Join our team as an After School Teacher in Temple Beth Sholom’s unique Jewish Heritage School. This position would be perfect for someone who loves the idea of Jewish summer camp on a year-round basis! We offer structured programming that takes place after school, with Jewish values at the core. The program is modeled after a summer camp experience. It also includes time for free play and homework. See below for more on TBS and this unique program.

The successful candidate is an educator who truly loves working and actively engaging with children in grades TK - 5th. They are an excellent communicator. This is an incredibly fun job with play at the heart of the program. Experience in Jewish education, Jewish summer camp, or Jewish youth programing is preferred but not required.

This position is a full-time (30 hours) After School teaching position that qualifies for benefits. Those include a health care reimbursement plan, monthly accruing PTO, professional development opportunities, paid time off for Jewish holidays and federal holidays.

The position begins Monday, August 5th, 2024 for a week of staff training with the after school program starting Wednesday, August 14th, 2022. Our program includes picking up children from their elementary schools. As such, a valid driver’s license is required. Our school year is in accordance with the San Leandro Unified District public school calendar. We do not have after school programming over school breaks, but we do offer day camps which could offer the opportunity for additional hours.

After-school Teacher Responsibilities:

1. Engages groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, library, etc.)
2. Planning, preparing, and implementing daily lesson plans in partnership with the director
3. Attends weekly staff meetings, monthly staff training, and staff training week for continued professional development
4. Provide activities that focus on developing children's social, emotional, and motor skills, using our Jewish Values curriculum and calendar as guiding principles
5. Modeling and teaching non-violent communication skills and restorative justice practices to students to resolve conflicts
6. Implements the Jewish curriculum provided
7. Maintaining organized and clean learning and play environments
8. Maintaining the safety of the students
9. Regular communication with parents through our messaging system
10. Driving a 7-passenger minivan to local schools to transport children to our location. This includes properly buckling students into the high-back and no-back booster seats, in accordance with California law
11. A commitment to respecting and honoring the various identities of people in our diverse student base and diverse Jewish community

After-school Teacher Requirements:

1. Experience working as an after-school teacher, summer camp counselor, teaching assistant, Hebrew school teacher, or a similar role
2. CPR Certification or willingness to obtain certification
3. Valid Driver’s License
4. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with child development
5. Frequently lift and/or move twenty-five (25)lbs, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds
6. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to reach with hands and arms, and to talk or hear
7. The employee frequently is required to stand; twist, bend, reach, stoop, pull, lift, and walk; sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
8. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance

Preferred, but not required:

• An educational “specialty,” such as music, arts and crafts, farming/gardening, etc.
• Familiarity with Hebrew language
• A strong familiarity with Jewish practices and customs
• Experience in Jewish educational settings

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Range: $23-$26 hourly. Health Care Reimbursement Plan. Retirement Plan. Professional Development. Paid Time Off.

ADA Requirements Physical & Mental Requirements:

The physical requirements described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

To apply, send cover letter and resume to Youth Programs Director Charles Tukeman-Colona at youtheducation@tbssanleandro.org and cc ed@tbssanleandro.org and rabbi@tbssanleandro.org with the words “Applying for After School Teacher position” in the subject line.

More about Temple Beth Sholom and our after school program –

Temple Beth Sholom (TBS) is a village community in the heart of the urban Bay Area. We are a small and growing congregation (currently 130+ member families), with a large preschool and an innovative after school program. We are the principal Jewish community and Jewish education hub serving the rich diversity of Jewish families in Central Alameda County, including many Jewish families of color and multiracial Jewish families, mixed-heritage (interfaith) families, and bilingual Jewish families (mostly English and Spanish). We are intentionally independent to allow for innovative programming alongside tradition to serve our diverse community, and our members come from the full spectrum of Jewish and other backgrounds. Climate resilience and justice are a central focus of our community, including our youth programs.

Following a complete “reboot” three years ago, TBS is emerging as a synagogue to watch, becoming known as early adopters of innovative approaches to trends in synagogue membership, education and youth programs, relevance, and community resiliency. Members recently built a vegetable garden and are planting a pollinator garden, and gardening is part of the youth programs.

TBS’s after school program is designed to be a Jewish summer camp style program during the school year! The program is recognized as an innovative approach to delivering high quality Jewish educational experiences in the context of after school care, providing the Jewish enrichment that families dream of with the childcare they need. Like TBS, the program has a special focus on environmental and outdoor education. The program currently serves over 50 children in grades TK through 7th, and is expanding. The program serves a diverse population of mostly Jewish students, with a significant number of students of other backgrounds. Staff transport students from three local schools by van. We were just accepted into the Jewish After School Accelerator, a selective cohort program.