Nesiya: Israel Programs for Israeli and American Teens
Creative Arts Workshops

Employment Opportunities:
Counselor-Educators and Head Counselors

Job Description

Counselor-Educators and Head Counselor-Educators will:

Spend six weeks living full-time and traveling throughout Israel with a group of North American and Israeli high school students

Care for the physical, emotional and social welfare of participants

Work with senior staff to develop, implement, and facilitate educational and social programming

Commit to intensive staff dynamic work as part of a team of counselor-educators

Qualifications

Prior experience working with high school students

Interest in Judaism and Jewish and Israeli culture

Desire to work with American and Israeli participants and staff from highly diverse backgrounds

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong commitment to team work and willingness to invest in staff dynamic

Creativity, humility, respect for others and desire to learn

Bachelors degree or the equivalent

Fluent English required, strong Hebrew a plus

Program Dates

We are currently seeking candidates for Nesiya's six-week summer program in Israel:

Monday, July 2 - Monday, August 13, 2012

The positions will involve significant part-time work in Israel before and after the program for training, curriculum development, and post-summer assessment, including an intensive staff training program during May and June.

Ideal candidates will be available for ongoing staffing with Nesiya.

To begin the application process, please send a resume and cover letter to Leah Solomon, Associate Director.