Employment

Vacancies for Senior Administrative Positions

If you are interested in any of the listings below please contact:

  • Dr. Elaine R.S. Cohen – Solomon Schechter Day School Association Executive
    SSDS Placement by e-mail: cohen@uscj.org
    By phone: 212-533-7800, ext. 1129 or 646-519-9211
  • Wendy S. Light – Consultant for Synagogue School
    Placement by e-mail: light@uscj.org
    By phone: 215-869-1830
  • Maxine Handelman – Consultant for Early Childhood Education
    Placement by e-mail: handelman@uscj.org
    By phone: 847-641-9963
  • Edward Edelstein – Executive Director/Placement Counselor
    Placement by e-mail: Jewisheducators@aol.com
    By phone: 516-484-9585

We work with you in strictest confidence. Please be in touch regularly to let us know where you have been offered an interview and how the process is progressing. We appreciate your not sharing this list with friends and colleagues. Please refer interested persons to us directly so we might be able to serve them appropriately.

Helpful Documents:

Application Forms for Placement

Application for Candidates 2011-2012
Application for Schools 2011-2012

Currently Open Positions

CHARLES E. SMITH JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
Lower School Principal
1283 (K-12)
$120,000-$140,000 + BENEFITS

Scope of Responsibility: The Lower School Principal will report to Jonathan Cannon, Head of School, and will supervise and lead the day-to-day management of the school’s K-6 faculty and staff. The Principal will be responsible for ensuring that the School’s vision and mission of providing an outstanding Jewish and secular education for its students is implemented and accomplished. The Principal will have primary responsibility for curricular management and development, planning, teaching practice, and maintaining educational standards. The Principal leads the Lower School management team that includes the Assistant Principal & Director of Judaic Studies, Assistant to the Principal, Grade-level Directors and Math Coordinator. The Director of Admissions and the Director of Educational Support Services also serve on this team. As part of Senior Management, the Principal will participate in school-wide management, strategic planning, policy planning, budgeting and long-term goal-setting.

The Lower School Principal will be a caring, skilled and experienced educator, capable of leading a large, complex school and advancing the School’s commitment to providing an inspired and secure learning environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in elementary school teaching, educational administration and school management, managing implementation of policy, curriculum development, supervision and evaluation of faculty and staff, Jewish education, and will have an advanced degree. Candidates must have a demonstrated track record of building meaningful and responsive relationships with the key school constituencies of students, faculty, staff and parents. Minimal credentials include a Master’s degree and 7-10 years of teaching/administrative experience.

School and Community: The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS) of Greater Washington, located in Rockville, Maryland, is one of the best known, most prestigious independent Jewish community day schools in the Diaspora. With approximately 1,300 students from kindergarten through twelfth grade, CESJDS is also one of the largest pluralistic community day schools in North America. The School follows a dual curriculum of general and Judaic studies and maintains an absolute commitment to a values-based education grounded in Jewish texts and tradition, a close relationship with Israel, and a high level of knowledge of the Hebrew language. The Lower School campus has an enrollment of 646 students in grades K-6 with facilities that include a beautiful Beit Midrash, an English/Hebrew library, state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, dedicated science and art rooms, athletic facilities and an auditorium. CESJDS is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Gross Schechter Day School
Pepper Pike, OH
We are looking for a full time Judaic Studies Teacher for Middle School.

Rabbi Jim Rogozen, Headmaster
(216) 763-1400 x405 office