Recruitment
Welcome to the recruitment section of our website. This is where you'll find out about the different opportunities available within the Reform Movement, our synagogues and other Jewish communal organisations.
We offer a free service to Jewish communal organisations. Should you wish to post a job opportunity, please contact Human Resources.
RESOURCE, the Jewish Employment Advice Centre
RESOURCE was established in 1992 (as the Employment Resource Centre) to provide free support for unemployed Jewish people to get into or back to work speedily, efficiently and effectively.
RESOURCE offers clients skills via workshops, one-to-one consultations and seminars to improve their chances of finding work and learning how to network.
It is not an employment agency but has a dedicated networking team who forge relationships with employers looking for interns and new employees. Find out more at the RESOURCE Website. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Telephone: 020 8346 4000
Jeneration Fieldworker – The Movement for Reform Judaism
Sternberg Centre
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Title: Jeneration Fieldworker
Hours: Full time
Start date: As soon as possible
We are currently looking to recruit a fieldworker to work primarily with students, as well as young adults up to 25 years old. The ideal candidate will be an inspiring Jewish leader who will be able to teach, network and organise students on a number of campuses. Our Reform synagogues across the country are excited to work with students too, so role will also work with synagogue as they launch projects that create a lasting connection between the synagogue and students.
If you want to be a part of helping people in their search for belonging and meaning then take a look at our recruitment pack:
Recruitment Pack - Jeneration FieldworkerManagement Accountant - The Movement for Reform Judaism
Sternberg Centre
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Management Accountant
Temporary Vacancy
Initially 3 months – starting immediately
4 days/week (Monday – Thursday)
We are looking for a Management Accountant (either qualified or qualified by experience) to provide full support to the Finance Director.
You must be able to demonstrate considerable experience up to trial balance, bank reconciliation, credit control and accounting analysis to finance statements.
An excellent communicator, you must have the ability to work accurately within pre-agreed timescales. Experience on Exchequer and/or Sage would be ideal, but we would consider training the right candidate if they have used other accounting software. You must be proficient and competent with Excel at an advance level.
Working part of busy team, you must be able to work on your own initiative, be proactive and flexible.
This job is available immediately, initially for a period of three months.
If you have the skills and experience for this post, please contact:
Gilly Shulman
Human Resources Manager
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020 8349 5647
Deputy Head & Assistant Head - Akiva School
Sternberg Centre
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Following the promotion of our Deputy Head to a headship and the completion of the expansion of our successful progressive Jewish primary school to two forms of entry, we are seeking two senior leaders to support the Head in taking Akiva forward in the next stage of our development.
Required from September 2012
Deputy Head
Leadership Scale Point 11 – 15
Your main focus will be to develop teaching and learning. You will be an excellent teacher, able to lead and motivate with vision, drive and commitment.
The closing date for applications is 11am on 20th February 2012
Interviews will be held on 12th March 2012
Assistant Head
Leadership Scale Point 6 - 10
For this new post you will be an excellent teacher with a flair for curriculum design and development.
The closing date for applications is 11am on 20th February 2012
Interviews will be held on 27th March 2012
To download an application pack and our prospectus and for other information about the school please visit our website.
Please call the school for dates on which you are invited to visit. You are also welcome to telephone to speak to the Headteacher about either post.
Associate Rabbi & Director of Education - Sha’arei Tsedek
Reform Synagogues
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
2 Part—Time Posts: Associate Rabbi and Director of Education
Sha’arei Tsedek is a flourishing, dynamic community based in Whetstone, North London.
We wish to appoint two senior staff, an Associate Rabbi and a Director of Education to work alongside our Principal Rabbi, Colin Eimer, in providing a full range of rabbinic and educational services to the community.
Our new Associate Rabbi will be a creative person with demonstrable leadership skills and highly competent in all core rabbinic areas.
The person appointed as Director of Education will be an engaging and inspiring educator, with a background in Jewish Education and proven teaching skills, and will be capable of meeting the formal and informal education needs and interests of the whole community.
Both will be familiar with the Jewish community’s changing demography and will be energetic team players, able to work constructively and creatively alongside rabbinic and other senior colleagues, lay leaders and other volunteers.
If the person appointed as Director of Education is ordained as a rabbi or cantor, they might also be further engaged to provide rabbinic services where appropriate.
Packs providing full information on both posts together with the application procedures are available on our website.
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Closing date for applications for both posts is noon on 15th February 2012.
Assistant Rabbi - Finchley Progressive Synagogue
Communal Organisations
Monday, 06 February 2012
Finchley Progressive Synagogue – a dynamic and growing Liberal community – is seeking an Assistant Rabbi to work under the leadership of Rabbi Rebecca Qassim Birk to develop our community and minister to our existing members.
We are looking for someone who has fine and nuanced teaching skills, interest in supporting and nurturing our pastoral initiatives, confident service taking and the ability to work well with our Rabbi Rebecca Qassim Birk.
Applicants are invited to provide evidence of their ability to work as part of a team with both professionals and lay leaders. They should also be able to work independently and show initiative with humility and confidence and the ability to navigate both. This is a part time post with a minimum 50% FTE with scope for increased hours depending on development of the community.
If you think that you have the skills and personality to support the breadth and depth of FPS, extending provision to existing members and reaching out to the unaffiliated, please send a letter of application with your CV to Laura Lassman (
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) or by post to 54 Hutton Grove, London
N12 8DR. Please also include a copy of teaching material that you have created or details of a project that you have led successfully.
Closing date for applications: Friday 17 February.
Salary: £33,000 - £37,000 FTE depending on qualifications and experience.
