Program Associate at Sonoma Hillel
Program Associate at Sonoma Hillel
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$ 26000 - 28000
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Program Associate
Sonoma Hillel
Role Overview
Sonoma Hillel is looking for a dynamic organized and relationship-driven Program Associate to help shape Jewish student life at Sonoma State University (SSU) and Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). In this part-time (20 hour-per-week role) youll lead program logistics support student leaders and create meaningful joyful Jewish experiences on campus.
This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a flexible collaborative environment and is excited to contribute to a growing close-knit Jewish community in the North Bay Area.
By joining Sonoma Hillel youll be helping build something personal and powerful: a close-knit pluralistic community where Jewish students explore identity celebrate tradition and feel seen and supported during their college years.
What Youll Do
Student Engagement & Leadership
- Collaborate with the SF Hillel Assistant Director to evolve our student engagement strategy
- Coach and mentor emerging leaders especially on expansion campuses (SRJC).
- Help shape and facilitate a reimagined student leadership cohort and seasonal retreats.
- Use student feedback and data to refine outreach and engagement efforts.
Event Coordination & Logistics
- Own the logistical side of program planning: scheduling vendor coordination marketing requests food orders etc.
- Plan and execute core programs like Shabbat holidays and leadership retreats.
- Ensure events run smoothly and reflect student interests and diversity.
Relationship Building & Campus Outreach
- Build relationships with students faculty and staff.
- Support outreach strategies to engage new students and deepen community.
- Assist with Birthright and other immersive trip recruitment and student data tracking.
- Build relationships with community partners at synagogues Jewish local businesses etc.
Social Media & Communications
- Coordinate and maintain Sonoma Hillels social media calendar ensuring that all content is aligned with the organizations goals values and events.
- Collaborate with the Social Media Intern to draft edit and schedule posts including event promotions community updates and student spotlights.
- Assist with drafting and editing student newsletters ensuring content is engaging accurate and timely.
What Youll Bring to the Job
- Youre passionate about building inclusive Jewish communities.
- You have 12 years of experience in programming event planning or student engagement.
- Youre highly organized self-directed and flexible.
- Youre a relationship builder with strong communication skills.
- Youre comfortable managing logistics and juggling multiple priorities.
- You can work some nights/weekends and travel occasionally to local campuses.
- Bachelors degree preferred.
What Youll Receive
- Supportive supervision and professional development opportunities.
- Access to Hillel Internationals training programs like New Professionals Institute (NPI) Hillel International Global Assembly (HIGA) and Western Hillels Organization (WHO) when applicable.
- Compensation: $26000$28000 annually for 20 hours/week.
- Benefits include: paid time off professional development stipends cell phone stipend and travel reimbursement for local campus visits.
About Sonoma Hillel
Sonoma Hillel supports and empowers Jewish students at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College. We foster inclusive spaces for students to explore identity build leadership skills and celebrate Jewish life in ways that are meaningful and relevant. We are proudly pluralistic student-centered and deeply relational.
Sonoma Hillel supports and empowers Jewish college students in the North Bayprimarily at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior Collegeas they explore their Jewish identity build community grow as leaders and make meaningful connections to Jewish life tradition and values.
Vision
We envision a vibrant inclusive and joyful Jewish community where every student in the North Bay feels seen supported and inspired to growJewishly personally and professionally. Sonoma Hillel will be recognized as a central and trusted part of campus life and the broader Jewish community in Sonoma County helping make the region a welcoming place for Jewish students now and into the future.
Our Values: We believe in the inherent worth value humanity and dignity of each person. As Jewish tradition teaches each of us is created btzelem Elohim in the Divine image. To that end we are committed to pluralistic Jewish life on campus a diverse workforce and the values of inclusivity. We embrace all the identities experiences and backgrounds each person brings. We respectfully welcome students professionals and community members of all abilities races ethnicities socio-economic backgrounds gender identities sexual orientations observances and interfaith backgrounds so that we can work together to contribute to and experience the full richness of Jewish life and community.
Sonoma 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 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.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
