respects the individuality of its members and the diversity of its membership. We are deeply committed to Jewish tradition and are proud of our ongoing history of innovation. We offer a vast array of programs and activities, which encourage our members to find their own paths and craft their own approaches to living a Jewish life. We take Jewish education seriously, for ourselves and our children, which encourages our members to question and challenge. Our outstanding professional leadership values and relies on congregants as partners in determining our synagogue’s direction and planning/leading our programs.  We strive to be a sacred community that matters in our members’ lives and makes a difference in the larger world.

The Assistant Director of Youth Engagement reports to the Director of Congregational Learning and is responsible for the following:

Classroom Education

• Teach in the weekly religious school program

• Coordinate and oversee Onward Hebrew program

• Coordinate weekly elective program for grades 4 and 5

• Maintain consistent communication with families, as needed

• Oversee annual grade based experiences (e.g. kallah, family programs) both for grades working directly with and also as needed for other grades

• Oversee and coordinate Temple Isaiah’s Boston-Haifa Connection.

• Teach in the weekly teen program, as needed. 

• Tutor in the B’Mitzvah program, as needed

T'fillah Education

• Collaboratively oversee and manage K-7 weekly t’fillah experience. Regularly meeting with clergy and Director of Congregational Learning to establish priorities and goals

• Ensure continuity and coordination between t’fillah gatherings, t’fillah education, and B’Mitzvah services. 

• Create materials for various school t’fillah experiences in collaboration with Cantor and Director of Congregational Learning.

• Oversee 6th Grade Experience, including but not limited to: 

  • Develop and implement a curriculum related to the meaning of t’fillah that is connected to overall religious school and B’Mitzvah experience. 

  • Teach 6th Grade Religious School Class

  • Prepare 6th graders to lead and participate in the annual 6th Grade Creative Service, including preparation of Torah lines and Torah art

  • One to one prayer tutoring for most 6th grade students via Zoom

  • Coordinate and support additional tutoring, as needed

Youth Engagement

• Create and host a calendar of events for Temple Isaiah Middle School Youth Group, SMALLY (6th and 7th grade), to meet socially. Organize and hire staff when necessary. Keep families and students informed about SMALLY events 

• Support LEFTY Advisor and Youth Group. LEFTY is Temple Isaiah’s high school youth group. Staff LEFTY events and retreats, as needed. 

• Coordinate Youth High Holiday Activities. Plan a schedule of activities for grades K - 5 on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.

• Serve as a Moving Traditions Group Leader, as needed. 

• Offer additional teaching and curriculum support, as needed.

The above statements are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the job requirements. Rather, they are intended to describe the general nature of the job. Temple Isaiah reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

The salary range for this position is $50,000 - $55,000.