Senior Program Associate, Los Angeles

Repair the World • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $68,000 - $73,000

About The Position

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. We believe that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, Repair will catalyze one million acts of service towards repairing the world. Repair is building a national Jewish service movement of flourishing Jewish communities that serve in pursuit of a just world. Repair mobilizes young adults to serve in their communities, catalyzes service through deep partnerships within Jewish communal organizations, and inspires people to take action through time-bound thematic national service campaigns. Our mission provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and learning as a Jewish value, builds capacity for nonprofit partners to meet their missions, and deepens connections across lines of difference. About Repair The World Los Angeles Repair the World provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and learning, deepening their connection to Jewish community and peoplehood, building capacity for nonprofit partners by meeting pressing needs to meet their missions, and building bridges across lines of difference. Our LA program launched in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, as a home for Jewish service learning opportunities in the community, offering ongoing volunteer opportunities through strategic partnerships with Jewish community partners to engage their constituents in Jewish service. Our volunteers learn how to address issues related to food sovereignty, education justice, and community-building through a Jewish service learning lens. Position Overview Repair the World Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Program Associate to support the planning and facilitation of meaningful Jewish service learning programs for young adults. The Senior Associate will facilitate Repair’s service corps, a time-bound, stipended cohort program where participants engage in volunteering with a service partner and weekly Jewish learning as a group. They will also plan and facilitate meaningful Jewish service learning programs for non-immersive service participants or for the broader Jewish community, and engage participants to recruit their peers in service and learning. The service corps mobilizes young adults to meet community needs through part-time, time-bound service. Young adults, ages 18-29, serve directly with local partners providing direct services, learn about social change and local context for their service, and Jewish wisdom in community through bi-weekly learning sessions with their peers. Through pairing service with Jewish learning and values, LA Repair provides an entry-point to Jewish life for Jewish young adults who may not be traditionally engaged with the broader Jewish community. In addition to the service corps, the Senior Program Associate will also create and implement dynamic and engaging Jewish service learning programs in partnership with Jewish communal and service partner organizations, as well as with local Service Ambassadors. The successful candidate will be an aspiring experiential Jewish educator, community builder, flexible self-starter and a strong facilitator. They excel at building relationships with individuals and can speak passionately about the intersection of service, social change, and Jewish values. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Los Angeles, CA and reporting to the Program Director, Los Angeles. The schedule will vary each week based on programs and engagement opportunities on evenings and weekends. The Senior Program Associate must have a flexible schedule.

Requirements

• 2+ years of Experience: Including a track record of: Experience facilitating Jewish learning and/or service experiences Ability to plan and execute community programs from concept to implementation Comfort using standard technology tools (Email, G-Suite, etc.) and learning new systems (Salesforce, Monday, Slack, etc.) Strong communication, organization and self-management skills
• Equity Lens: Sophisticated awareness of poverty, structural racism, power and privilege and ability to facilitate conversations around these issues with diverse groups in ways that empower and open people to learning.
• Flexible Schedule: Availability to facilitate evening and weekend programs based on the needs of partners’ and participants’ varying schedules.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Jewish Education: Ability and excitement to integrate Jewish values and content into service programs, enriching participants' Jewish identity, engagement, and connection.
• Service Mindset: Commitment to serving others, grounded in a belief that we can make a difference in making the world better by serving alongside our neighbors to meet community needs.
• Community Engagement/Relationship Building: Eagerness and excitement to network, build relationships, and actively engage with the local community with the intent of strengthening Repair’s relationships to the community and to Jewish young adults, excited to serve in our programs
• Program Design Skills : Experience with designing and executing programs that align with our vision, with the flexibility to adapt to community needs while focusing on Jewish learning and social impact.
• Growth Mindset and Resilience: Shows resilience and a capacity for empathy, ready to adapt to new challenges and learn from them. Approaches problems with a solution-oriented attitude, eager to embrace opportunities for growth and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Service Corps Recruit and oversee operations of 2-3 cohorts of Corps Members per year with the goal of Corps Members becoming integrated with their service partners, connected to Jewish community, and reaching their volunteer goals.
• Identify, build, and sustain existing and new relationships with local Jewish organizations, and service partners for Corps Member placements.
• Coordinate and facilitate learning for Corps Members about local social issues, Jewish values and the skills needed to build Jewish service learning programs.
• Program Facilitation Work with the Program Director to implement a robust and strategic programming calendar, including service opportunities that match the needs of service partners and the target audience.
• Plan and execute calendar of meaningful Jewish service learning programs: Connect with service partners and local Jewish organizations Prepare and gather supplies Facilitate contextual issue area education, Jewish learning, meaningful volunteering, and reflection.
• Additional Responsibilities Coordinate and collaborate with Repair the World’s staff across the country, to share skills and resources and maintain program alignment.
• Support marketing and communications efforts through content collection for our community newsletters and social media, including capturing photos and stories from service programming.
• Complete office and administrative responsibilities, and other needs that arise.
• Attend external events in support of partners and community.
• Input timely and accurate data in Salesforce upon completion of programs.

Benefits

• Benefits package includes paid time off for service in addition to vacation, sick time, personal days and holidays.
• Employer covers 100% of full-time employee’s health premiums (medical/dental/vision) for most plans and 50% for dependents.
• Additional benefits include, retirement matching, professional development funds, employer-paid short and long term disability coverage plus access to the Jewish Learning Collaborative and our Economic Access Fund.
• In addition, employees that have been with Repair for at least six months are eligible for 16 weeks of paid parental leave (pro-rated for employees with Repair less than 6 months).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed