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Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School is a vibrant, pluralistic, and growing PK – 8 school in the heart of Washington, DC. As the only Jewish day school in the nation’s capital, Milton students benefit from the school’s urban location, a talented and dedicated faculty, and a warm and engaged community that contributes to the life of the school and the greater community. At Milton, students, families, and faculty mirror the diversity of Jewish practice in the community and our warm, inclusive, close-knit community is a hallmark of the school.

Data Manager and Registrar

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital is an independent, community Jewish day school that currently offers a dual curriculum of General and Judaic studies for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The school is distinguished by its commitment to academic excellence, talented faculty, and learning that is joyful, engaging, experiential, and enduring. MILTON is a warm, vibrant, pluralistic Jewish day school where students,families, and faculty mirror the diversity of Jewish practice in the community. The school serves more than 475 students at our Kay and Robert Schattner Center Campuses - the beautiful South Campus for Early Elementary students in Grades PK-1, and the newly renovated and expanded North Campus for Elementary and Middle School students in Grades 2-8.

MILTON is looking for an individual with experience managing Blackbaud’s Student Information System (SIS). The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years experience with Blackbaud data entry, report cards, class and student registration, resource boards, and more. Staff members who have experience connecting the data within Blackbaud to other databases such as Paylocity, MagnusHealth, Ravenna, Clarity and others. While the ideal candidate will have some experience managing the backend of a Wordpress based website, otherwise qualified candidates should not let lack of website experience prevent them from applying for the role.

Primary responsibilities:

Ensure data integrity of the Student Information System software (Blackbaud) and support other systems
Serve as the school’s registrar
Manage the front and back-end elements of the school’s website

Data Management

Develop processes and techniques to allow the collection of accurate data and effective data management
Ensure that data is entered appropriately and kept up to date in Blackbaud
Establish rules and procedures for data sharing with upper management, parents, external stakeholders, etc.
Extract pertinent data and build reports to support team members in their day-to-day duties (advanced lists, Power BI).
Create and enforce policies for effective data management and ensure adherence to legal and company standards
Support others in the daily use of data systems by provide guidance and technical support
Monitor and analyze information and data systems and evaluate their performance to discover ways of enhancing them (new technologies, upgrades etc.)
Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses
Maintain internal data asset library
Maintain BB API’s to assure data flow

Registrar Duties

Maintaining course offerings in the Student Information System (Blackbaud)
Scheduling courses and registering students in courses
Adjusting enrollments (rosters) as students change sections or courses throughout the year
Maintaining students’ grade records (report cards and course overviews in BB and archive)
Supporting Principals on the creation of report cards
Creating transcripts as requested
Managing Parent-Teacher Conferences scheduling (Pick-a-Time)
Ensuring that class and board distribution lists are kept up-to-date (Kesem)

Website Management - In addition to the duties above, the ideal candidate will have the skillset to do the following. Otherwise qualified candidates lacking the skill set to manage the website should not let that prevent them from applying.

Determining how to keep the website up to date and competitive
Ensuring that the website is equipped for SEO
Managing and interpreting user data related to visits, SEO, and other data related to web traffic
Updating website content related to leadership, board, and contact information

Salary Range: $65,000-$85,000

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Administrative Manager (Maternity leave coverage)

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital is looking for an Administrative Manager from December through March. MILTON is an independent, community Jewish day school that currently offers a dual curriculum of General and Judaic studies for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The school is distinguished by its commitment to academic excellence, talented faculty, and learning that is joyful, engaging, experiential, and enduring. MILTON is a warm, vibrant, pluralistic Jewish day school where students,families, and faculty mirror the diversity of Jewish practice in the community. The school serves more than 475 students at our Kay and Robert Schattner Center Campuses - the beautiful South Campus for Early Elementary students in Grades PK-1, and the newly renovated and expanded North Campus for Elementary and Middle School students in Grades 2-8.

Job Description:

Support the Head of School
- Maintain the Head of School's calendar, including scheduling professional meetings and supporting personal needs and scheduling to enhance her efficiency
- Proactively anticipate Head of School’s needs to facilitate her productivity
- Arrange travel for conferences
Be present for students if/when they need to leave class
- Set them up with reflection form or other available protocol
- Contact counselor, department chair, or principal, as appropriate
- If none available, make note of student issue and ensure follow-up
Supervise the transportation program
- Serve as the transportation coordinator, managing all things transportation, arrival, and dismissal including carpool, SchoolPass, buses, training, and communication
- Supervise and communicate with all bus drivers
- Respond to end of day student dismissal questions
- Oversee buses, drivers, and daily communication for transportation
- Organize and officiate arrival and dismissal through the SchoolPass software
- Manage the bus tracking system through the BusWhere software
Manage inventory and ordering supplies for North campus, avoiding ordering in excess whenever possible. Reconcile associated credit card statements.
Support other school administrative needs
- Be part of a solutions and team-oriented culture by offering collegial support and anticipating colleagues’ needs
- Support and coordinate scheduling for school (student) and staff photo days / yearbook photos
- Work collegially with administrators, teachers, and staff to perform specific duties for school operation
- Cover one or two lunch, recess, arrival, or dismissal duties a week
- Sit at the front desk as needed
- Support other needs as requested

