Seattle BBYO City Director/ SJCC Teen Engagement Manager

Location: Seattle, Washington (office at the Stroum JCC in Mercer Island, WA)

Start Time: February 2024

Salary: $70,000

This position is a partnership between BBYO Seattle and the Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle.

Do you want to make a big impact in the Jewish community? Do you dream of being in a job that enables you to implement change and innovation? If so, this is your chance to make that dream come alive! BBYO and the SJCC are looking for awesome talent to join our teams as both the Seattle BBYO City Director and the Stroum JCC Teen Engagement Manager. This position will play a key role in the success of our organizations by working closely with teens, the community and other BBYO and SJCC staff to strengthen and grow our teen engagement throughout the Pacific Northwest. This is your chance to make an impact by engaging and inspiring Jewish teens to do great things.

You:
You love working with teens. You’re creative, quick on your feet and like your job to change every day. You’re not the kind of person who wants to sit behind a desk. You have an infectious personality and love getting others to join you in changing the world. You're a problem solver and you're good at juggling multiple priorities at once.

Us:
We’re a global network of passionate professionals excited to make a difference in the lives of Jewish teens. We are the Jewish community’s largest and fastest growing pluralistic platform for reaching and inspiring Jewish teens with over 600 teen-led local chapters and 100 weekend retreats, along with a plethora of summer experiences including Israel visits, travel programs and leadership camps. We work as a strong and inclusive team and each day is different by design. We are fast-paced, high energy and metrics driven. We are constantly innovating and developing new programs and offerings for teens, their parents and the local community.

What you’ll get to do as our BBYO City Director:

• Lead the BBYO community as they work with teens to create impactful, fun and dynamic programs including large scale community projects and four to five overnight conventions each year
• Provide guidance and supervise the advisors that work directly with local chapters
• Work directly with teen leaders to expand membership and impact of BBYO throughout the region
• Assist in the coordination of city-wide events where the chapters work together to plan and implement a program.
• Build partnerships and networks in the Greater Seattle community
• Empower and inspire teens, volunteers and advisors through your mentorship, coaching and training

What you’ll get to do as our SJCC Teen Engagement Manager:

• As the SJCC Teen engagement manager, the shared professional will be responsible for developing new SJCC teen offerings and increasing overall teen engagement at SJCC sponsored and co-sponsored programs, including:
  • Developing a monthly dinner and learning program
  • Acting as the lead coordinator for a J-Serve project each year with a minimum of 2 community partners outside of BBYO and the SJCC.
• Developing and staffing the SJCC summer counselor-in-training program
• Staffing select SJCC events as part of the SJCC Community Engagement Team.

*As a member of the SJCC administrative team, attendance at SJCC meetings and trainings is required

• Note: These responsibilities may change over time based on the evolving needs of the SJCC.

Role Requirements:

• 2-5 years of work experience
• A Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Management experience preferred
• Experience with youth or teens is preferred
• Experience leading teams or projects is preferred
• Ability to work in-person throughout Seattle, WA
• Reliable transportation to visit communities throughout the Greater Seattle area
• Unrestricted work authorization to work in the U.S. without holding visa or sponsorship now or in the future
• 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.

Benefits of Working for BBYO and the SJCC:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 2.5x Salary Life Insurance
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• 22 Paid Secular and Jewish Holidays
• Flexible Work Environment
• Generous 403b and Roth Retirement Plan with Vested Match
• Full membership to the SJCC
• Discount on select SJCC events and services

Salary: $70,000

We provide excellent opportunities for professional development. We have a flexible work environment, we promote work life blend and we provide generous family leave. You’ll find friends, mentors, and a place where you can have fun, learn, grow, celebrate your Jewish identity, give back to your community, bring out the best in others, and, most important, be yourself.

We are committed to enhancing the Jewish experience, valuing diversity, providing equal opportunity and maintaining an environment free from discrimination or harassment. BBYO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity by complying with all applicable laws which prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type in the workplace. Thus, BBYO strictly prohibits discrimination or harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law in all terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including without limitation, recruiting, hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, training, wage and salary, benefits, discipline and termination.