Location: Allentown / Harrisburg, PA
Hours: Part-time, 10-15 hours/week
Rate: $16-19 an hour depending on experience
BBYO is the leading pluralistic, Jewish teen movement and has been providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences for over 100 years. We offer year-round activities in hundreds of local communities and inspiring world-wide travel experiences enabling teens to explore areas of leadership, service, civic engagement, Israel education and Jewish values.
Position Summary
The City Director is a part-time position. This position will span over 10 months, from December 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and will be responsible for 10-15 hours of work each week. Hourly compensation will be determined by experience, between $16-$19 an hour. We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with teens, is creative, results-driven, and able to deal effectively with youth and parents in sometimes difficult situations.
Locations
We are hiring a City Directors to support Liberty region. This city director will primarily support chapters in the Allentown / Harrisburg, PA area. Applicants should be able to transport themselves around their respective community.
City Director Responsibilities include:
- Inspire and support teens by creating leadership development opportunities and serving as a Jewish role model/experiential educator.
- Work directly with teens (grades 8-12) to create impactful, fun, and dynamic programming.
- Coach teens on how to run their chapters- including calendars, high quality programs, movement initiatives, and more.
- Work with teens to attract and retain members to build and grow chapters.
- Manage Chapter attendance data, including Chapter event registration forms.
- Collaborate with colleagues to bring new, innovative, and fun ideas to the community.
- Facilitate effective communication amongst chapters and with parents or other relevant community members.
- Recruit, supervise, train, and develop volunteer advisors for the chapters in area they are working with.
- Oversee all aspects of the local programs and work with the chapter boards, advisors, parents, and other community stakeholders.
- Assist local chapters in implementing movement wide initiatives.
- Attend community gatherings to promote BBYO and recruit new teens
- Coordinate chapter events where the local chapters work together to plan and implement a program.
- Help coordinate transportation for teens to and from regional events, ride bus as needed.
- Communicate with parents and keep them informed about local and regional events as well as BBYO summer domestic and travel opportunities.
- Support building a pipeline of middle school students that are ready to join BBYO in 8th
- Serve as a staff member at most Regional Weekend conventions.
- Promote BBYO in and around the community.
Qualifications & Requirements
The ideal candidate will take an entrepreneurial approach to community organizing with demonstrated success in mobilizing others and inspiring people to take action.
- Must be at least 3 years removed from High School
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred
- Previous experience working with kids or teens
- Strong customer service skills
- Team-oriented, organized, and self-motivated work style
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. without holding a visa or sponsorship.
- To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty/function with or without reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable law.