Communications and School Coordinator

Temple Beth-El is a 480 household Reform synagogue in Northbrook, IL with a creative clergy team and talented staff. We are looking for someone to join our friendly team in creating a secure, warm, and welcoming environment for our congregants and school parents. You will be responsible for supporting the Director of Lifelong Learning and Executive Director in a variety of administrative responsibilities including Communications and IT support.

School Administrative duties include, but not limited to:

• Serving as interface between teachers, parents and students.
• Managing a comprehensive database of students and families on MemberManagment 2000.
• Coordinating enrollment, registration, and set ups for special programs and events, including administration of the Hebrew School, family events and classes, youth programs, teen programs and adult ed.
• Assist the Director of Lifelong Learning with all administrative tasks as needed.

Marketing and Communications:

• Maintaining the “look and feel” of all temple communications across all departments and areas.
• Project management of communication timelines.
• Creating and editing our monthly bulletin and develop marking materials for all TBE programs and events.
• Administering & maintaining TBE’s website using WordPress.
• Creating and distributing weekly e-newsletters and other important TBE emails.
• Assisting with social media efforts.
• Maintaining and grooming email subscription list.
• Updating outside media with upcoming events.

High Holidays:

• Updating tasks and schedule
• Creating new documents to manage High Holiday tasks
• Creating Ticket Request Packet, maintain spreadsheet with ticket requests and manage distribution of tickets
• Creating scroll book (using Microsoft Access and Publisher) and High Holiday Flower brochures
• Managing distribution of Free Will cards

Qualifications, Skills and Experience’s:

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years’ work experience in a related field and at least one year interfacing with parents and children

• Highly organized with superb attention to detail
• Experience with managing projects and timelines to produce quality results on schedule.
• Creative with an eye for design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to work through tasks using individual initiative
• Good problem solving skills
• High emotional intelligence and maturity; willingness to listen effectively, seek, and receive feedback
• Strong interpersonal skills a must! Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment while remaining flexible, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Comfortable with technology to assist office staff with technical issues
• Comfortable with HTML
• Software or Applications
• Outlook
• Word (mail merges, macros)
• Excel
• Powerpoint
• Publisher
• Microsoft Access
• Constant Contact
• WordPress
• Sign up genius
• Survey Monkey
• Social media applications
• MemberManagement 2000 – optional
• Knowledge of Jewish faith and/or culture a plus

Job Type: Full-time