1st Grade Chanukah Exploration

About TBS’ K-7 Learning Programs:

Mayim (Gr. K-4) and Shorashim (Gr. 5-7) are our version of what is often called “religious school” in other communities, but they are a completely different approach to learning in a congregational setting. Our approach is built on the core values of Deep Learning and Deep Relationships. Each program includes weekly learning sessions and integrated opportunities for family engagement and strong relationship building. Our learning programs offer a distinctive thematic curriculum, through which children and educators partner to investigate big questions and engage in hands-on learning and long-term projects. Children also explore Jewish holidays and Hebrew, and the whole community participates in joyful t’filah (prayer and song) each week. Learn more at .

About the Role:

The Floating Educator supports the Mayim and Shorashim educators by covering absences, as well as serving as an extra set of hands on days when no absence coverage is needed. Specific responsibilities will be determined by the groups needing coverage and will also be influenced by the Floating Educator’s experiences and skills.

This is a part-time position, with options to add responsibilities to create a full-time role. Core weekly schedule is:

• Monday 2:00-6:30 pm
• Tuesday 2:00-5:45 pm
• Wednesday 12:00-5:45 pm
• Friday 1:30-5:45 pm

About You:

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

You love children and have working knowledge of child development. You are joyful, present, and relaxed with children. You are curious about the child’s perspective and enjoy partnering with children to promote learning. You effectively manage groups of children, and you have meaningful interactions that make each child feel like a valued member of the group.

Your teaching approach is rooted in experience. You have worked with elementary age children in experiential settings, such as overnight or day camp, afterschool programs, and arts-based environments. You value and understand how learning happens in non-school settings, and you create rich learning environments that inspire curiosity and wonder.

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 guided by Jewish values and grounded in Jewish tradition. You are a role model for children and their families through living and making explicit your Jewish values. You eagerly engage with Jewish practice, ritual, prayer, and holidays. You inspire children to develop relationships with Judaism that are ever evolving and growing.

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 embrace each person as having been created b’tzelem Elohim (in the image of God), and you work hard to create environments where every learner can thrive.

You are an excellent collaborator and team player. You are eager to partner with and learn from fellow educators. 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. You easily develop rapport and inspire trust. You have a warm, energetic, and authentic personality that translates to building lasting relationships. You demonstrate deep listening in your interactions with others and respond in a way that honors each person.

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 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.

Salary and Benefits:

We are proud to have a transparent and equitable faculty compensation model that begins with a base salary and includes steps to account for experience, education, longevity, and performance. .

To Apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume to Sara Berk, Director of K-12 Learning and Inclusion.