Program Director

Responsibilities and Position Overview Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation (ASBI) is a vibrant Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced full-time Program Director to support and help animate our institution into its next chapter. This role offers the unique opportunity to have a transformative impact on educational, communal, and social programming across the age spectrum.

We are a welcoming and diverse Jewish community, committed to Jewish law and practices, intellectual pursuit, religious engagement and personal growth. The nearly 300 members/families comprise undergraduate and graduate students, young singles and families, and long time residents of all ages.

You are a creative and ambitious professional who brings vision, organization, and dedication to the work that you do. You are a people person and able to connect with a wide variety of ages and demographics, whether its young families during tot-Shabbat, teen leaders in our Shabbat morning groups, young adults or long-time members. You have excellent interpersonal skills and strong organizational skills as you work with the Executive Director, Rabbi, key lay-leaders and other ASBI staff to offer a dynamic menu of programs to ASBI’s diverse membership.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience planning and executing programs, events, or educational initiatives
• Ability to work with diverse age groups, including children, teens, families, and adults
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and Jewish holidays as needed
• Familiarity with Jewish communal life and synagogue culture

• Experience in youth engagement, Jewish education, camp programming, or synagogue programming
• Experience working in a Modern Orthodox community
• Hebrew/Jewish literacy a plus
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and event logistics
• Experience with email marketing, newsletters, and social media communications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

The core responsibilities of this role include leading ASBI’s Youth and Family Programming (55%), offering B’nai Mitzvah Support to ASBI families (5%) and supporting ASBI adult programming (40%). This would include both supporting existing programming and creating new programming across both key spheres. The Program Director reports to the Executive Director and works in close collaboration with the Rabbi.

• Create schedule of youth programming for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
• Recruit and assign teen leaders, hire outside staff, and vendors as needed
• Coordinate parent volunteers
• Develop educational programming
• Oversee day-of programming and maintain contingency plans in place in case staff/volunteers do not show to ensure coverage

• Oversee and direct family programming (tots through teens) ranging from special outings to Shabbat meals to hangouts, with a target of one event per age group per month. Programming can combine educational and social events, and should include relevant holiday programming (e.g. ASBI Chanukah party)
• Liaise with lay leaders as well as part-time youth staff
• Oversee publicity and recruitment to promote robust attendance at family programs.
• Serve as staff liaison to the Family Committee to assess programming and events.
• Create communications (including weekly email newsletter) regarding family and youth programming.

• Plan and develop curriculum for Shabbat (and holiday) tefillah groups for ASBI youth (tots through teens)
• Hire, supervise, coordinate and evaluate teen staff
• Coordinate day-of logistics for all groups and youth programs, including food, security and roster of staff

• Connect with families in the pre-b’nai mitzvah stage (3rd/4th grade) to help introduce families to the process of scheduling and planning b’nai mitzvah
• Collaborate with local synagogues to minimize scheduling conflicts within the community.
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