Loyola University Chicago Jewish Life Associate at Metro Chicago Hillel
Loyola University Chicago Jewish Life Associate
Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Metro Chicago Hillel (MCH) as the Jewish Life Associate at Loyola University Chicago! MCH is looking for a dynamic, energetic, self-starting, and creative Jewish Life Associate to inspire Loyola University Chicago students to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel. MCH draws together a profoundly diverse array of students to build an incredible Jewish community. You will mentor student leaders, work collaboratively with MCH staff in planning awesome events, and build relationships on campus to support Loyola University Chicago efforts to welcome and support Jewish students. You should have strong interpersonal and communication skills and an entrepreneurial approach. A successful Loyola University Chicago Jewish Life Associate will be a natural community organizer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. If you're highly motivated and looking for fun and meaningful work, this is your chance to join our outstanding, multi-campus staff committed to building a welcoming and vibrant community that values Jewish learning and fosters relationships across Chicago.
What You'll Do
Strategically engage and maintain meaningful relationships with a wide variety of students, including responding to student needs and concerns, supporting leadership development and coaching students in on-campus coalition-building with other student organizations
Develop new programming and opportunities for students guided by their feedback and responding to their needs and interests
Represent the Jewish community at Loyola as part of Campus Ministry including participating in monthly staff meetings, collaborating on interfaith efforts, and supporting division retreats
Maintain social media presence for Loyola University Chicago Hillel, develop a personal-professional Instagram presence to connect with students, and closely monitor social media activity related to Loyola University Chicago's campus community
Collaborate with other Hillel staff to help shape and develop the mission of Metro Chicago Hillel
Recruit for and promote immersive experiences for students, including Taglit-Birthright Israel
Partner with colleagues to help students explore their relationship to Israel and to coach students in responding to anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents on campus, so that they may advocate for a safer, more positive experience for Jewish students
On a Day to Day Basis You Will
Assist student leaders in coordinating catering and logistics for an upcoming Shabbat dinner on campus
Work from office in Campus Ministry suite to be available for student drop-ins and accessible to Campus Ministry colleagues
Meet with students and an MCH colleague to plan a shuk-themed tabling for Yom Ha'atzmaut
Strategize with the MCH team to determine our response to an antisemitic social media post from a student organization
Analyze student engagement data from this year and the previous one to create a list of known students to contact and encourage to sign up for a student seder
Collaborate with fellow campus ministry staff members on university faith programming
What You've Accomplished
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Past experience traveling or studying in Israel
Experience working effectively both independently and collaboratively
Proven success managing multiple projects simultaneously
What You'll Bring to the Job
Passion for Jewish community, Judaism and Israel, and an excitement for future trips to Israel and for the opportunity to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism
Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage, and traditions
An entrepreneurial spirit, willingness to take risks and the self-awareness to learn from efforts that don't work out as planned
A dynamic personality, outstanding interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, and a sense of playfulness
Initiative and organizational skills
Strong written and verbal skills, effective at communicating with a variety of stakeholders including students, parents, alumnae/i, and university partners
What You'll Receive
The salary for this role is $45,000-46,000. Metro Chicago Hillel is part of the Hillels of Illinois, a department of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago (JUF). As an employee of JUF, your comprehensive benefits package includes:
Up to 20 days paid time off (starting with 15), up to 11 sick days (starting with 7), 8 paid federal holidays and up to 13 paid Jewish holidays
6 weeks paid parental leave
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match
Additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
This job also includes great professional development, mentoring, skill building opportunities and continued learning opportunities as part of the global Hillel movement. Additionally, this position provides:
Travel regionally and to Israel
Enough coffee or tea to caffeinate a village
About Metro Chicago Hillel
Metro Chicago Hillel is creating a cohesive vibrant Jewish community across Chicago campuses and throughout the city. We serve about 1,500 students at DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Roosevelt University, School of the Art Institute, Oakton Community College, and Lake Forest College.MCH includes Base Chicago, a dynamic, innovative program run by pluralistic rabbis and their partners that create welcoming communities for students and post-college young adults in Andersonville, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, and the West Loop.
Chicago is a vibrant, exciting city of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and style. With an estimated 44,000 Jewish young adults, all it takes to make friends outside of work is going out into the city, and with great restaurants, arts, music, and sports, there's plenty to do whether you walk, take public transit, or drive. Come find your place in the Windy City!
Metro Chicago 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.
About Hillel International
In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at more than 550 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.
Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.
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