Kadima is currently hiring for two positions:
a Director of Youth and Family Learning &
a Bookkeeping and Administrative Specialist!
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH & FAMILY LEARNING
So Many Ways to be Jewish with Kadima
Kadima is hiring! We are an intergenerational, social justice oriented synagogue in Seattle, WA, and we are on the search for our next Director of Youth & Family Learning to lead and evolve our young people’s programming. This is a .6 FTE, non-exempt position working 24 hours per week with an annual salary of $40,000 – $45,000. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
ABOUT KADIMA |
Kadima Reconstructionist Community is an ever-evolving community of over 200 households animated by values of inclusion, social justice, and Jewish tradition for Jews and our allies. Kadima was founded over 40 years ago in an action against fascism and nazism. Committed to racial, economic and gender justice, we bridge spirituality and social justice through Shabbat and holiday celebration, intergenerational learning, and solidarity work with #blacklivesmatter, immigration justice organizations, and movements to end the Israeli occupation.
We currently have active working groups, classes, and regular sessions on intergenerational relationship building; racial diversity, equity and inclusion work; board function; immigration justice; queer Yiddish; Jewish prayer, practice and culture; BIJPOCSM (Black, Indigenous, Jews/People of Color, Sephardi, and Mizrahi) families; Disability Justice learning; Shabbat and holiday celebration; life-cycle; and conversion. Visit our online calendar for details! Kadima’s youth and family programs empower young people and their families to understand and celebrate their Jewish identity, experience a diversity of Jewish practice, and foster skill-building in our intergenerational Jewish community and outside of it. Kadima has signed the Seattle Not Free to Desist letter and made a commitment to “reimagine our collective Jewish covenant, centering racial justice and equity.” We are also committed to creating a more equitable organization through our work to undo cisheteronormativity and classism and deepen our disability justice work. We are actively involved in a long process of examining and recreating our workplace practices, educational curriculums, programming, and more. We are excited to bring this job opportunity to our communities through a lens of equity and intersectional anti-oppression, bringing in new voices to support our work to move us closer to a culture of collective liberation. |
ABOUT THE ROLE |
The Director of Youth & Family Learning (DYFL) is a .6 FTE position that leads and facilitates Kadima’s youth education program, currently open to newborns through eighth graders, along with their families. The role includes implementing a yearly calendar of youth and family programming, managing the school budget in cooperation with the rest of the core staff team, and ensuring all youth and family programming runs smoothly. The DYFL also supports the integration of school families and the broader Kadima community, welcomes new families, and serves as a resource for all Kadima community members with an interest in the education program.
A large component of the role involves leading a team of creative, committed, collaborative, passionate, justice-seeking Jewish educators in a way that is aligned with Kadima’s values. (One teacher described the previous DYFL’s role this way: “You have shown me what a radical workplace can look like. You and Kadima have modeled a workplace I didn't even know could exist, where I don't need to fight for myself as a worker because you are already fighting for us in ways I didn't even know I needed.”) Kadima’s board provides guidance and support in expressing our organizational values, and the DYFL has an influential voice in steering the future of our organization. We currently have a core staff of four (not including teachers and other staff working in youth programming). Our rabbi is your number one cheerleader, provides inspiration and resources, and is committed to supporting you to bloom in this role. We have an organizational culture of support and teamwork. We value one another for our full selves and cultivate a team culture that allows for a wide range of self expression. We value all that people are willing to contribute to building our community. |
ABOUT YOU |
Please consider all your paid, volunteer, academic, and other life experiences as you read this, and apply for this position if you meet most of these qualities and feel the position could be a good fit, even if not everything below applies to you. We recognize that it is a rare human who possesses all of these qualities.
Relationship & Community Builder
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RESPON-SIBLITIES |
This position requires regular typing, repetitive computer use, and communication with others. As currently conceptualized, the position also includes occasional lifting, kneeling, and climbing. Changes to the job responsibilities can be made to accommodate the physical needs of applicants. We welcome disabled applicants and are committed to non-discrimination. Please disclose your access needs at whatever point you feel comfortable.
Relationship & Community Building
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REQUIRED AVAIL-ABILITY, LOCATION, & SCHEDULE |
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COVID VACCIN-ATION REQUIRE-MENT |
Upon commencing employment, you will be required to show proof of being vaccinated against Covid-19 to the fullest extent to which you are eligible. Reasonable exemptions based on specific medical conditions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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SUPPORT & ACCOUNT-ABILITY RELATION-SHIPS |
Accountable to: Co-Directors of Kadima (Rabbi and Director of Operations)
Supported by: Board liaison to Kadima School and entire staff team (staff currently includes Director of Operations, Rabbi, and Community Nurturer) Supervises: ~12 Kadima School staff and teachers in our Shabbat School and Tuesday School programs |
COMPEN-SATION |
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HIRING PROCESS |
Changes to the following process can be made to accommodate the physical, sensory, processing, and communication needs of applicants. We welcome disabled applicants and are committed to non-discrimination. Please disclose your access needs for the hiring process at whatever point you feel comfortable.
Our hiring process consists of several parts, with candidates progressing through each step by invitation:
We hope to have a candidate sign a contract by June 1, 2022, with a planned start date of July 1, 2022. We anticipate six weeks of overlap with the current Director of Youth & Family Learning for orienting and training. |
TO APPLY |
Please send a resume and brief cover letter (video or written) explaining why you feel excited about and qualified for this position to Mollie Wolf, Kadima’s Director of Youth & Family Learning, at mollie@kadima.org.
