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Who We Are:
NCSY, a program of the Orthodox Union, connects with Jewish teens through innovative, cutting-edge social and recreational programs to develop a positive Jewish identity. NCSY inspires Jewish teens through informal Jewish education, retreats and summer programs. NCSY empowers teens through leadership development and guidance to become passionately committed leaders of the Jewish community and instruments for positive change and renewal.
The Orthodox Union (OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol, Ⓤ, is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products.
Position Summary:
The Director of Milwaukee NCSY is responsible for achieving the objectives of the Midwest Region of NCSY as defined by the Regional Director within an assigned geographic area, in this case, the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The City Director is the local NCSY leader responsible for promoting greater Torah observance to local youth and must therefore possess the Torah knowledge and represent the values necessary to accomplish that goal.
The City Director requires personal, organizational, and leadership skills and experience to make decisions, communicate objectives, delegate authority, guide, and excite community youth. The position requires diverse activity with varying types and levels of responsibility to ensure a successful youth program and promote greater commitment to Torah Judaism (for all age groups, Jr. & Sr. NCSY if required). The position requires engagement of the community, which includes but is not limited to the parents of NCSY participants, community Rabbis, and all other community stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Relationship Building
Keep in touch with your NCSYers by phone, e-mail, or social media on a regular basis. Maintain positive relationships with the parents of your NCSYers. Communicate all information about the programs that you are running in an open, honest and timely manner. Cultivate relationships with educational, rabbinical and lay leadership in the community. Manage relationships between teens and regional advisors Develop and maintain a regular communication with a parent board. This board should be created in coordination with the Regional Director.
General
Work with the Regional Director to determine a target number of participants in each program. Record all activities and events in the National Database. Participate in staff meetings and professional development
Chapter Activities
Plan, organize, advertise, and recruit for chapter events and meetings. A good monthly chapter schedule should include, but is not limited to: Chapter board meetings: 1-2 per month One Shabbat program which should include two-chapter shabbatonim per year Monthly Recreational trips or social events (bowling, movie, mini golf, arcade, chessed project, etc.) Weekly Educational program (can be in conjunction with the chapter board/membership meetings). E-mail information to chapter members regarding chapter events and put up flyers in all appropriate areas of the community. Send out a quarterly constant contact newsletter to all community members
Junior NCSY (5th-8th grades)
Monthly social event Yearly Chapter Shabbaton
Develop Chapter Board
Appoint or hold elections for a chapter board. Ensure that the board meets as often as the advisor deems necessary. Encourage the board to schedule and plan events and activities.
Regional events- Juniors and Seniors
Recruit teen participation from your chapter in regional events and conventions. Target number for these events should be discussed with the Regional Director Work with the regional office to arrange for transportation of your chapter to regional events. Attend regional events Supervise your chapter members at regional events.
Financial management
Chapters should plan and maintain a chapter budget with the Regional Director, and it is expected that chapter finances will be handled professionally and responsibly. This plan must include anticipated costs for each event (local and Shabbatons) so as to ensure that any losses are anticipated ahead of time and are reasonable.
Summer
Summers should be used for planning the upcoming year’s programming and running programs for teens that are in the Chapter area for the summer.
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NCSY, a program of the Orthodox Union, connects with Jewish teens through innovative, cutting-edge social and recreational programs to develop a positive Jewish identity. NCSY inspires Jewish teens through informal Jewish education, retreats and summer programs. NCSY empowers teens through leadership development and guidance to become passionately committed leaders of the Jewish community and instruments for positive change and renewal.
The Orthodox Union (OU) is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol, Ⓤ, is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products.
Position Summary:
The Director of Milwaukee NCSY is responsible for achieving the objectives of the Midwest Region of NCSY as defined by the Regional Director within an assigned geographic area, in this case, the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The City Director is the local NCSY leader responsible for promoting greater Torah observance to local youth and must therefore possess the Torah knowledge and represent the values necessary to accomplish that goal.
The City Director requires personal, organizational, and leadership skills and experience to make decisions, communicate objectives, delegate authority, guide, and excite community youth. The position requires diverse activity with varying types and levels of responsibility to ensure a successful youth program and promote greater commitment to Torah Judaism (for all age groups, Jr. & Sr. NCSY if required). The position requires engagement of the community, which includes but is not limited to the parents of NCSY participants, community Rabbis, and all other community stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Relationship Building
Keep in touch with your NCSYers by phone, e-mail, or social media on a regular basis. Maintain positive relationships with the parents of your NCSYers. Communicate all information about the programs that you are running in an open, honest and timely manner. Cultivate relationships with educational, rabbinical and lay leadership in the community. Manage relationships between teens and regional advisors Develop and maintain a regular communication with a parent board. This board should be created in coordination with the Regional Director.
General
Work with the Regional Director to determine a target number of participants in each program. Record all activities and events in the National Database. Participate in staff meetings and professional development
Chapter Activities
Plan, organize, advertise, and recruit for chapter events and meetings. A good monthly chapter schedule should include, but is not limited to: Chapter board meetings: 1-2 per month One Shabbat program which should include two-chapter shabbatonim per year Monthly Recreational trips or social events (bowling, movie, mini golf, arcade, chessed project, etc.) Weekly Educational program (can be in conjunction with the chapter board/membership meetings). E-mail information to chapter members regarding chapter events and put up flyers in all appropriate areas of the community. Send out a quarterly constant contact newsletter to all community members
Junior NCSY (5th-8th grades)
Monthly social event Yearly Chapter Shabbaton
Develop Chapter Board
Appoint or hold elections for a chapter board. Ensure that the board meets as often as the advisor deems necessary. Encourage the board to schedule and plan events and activities.
Regional events- Juniors and Seniors
Recruit teen participation from your chapter in regional events and conventions. Target number for these events should be discussed with the Regional Director Work with the regional office to arrange for transportation of your chapter to regional events. Attend regional events Supervise your chapter members at regional events.
Financial management
Chapters should plan and maintain a chapter budget with the Regional Director, and it is expected that chapter finances will be handled professionally and responsibly. This plan must include anticipated costs for each event (local and Shabbatons) so as to ensure that any losses are anticipated ahead of time and are reasonable.
Summer
Summers should be used for planning the upcoming year’s programming and running programs for teens that are in the Chapter area for the summer.
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Seniority level Director Employment type
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Job function Other Industries Non-profit Organizations Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Orthodox Union by 2x Get notified about new Director jobs in
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Wisconsin, United States $150,000.00-$200,000.00 2 weeks ago Madison, WI $220,000.00-$270,000.00 6 days ago Sr Director - Device Assembly and Packaging Operations
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