Job Title: Auxiliary Program Manager FLSA Status: Exempt

Bernard Zell is an independent Jewish day school for the 21st century where academic purpose, collaborative learning, and deep commitment to humanity develop engaged, confident learners and compassionate leaders for a stronger, more vibrant community and world. A pluralistic community day school, Bernard Zell welcomes students and families of varied levels of religious observance. The school combines Jewish learning and tradition with the best of innovative educational practice in a challenging and nurturing learning environment.

• Job Summary and Scope of Responsibility:

Bernard Zell seeks a motivated educator to take primary responsibility for developing, managing, coordinating, scheduling, and promoting the school’s existing auxiliary programs including our after-school program BZ
Beyond (After Care and BZ Enrichment) and summer camp. Identify and develop additional programming for non-school days. Research market viability for an expanded summer program, maintain a strategic vision for the program, and execute and evaluate program implementation. This is a full-time, 12-month position with hours that may vary based on the program schedule and other staffing.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Development & Implementation

● Take lead responsibility for ensuring that all auxiliary programs support the school’s philosophy and goals, and connect to the school’s mission, vision, and brand.

● Execute and manage all aspects of auxiliary program offerings- including program content and staff - with targeted growth goals year-over-year ensuring a wide range of programming across multiple age groups (Nursery-8th grade).

● Research and develop additional auxiliary revenue opportunities. Coordinate miscellaneous programming outside of the normal curriculum as necessary, such as day-off camps, faculty and staff childcare for conferences, etc.

● Build a strategic plan for auxiliary programming that aligns with the mission and needs of the school.

● Partner with Marketing and Communications department to oversee marketing and promotion of all programming.

● Coordinate with the Business Office to manage revenues and expenses and matters of financial aid to achieve budget targets.

● Manage online registration systems including participant enrollment, refund/cancellations, and administrative changes.

● Maintain and secure equipment, materials, and supplies as appropriate.

Supervision

● Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate program staff for * BZ Beyond’s After Care * and Summer Camp
programs .

● Research, recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate vendors and instructors for * BZ Beyond’s enrichment classes * (classes offered before and after school hours).

● Provide occasional direct service with students in programs to maintain appropriate staffing ratios with children of different developmental ages.

● Assess and evaluate programs and instructors, regularly soliciting formal and informal feedback from all constituents.

Customer Satisfaction

● Respond promptly and effectively to student or parent questions or concerns and staff and vendor needs.

● Communicate with parents and caretakers regularly and proactively, providing top-notch customer service

● Collaborate with Bernard Zell staff, particularly division heads on the well-being of students after school.

● Produce data and reports as needed, including regular feedback from parent surveys.

● Ensure a strong customer service approach to all aspects of BZ student activities, building raving fans.

● Support other school functions if necessary and as time permits.

• Minimum Qualifications:

Education :

● Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in education or related field.

Experience :

● Experience working with children and families.
● Non-profit child-centered experience preferred.
● Program management experience preferred.
● Independent school experience is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

● Excellent interpersonal/communication skills
● Works well on a team
● Customer-service oriented
● Proficiency with technology
● Attention to detail and strong organizational skills and follow-through
● Innovative when it comes to alternate sources of revenue streams
● Commitment to ongoing personal/professional growth
● Sense of humor, adventure, and wonder

How to apply:

● Please send a resume and cover letter to employment@bernardzell.org.

Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School has a long-standing policy of equal employment opportunity for every person regardless of age, race, color, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or citizenship. The school recruits, hires and promotes individuals without regard to these characteristics, and all staffing decisions are based solely on the qualifications of each individual and the legitimate educational needs of our students.

Bernard Zell does not discriminate in working conditions, physical facilities or any other terms, conditions or privileges of employment, including transfer, compensation, training, promotion, demotion or separation based on age, race, color, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or citizenship. The school seeks to provide a work environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation and harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years
• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• After school
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person