We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. If this posting is still on our website, the position is still open! |
Kadima does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal justice system, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Kadima recognizes the internal and external biases that often prevent or delay candidates holding marginalized identities from applying for positions. People of color, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, people from poor and working class backgrounds, disabled people, transgender, gender non-conforming, Two-Spirit applicants, womxn, and anyone who has been marginalized by systems of oppression are enthusiastically invited to apply.
Kadima recognizes the internal and external biases that often prevent or delay candidates holding marginalized identities from applying for positions. People of color, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, people from poor and working class backgrounds, disabled people, transgender, gender non-conforming, Two-Spirit applicants, womxn, and anyone who has been marginalized by systems of oppression are enthusiastically invited to apply.
Bookkeeping and Administrative Specialist
Position Overview: The Bookkeeping and Administrative Specialist will work closely with the Director of Operations to record, manage, and reconcile financial accounts, primarily using Quickbooks Desktop and Google Sheets.
Compensation and Hours: A part-time, hourly, 7 hours per week position. Flexible schedule, compensated at $25 per hour. Likely to increase to 10 hours per week, depending on organizational budget.
Working/Organizational Environment:
- Remote only, including weekly or twice monthly online staff meetings
- Mostly self-set hours, though there must be some overlap time with the Director of Operations
- Regular office staff include the Director of Operations, Director of Youth & Family Learning, Community Nurturer, and Rabbi
- Additional staff include approximately 10 teachers for Kadima’s youth and family programming
- Many active though busy passionate lay-leaders/member-volunteers
Responsibilities:
- Write organizational checks and payments and record them in Quickbooks
- Record donation records from different payment processors in Quickbooks in aggregate
- Reconcile donation reports with reports generated from the member/donor database by the Director of Operations
- Prepare and process payroll, including direct deposit
- Prepare and process quarterly tax payments and reports
- Reconcile monthly bank statements
- Assist in audits and annual 990 process
- Make sure all employees have updated W4s, and maintain employee and contractor financial and tax paperwork
- Create and distribute W2s and 1099s annually
- Seek continuing education on relevant topics
- Assist with other administrative tasks as needed and hours allow
- Work closely with Director of Operations to streamline tasks and processes
- Work with staff as a whole to develop and maintain the annual organizational budget, working toward greater alignment with our social justice and equity values each year
Desired Skills and Experience:
- At least 3 years of direct nonprofit bookkeeping experience, or a combination of accounting education and nonprofit bookkeeping experience
- Skill and experience using Quickbooks Desktop in a non-profit environment
- Practical experience living into social justice values, and a desire to continue learning and deepening understanding of intersectionality, privilege, oppression, and equity
- Some familiarity with Jewish holidays, history, and practice, which shapes the organizational culture
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet critical deadlines. Including payroll, taxes, etc…
- Ability to make deadlines for others and provide support as needed to meet those deadlines (for instance, regarding staff timesheets, etc…)
- Understanding of the utility of current and historical financial data in planning budgets, events, etc…
- Understanding of the basic utility of donor databases, and the ability to create basic queries that return accurate results
Organizational Context:
Kadima Reconstructionist Community is an ever-evolving progressive community with the strong values of inclusion, social justice, and Jewish tradition for Jews and our allies. Kadima was founded over 40 years ago to be a home for radical organizers and protesters against injustice and bigotry.
Our website reads: “Kadima Reconstructionist Community is building a progressive community of inclusion, social justice, and Jewish tradition for Jews and our allies. Committed to racial, economic and gender justice, we bridge spirituality and social justice through Shabbat and holiday celebration, intergenerational learning, and solidarity work with #blacklivesmatter, immigration justice organizations, and movements to end the Israeli occupation.
We currently have active working groups/classes/regular sessions on intergenerational relationship building, RDEI (Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) work, board function, immigration justice, Queer Yiddish, Jewish prayer, practice & culture, BIJPOCSM (Black Indigenous Jews/People of Color Sephardi & Mizrachi) families, disability justice learning, youth history & culture education, shabbat and holiday celebration, life-cycle, and conversion. Visit our online calendar here.
Anti Oppression Commitment:
Kadima has signed onto the Not Free to Desist letter (or see the Seattle-specific letter) and made a commitment to “reimagine our collective Jewish covenant, centering racial justice and equity.” We are also committed to creating a more equitable organization through our work to undo cisheteronormativity and classism and deepen our disability justice work. We are actively involved in a long process of examining and recreating our workplace practices, educational curriculums, programming, and more. We are excited to bring this job opportunity to our communities through a lens of equity and intersectional anti oppression, bringing in new voices to support our work to move us closer to a culture of collective liberation.
Timeline:
Applications will be accepted and processed on a rolling basis. Interviews will also occur on a rolling basis. The start time is flexible between now and July 1.
To Apply:
Please send a brief and enthusiastic cover letter (written or video) and resume to office@kadima.org. We will consider applicants on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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People of color, Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, people from poor and working class backgrounds, disabled people, womxn, and transgender, gender non-conforming, and Two-Spirit applicants are enthusiastically invited to apply to all positions.
Kadima does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal justice system, or any other basis prohibited by law.
We are grateful to Eden Village West, Rainier Valley Corps, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, and Camelback Ventures for providing inspiration and language from their recent job postings!