Engagement Associate

Central Florida Hillel

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Central Florida Hillel (CFH) as our Engagement Associate. You will help to drive CFH forward through thoughtful programming, extensive engagement, and deep relationship building. You will help every student on campus connect to Jewish life, learning, and Israel. Alongside the other engagement and programming staff, you will craft programming to continue engaging disparate elements of the Jewish student population. With over 6,000 Jewish students attending UCF, the opportunities are limitless.

What You’ll Do

• Work with colleagues and student leaders to implement a wide range of programs, including Shabbat and holiday celebrations, social opportunities, social justice projects, Jewish learning, career readiness programming, and meaningful Jewish experiences.
• Advance student programming by identifying potential student leaders
• Utilize data to ensure a strategic approach to building Jewish life and community on campus
• Serve as a Jewish resource to students and groups on campus
• Assist in the management of day-to-day operations of Hillel space

On a day to day basis you will

• Have coffee with students to further their engagement
• Facilitate a program planning meeting with a group of students for an upcoming event
• Staff Shabbat or holiday programming, assisting with discussions, rituals, and celebrations
• Ensure the Hillel space is prepared and set up for upcoming programs and events

What You’ve Accomplished

• 0-2 years student leadership or professional experience in Jewish leadership programs
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Creating structures and opportunities that assist and empower students to take initiative and ownership for their communities
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to coach others to achieve outcomes

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Self-motivation to excel in all aspects of the role.
• Ability to connect people’s passions and interests to Hillel’s mission
• An entrepreneurial spirit - events may not always go according to plan, but you understand that ambiguity is part of developing great new opportunities
• Experience collaborating in a team environment
• A commitment to pluralism and comfort with your Jewish identity - you will be a role model and mentor for emerging Jewish adults
• A willingness to work nights and weekends

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $45,000 - $47,000
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision and dental insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities including Hillel International Global Assembly.
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel
• Plenty of Hillel swag

About Central Florida Hillel

Central Florida Hillel is home to over 6,000 Jewish students, one of the largest Jewish student populations in the country! We serve as the center to Jewish life on campus at UCF, Full Sail, Valencia, and Seminole State. Located next to UCF’s main campus, the Jeffrey and Diane Ginsburg Center for Jewish Student Life houses an amazing space Jewish students can call home.

Central Florida Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.