Springboard Ezra Fellow at Grinspoon Cornell Hillel
Springboard Ezra Fellow at Grinspoon Cornell Hillel
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Springboard Fellow
Grinspoon Hillel at Cornell University
Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Grinspoon Hillel at Cornell University as the Springboard Fellow. You will build one oneonone relationships with students plan and execute engaging events and programs around campus and help inspire students to make a commitment to Jewish life. Grinspoon Hillel is located in Ithaca NY which combines smalltown life with a worldclass academic/collegetown community. Ithaca has been named one of the top 100 places to live a top 10 recreation city the best green place to live and one of the foodiest towns in America.
As the Springboard Fellow at Grinspoon Hillel youll be the spark that ignites Jewish life on campus. From connecting with students oneonone to empowering student leaders and crafting creative programs youll help shape a community where Jewish life thrives. With over 300 opportunities to explore Jewish identity learning and connection each year youll inspire students to dream big lead boldly and make their mark on Cornells vibrant Jewish story.
About The Springboard Fellowship
The Springboard Fellowship is a paid twoyear fellowship that brings recent college grads with raw talent passion and skills needed to reimagine and redesign Jewish student life to college campuses across North America.
Trained in RelationshipBased Engagement HumanCentered Design and other entrepreneurial frameworks you will be exposed to the most successful initiatives from across the Hillel movement. Fellows will work with students to imagine create and refine experiences for Jewish life that dramatically impact student engagement efficiently and strategically apply and scale successful initiatives from across the movement and give birth to cuttingedge ideas that have the potential to transform how Hillel and creates inclusive spaces for #AllKindsOfJewish.
Were looking for people who embrace challenges take risks fail and learn from the past while maintaining their passion and sense of humor. Extensive Jewish education is not necessary just an interest in creating a vibrant Jewish community a commitment to learning and the desire to make a difference in the lives of students.
What Youll Do
GOALS:
- Coach and advise 6 student leaders to help them grow Jewishly develop highimpact initiatives for their peers and acquire new leadership and community organizing skills
- Build relationships with over 250 students by engaging them in meaningful conversations and connecting them to Jewish life on campus; youll learn about their interests what drives them and connect them to relevant opportunities
- Oversee strategic initiatives to engage students within specific demographics such as Grinspoon Hillels FirstYear Fest preorientation overnight and Challah for Hunger
WHAT YOULL DO:
- Grab coffee with the Organizational Design interns to debrief their recent work and brainstorm campus trends theyre noticing.
- Meet with the Managing Director to refine freshmen engagement strategy so that 90 of all Jewish firstyears have at least 1 interaction with Hillel and 40 have 6
- Sit down with Grinspoon Hillels campus Rabbi to review the JLF curriculum youll be teaching and prepare for upcoming sessions.
- Meet with the student boards Greek chairs to refine the Greek Life engagement strategy and plan your next steps together.
- Enjoy lunch with a student curious about Jewish life on campus learn about their interests and connect them to a student leader or an upcoming event that matches their passions.
- Help students coordinate and run Challah for Hunger at the Hillel House on North ensuring that the experience is meaningful and runs smoothly.
Who You Are
- Youre A RelationshipBuilder: You thrive on meeting new people understanding their interests and forging meaningful connections.
- Youre A Collaborative Team Player: You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to solve problems and explore new initiatives.
- Youre A Passionate Learner: You love learning and continuously building up your Jewish knowledge.
- Youre An Innovative Educator: You believe in infusing education into captivating experiences that stimulate the imagination.
- Youre A Facilitator: You thrive in creating spaces for students to converse share ideas and explore and develop their own ideas on relevant issues.
- Youre A Recent College Grad: Whatever your degree you are excited about Jewish life on campus and have experience as a participant and maybe even as an educator in a Jewish educational setting.
- Youre A Creative Thinker: You are constantly reimagining the ordinary seeking ways to repurpose and improve things.
- Youre A Bold Visionary: Think big and creatively viewing everything as a possibility and embracing a risktaking entrepreneurial spirit.
Youre A Springboard Fellow
What Youll Bring to the Job
- 0 3 years professional work experience
- Bachelors degree
- This is an inperson role location in Ithaca NY; remote work is not available for this position
- A strong entrepreneurial spirit willing to take risks embrace challenges and learn from both successes and setbacks.
- Confident in leading initiatives asking insightful questions and executing creative solutions.
- Collaborative and adaptable you thrive in working with teams both within and outside of Hillel.
- Committed to continuous learning and development with a willingness to explore new areas and deepen your own Jewish journey.
- Passionate about connecting every Jewish student to Jewish life and determined to contribute to the success of our mission.
What Youll Receive
- Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $46000 $48000 in year one of the Fellowship and the salary range is $48000 $50000 in year two of the Fellowship.
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance retirement plan Life AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances Flexible Spending accounts generous vacation/sick time and parental leave.
- Highlevel professional development to help develop core skills in experiential education including learning from some of the most innovative organizations in Jewish education today.
- $3200 in professional development funds from the Springboard Fellowship to utilize over the course of two years.
- Intensive Jewish summer and yearlong learning experiences will provide you with the knowledge passion and critical tool kit to fuel your work building our Jewish communities.
- Mentoring and career coaching to help you during and after your Fellowship.
- A network of terrific colleagues from across the Hillel movement.
- Travel opportunities both domestically and internationally multiple times per year (if permitted following COVID19 safety guidelines).
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 nearly 1000 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.
Employment Type
Grant
