K-12 Logistics & Administration Coordinator

K-12 Logistics & Administration Coordinator

Temple Beth Shalom is seeking a warm, detail-oriented, collaborative problem-solver to be our next K-12 Logistics and Communications Coordinator. The position will begin on May 1, 2025.

ABOUT TBS K-12 LEARNING PROGRAMS

TBS offers a rich and robust selection of afternoon Jewish learning programs for about 675 children in grades K-12. It is our version of what is often called “religious school” in other communities, but it is a completely different approach to learning in a congregational setting. Our curriculum is built on the twin pillars of “Deep Relationships” and “Deep Learning.” Learn more about K-12 programs at tbslearning.org.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The K-12 Logistics and Administrations Coordinator (LAC) works in close partnership with our K-12 Leadership Team and faculty to bring to life our vision for excellence in learning. The K-12 LAC is a critical part of the team, tying together all of the logistical and administrative details that keep things humming and thriving. 

Responsibilities:

The K-12 LAC is responsible for transportation management, communication, daily administrative tasks, scheduling, event logistics, organizing supplies and equipment, maintaining systems for attendance and dismissal, and more. The K-12 LAC also works closely with the TBS Kitchen Manager on daily food service for children. Details about individual responsibilities may be provided upon request.

Schedule:

During the school year (September to June), the hours for this position are Monday-Friday, 10:00 am-6:30 pm. There is some flexibility with this schedule during the summer months (July-August). Our desired start date is May 5, 2025.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary range is $55,000-58,000 per year. TBS offers generous benefits for full-time employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, retirement contributions, flexible spending plans.

ABOUT YOU

If the following statements describe you, you are a great fit for this role!

You possess exceptional executive functioning skills and the ability to prioritize multiple projects and tasks. You create and easily work within structures, processes, and procedures that help people do their best work. You are detail oriented and diligent.

You are an unflappable problem solver, who calmly and confidently navigates challenges. You exercise good judgment and are able to make decisions both independently and collaboratively. You are able to shift gears quickly, assess what needs to be done, and bring a “get it done” attitude, with the ability to stay focused and nimble in a dynamic environment.

You are an excellent collaborator and team player. You are eager to partner with and learn from colleagues. You thrive in an environment that values learning, relationships, collaboration, and joy. You are flexible, adaptive, authentic, confident, and humble. 

You are an effective communicator and relationship builder with children, teens, and adults. You easily develop rapport and inspire trust. You have a warm, energetic, and authentic personality that translates to building lasting relationships. You are joyful, present, and relaxed with children. 

You are a reflective, emotionally intelligent learner. You are self-aware and seek to learn and refine your skills. You are eager for feedback and engage in your own ongoing reflective practices. You recognize your own emotions and are able to engage with them in healthy ways.

You resonate deeply with Temple Beth Shalom’s mission and values. You are motivated and inspired to be part of a warm, vibrant, and diverse Jewish community and close-knit, hard-working professional team. 

You are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. You model anti-bias practices and cultural sensitivity. You are excited to be part of a community that is diverse by age, family make-up, religious background, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. 

You are able to participate physically in an active learning community. This includes hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and by phone; seeing to read and prepare documents, monitor children for safety, and perform assigned duties; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; kneeling, stooping, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store supplies; occasionally lifting moderate weight objects.

To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to Rachel Happel, Senior Director of Learning and Engagement, at rhappel@tbsneedham.org.

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Children’s Center Teacher

Children's Center Teacher

OVERVIEW

Teachers play a key role, setting the tone by valuing each child and family as individuals. By modeling responsibility, welcoming, and caring, teachers foster children’s Jewish identity. TBS Children’s Center teachers have the educational qualifications, dispositions, knowledge, dedication to learning, and professional commitment necessary to promote children and their families as they learn and develop. Teachers work together with their teaching team to develop, implement, and evaluate the classroom pedagogy, to provide a quality educational program reflecting the goals and values of the school. Teachers monitor the development and learning of the children and partner with families in sharing this information. Teachers also supervise and provide guidance to substitutes and classroom volunteers.

WHAT MAKES YOU GREAT FOR THIS ROLE

The following statements feel like they were written to describe you:

  • Teaching young children brings you joy. You value and promote children’s play and are curious about the child’s perspective. You look forward to active days of creativity and learning.
  • You understand child guidance in a developmental context and are alert to the learning process for each child. Your working knowledge of the growth and development of young children brings an ability to utilize this information in the classroom
  • You ask for help, accept suggestions, and offer guidance to others.
  • Communication with families is important to you and you seek to teach adults as well as children. You are committed to being a positive source of guidance for children and families.
  • Flexible by nature, you listen to children, adapting the curriculum to their needs and interests. You adapt your teaching style to the needs of the school as a community system.
  • You are diligent about health and safety, offering emotional and physical comfort and caring to your young students.
  • Learning is in your nature and you are a lifelong learner yourself, taking time for regular reflection and self-examination. You seek to expand your perspective and the perspectives of others.
  • You are able to participate actively in children’s learning. Our hands-on, active approach to learning includes frequent reaching, stooping, sitting on the floor, bending, occasional lifting and carrying, and supervising children’s active play.
  • You have a teaching certificate from the Department of Early Education or the credentials needed to obtain one.

COMPENSATION

Our transparent and equitable faculty compensation model includes steps to account for experience, education, longevity, and performance.

Teacher 1 FTE

  • (52 wks, 40 hrs)

Base Salary*

  • $48,000 for Novice Teacher
  • $50,000 for Teacher

Bachelor’s Degree

  • $2,000

Masters Degree in Education or Closely Related Field

  • $1,000

Years of Experience Prior to TBS (per year, up to 7 years transfer)

  • $500 per year

Milestone Levels (after completing years 2, 5, 8, 11, 14)

  • $1,500 per level

Master Teacher designation**

  • $2,500

6:15pm Bonus (teaching five days/week until 6:15pm)

  • $2,000

*The base salary is for Full Time Equivalent (FTE), which is 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. This is adjusted proportionally based on each educator’s schedule. For example, if your schedule is 30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, your position would be .75 FTE and your base salary would be 75% of the listed base salary. Additional compensation for education and experience are also adjusted based on your FTE. For example, if you have a Master’s degree and you work .75 FTE, you would receive $750, which is 75% of the $1,000 listed.

**The Master Teacher designation recognizes superior performance with a financial reward. A Master Teacher is an educator who demonstrates consistent excellence in five different categories of practice. The Master Teacher Rubric outlines the criteria for earning the designation. Generally, it requires at least three years of teaching at TBS to be eligible for the Master Teacher designation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to actively participate in children’s play and care including frequent reaching, running, and sitting on the floor and in small chairs. Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and by phone; seeing to read and prepare documents, monitor children for safety, and perform assigned duties; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; kneeling, stooping, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store supplies; occasionally lifting moderate weight objects including children.

TO APPLY

Email us at jobs@tbsneedham.org.

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