WHAT YOU’LL DO

Provide strategic leadership for the organization-wide HR function.

• Develop and implement strategies that align HR activities with TBS’s overarching goals and values and reflect best practices for attracting, developing, motivating, compensating, and retaining staff.
• Build upon and ensure existing systems, processes, and policies are consistent, scalable, and people-centric and design new solutions that optimize operational efficiency and improve employee experience.
• Lead strategic workforce and succession planning efforts to ensure the organization is equipped for future growth.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the senior leadership team by sharing strategic insights, workforce trends, and support for complex talent challenges.  

In partnership with directors and managers, oversee the smooth delivery of day-to-day HR activities and create the conditions for staff to do their best work.

• Oversee and provide support to managers in the execution of full-cycle talent management inclusive of recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training and development, and performance management.
• Build upon and refine existing goal setting and performance evaluation processes, ensuring all employees have clear expectations and goals that are aligned with departmental and organizational objectives. 
• Serve as a trusted point person for all employee relations, exercising deep listening and conflict resolution with staff in partnership with managers and fostering healthy communication and trust between and among team members.
• Work closely with staff accountant and controller who are responsible for payroll and benefits administration, and support hiring managers with background checks, employee files, and required reporting.
• Ensure accurate documentation of state and federal paperwork such as Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), workers’ compensation, and unemployment filings.

Foster a positive work culture that is reflective of TBS’ greater community.

• Promote and grow a culture that is centered around relationships and celebrates community, appreciation, wellness, mental health, inclusivity, and learning.
• Identify and organize opportunities for continuous staff learning and engagement e.g. DEIB, conflict resolution, leadership skills training.
• Create initiatives for staff to connect with each other, lay leaders, and members, and participate in the broader TBS community.
• Administer the biannual employee experience survey, analyzing data to identify opportunities to improve staff experience and satisfaction.

WHO YOU ARE

• You resonate with Temple Beth Shalom’s mission and values. You are motivated and inspired to be part of a warm, vibrant, and diverse community and close-knit, hard-working professional team. You thrive in a fast-moving environment that values learning, relationships, collaboration, and joy.
• You are a people-centric and hands-on human resources leader. You bring at least 12 years of experience in roles that span multiple aspects of HR management (e.g., recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training and development, performance management.) You create systems, processes, and policies that foster positive employee performance and engagement, and organizational health. A background in a school or nonprofit organization setting is strongly desired.
• You are a thoughtful relationship builder who develops rapport and connections easily. You have a warm, energetic, and genuine personality that translates to making authentic connections with others. You exercise flexibility and tailor your interpersonal approach based upon the situation. You possess high emotional intelligence and lead with kindness and empathy.
• You are an effective communicator who inspires trust and open dialogue. You are a deep listener and seek to understand others’ perspectives before responding. You communicate with confidence and gravitas, and adjust your approach based upon the audience. You are comfortable working effectively and sharing constructive feedback with senior colleagues. You are highly professional and trustworthy.
• You operate with integrity and discretion, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment. You jump in to solve problems proactively and play a hands-on role in healthy communication and conflict resolution. You hold yourself and others accountable for ethical conduct.

WORK LOCATION AND HOURS

This position works primarily onsite at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, MA. Hours are typically Monday through Friday 9am-5pm. The temple is conveniently accessible from Route 95/128 or the MBTA commuter rail.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $115,000 – $130,000K, along with a generous benefits package that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending account, retirement plan, medical supplement plan, sick time, three weeks vacation and paid holidays, and synagogue membership (if desired). Employees who wish to enroll early childhood and/or school-aged children in our learning programs receive a discount off tuition.

TO APPLY

If this opportunity speaks to you, please apply here with your 1) a thoughtful cover letter that describes your interest in Temple Beth Shalom and the Director of People & Culture position and 2) your resume. Please address your cover letter to Jay Perlman, Senior Rabbi. We review applications on a rolling basis and strive to get back to applicants within two weeks.

Temple Beth Shalom has retained DH Search to lead the search for a Director of People & Culture. DH Search partners with mission-driven organizations to hire the people they need to create a more just and equitable world. Learn more at www.dhsearch.net.

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.