Educational Programs Director

The Educational Programs Director is responsible for leading Urban Adamah’s core programs for youth, families, and young adults, as well as for developing and launching new programs to serve those and other communities.  This includes overseeing and ensuring the success of:

• Summer and winter camps
• School field trip programs
• Youth, family, and young adult retreats
• High school internship program  

A primary responsibility in this role is significantly expanding educational programming. In addition, the director also writes for and contributes to relevant grant applications.

STAFF MANAGEMENT
The Director supervises a full-time manager and one full time associate with supervision duties increasing to up to a total of 10 full and part-time staff members as programming expands.

• Ensure ongoing supervision and professional development, as appropriate, for both full time and seasonal/program staff
• Work in collaboration with the leadership team to create new roles within the department and effectively recruit, hire, onboard, and steward new staff

PROGRAM CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND OVERSIGHT
The Educational Programs Director will steward and drive forward the innovation and excellence of existing programs, including:

Camp Urban Adamah: Camp offers campers a taste of organic farm life through fun and dynamic hands-on programs at Urban Adamah, with a focus on cultivating appreciation for Jewish values and traditions. Camp sessions are designed around children’s natural curiosity and innate connection to the earth. The Education Director will supervise and support the Camp Manager’s work of recruiting staff and campers, hiring and training staff, envisioning and executing camp schedule and content, logistics, evaluation, and innovation.

School Field Trips: Urban Adamah welcomes up to 30 schools each semester to the farm from across the Bay Area.  The Educational Programs Director will supervise and support the Youth and Families Associate in their work developing and deepening relationships with schools, furthering content creation, staffing, content, and program administration.

Family Programs: Urban Adamah offers a variety of programs designed specifically for families. Our programs give families the opportunity to experience the farm through hands-on activities that connect us to the food we eat, Jewish values, our bodies, and the cycles of nature. The Educational Programs Director will shepherd existing programs and develop new programming including Jewish celebration and learning opportunities, multi-generational gatherings, retreat programming, etc.

PROGRAM COLLABORATION
The Educational Programs Director will become deeply knowledgeable about our current offerings for young adults.  The Young Adult Programs Director currently manages all programs serving community members 18 - 36 years old. Together, the Educational Programs Director and the Young Adult Programs Director will ensure that the programming arc from 0-36 years old is coherent, consistent, and deep.

DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF NEW PROGRAMS
The Educational Programs Director will ideate, develop, and build out new programming within the department.  Once such programming is successfully developed and launched, additional full-time or part-time staff will be hired to steward the programs beyond their first year.

After School Program: Urban Adamah’s after-school program is intended to provide young children with year-round engagement, education, joy, and fun. The Educational Programs Director will:

• Design and develop program content
• Recruit, hire, train, and manage program staff in Jewish, play-based, outdoor education
• Work with the Marketing & Communications Manager to market to the Urban Adamah community

Additional Programs: The Educational Programs Director will work with the Senior Director of Programs and Innovation to identify, explore, develop, and launch new programs/initiatives and including, though not limited to:

• Shabbat, Havdalah, and Jewish holiday programs for families
• Shabbat family havurot offering/providing shared, cohort based (~8 households), lived Jewish experience, celebration, learning, etc. 
• Weekend experiential learning opportunities/programs for youth and adults
• Youth, high school, family, and young adult retreats
• Youth, teen, and family drop-in programs
• Young adult drop-in programs
• Fellowship Alumni Engagement

MARKETING

• Provide guidance and support to the Marketing & Communications Manager with all educational program marketing 
• Help ensure all programs are well known and are attractive to a growing number of potential participants

PROGRAM & DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

• Develop and manage annual education department’s work planning
• Contribute grant proposal and reporting content as requested
• Ensure educational programming works in harmony with other programs and departments
• Oversee user-friendly and easeful program registration processes
• Oversee education program contracts
• Ensure collaboration with the farm team to maintain the Children’s Garden, and the farm overall as an educational resource

Please view the job description in its entirety here.