Salary Range: $3,000-$4,500 a month

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Early Elementary Hebrew & Judaic Studies Teacher

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital is an independent, community Jewish day school that currently offers a dual curriculum of General and Judaic studies for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The school is distinguished by its commitment to academic excellence, talented faculty, and learning that is joyful, engaging, experiential, and enduring. MILTON is a warm, vibrant, pluralistic Jewish day school where students,families, and faculty mirror the diversity of Jewish practice in the community. The school serves more than 475 students at our Kay and Robert Schattner Center Campuses - the beautiful South Campus for Early Childhood students in Grades PK-1, and the newly renovated and expanded North Campus for Elementary and Middle School students in Grades 2-8.

We are seeking Hebrew & Judaic Studies Teachers for the 2024-2025 school year in our Early Elementary Division.

The ideal candidate will implement multiple approaches to the Hebrew language and must possess advanced, superior, or native speaking Hebrew skills. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding teaching skills, be familiar with best practice in teaching Hebrew studies including a proficiency approach, as well as have experience with a diverse population of learners and be able to instruct using differentiated instruction. The Hebrew teacher will work together with a team to develop an exciting, innovative, and creative curriculum.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years of teaching
Education/Certification:
BA required
Master’s degree preferred but not required.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Familiarity and experience in teaching Hebrew with the proficiency approach is preferred.
Knowledge of future-ready/21st century skills and success in focusing on them in the classroom
Familiarity with best practices for student engagement and classroom management

Serving as a teacher at MILTON means more than showing up in a classroom to deliver instruction. Rich mission-aligned content, creative pedagogy and authentic relationships are essential components of a MILTON classroom, as much as working collaboratively with colleagues and placing the students’ interests and experiences at the heart of the MILTON experience are also essential components of the job. We expect our teachers to provide developmentally appropriate and scaffolded opportunities to challenge students academically, physically, and artistically and to establish authentic relationships with the children in and beyond the classroom. We also expect that teachers will engage with colleagues in a collegial, collaborative, and community-minded manner, striving towards a respectful environment that encourages and supports the best in adults and students.

Salary Range: $54,292-$86,321

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Part Time Health Tech

This position provides support of health service programs provided at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School. The employee is responsible for assisting the School Nurse and working under the Nurse’s direction.

The work includes responding to student health concerns, administering basic first aid, providing medications, assisting with maintenance of health records, and related clinic duties. The School Nurse will assign duties as needed.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Serve as a first responder to student health issues on campus
Check temperatures and vital signs
Render first aid and/or CPR when necessary
Assist the nurse with screening procedures
Assist with maintenance of health records
Document clinic visits and care provided, under the direction of the school nurse
Administers medication appropriately per School’s medication policy and documents, and under the supervision of the school nurse
Perform related work as assigned by the school nurse or her supervisor

Ideal Qualifications:

EMT, LPN, or LRN preferred
Graduation from high school and experience in providing nurse and/or health assistant services; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the following knowledge, abilities, and skills
Prior experience working with elementary or middle school aged children
Minimum of one year related experience in a clinical and/or school setting
Minimum of one year of experience in pediatrics and/or school health
Knowledge of basic health practices.
Knowledge of basic computer skills
Ability to deal effectively with students requiring health assistance; to communicate effectively orally and in writing; to work cooperatively with others
Proficient in problem solving
Well developed interpersonal and communication skills
Current certification in CPR and First Aid
Current (or to be obtained) administration of medication certification

About the position:

This is a non-exempt, hourly, part-time position of approximately 20 hours per week. The schedule will either consist of 2 or 3 full days per week or 5 partial days per week.
This position is temporary and expected to run from January, 2024 through Early April, 2024.
This position reports directly to the Nurse and Chief Strategy and Operations Officer.

Salary: $22-$25/hour depending on experience

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Middle School English & Humanities Teacher

Elementary Math Teacher

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation's Capital is an independent, community Jewish day school that currently offers a dual curriculum of General and Judaic studies for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The school is distinguished by its commitment to academic excellence, talented faculty, and learning that is joyful, engaging, experiential, and enduring. MILTON is a warm, vibrant, pluralistic Jewish day school where students,families, and faculty mirror the diversity of Jewish practice in the community. The school serves more than 475 students at our Kay and Robert Schattner Center Campuses - the beautiful South Campus for Early Childhood students in Grades PK-1, and the newly renovated and expanded North Campus for Elementary and Middle School students in Grades 2-8.

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School is searching for a Math teacher for our Elementary Students who is able to begin in January 2025.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inspire a love of math in students through teaching.
Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instruction in a manner that facilitates active, student-centered learning using various teaching methods such as discussions, group activities, and occasional lectures.
Work with students to encourage and facilitate each individual’s growth.
Collaborate actively with math department colleagues, including on curriculum and course planning.
Keep attendance records; manage student behavior in the classroom and maintain a positive educational environment for all students.
Work in an organized, dependable, patient, and creative manner.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably with previous experience teaching math at the Upper School level.
Ability to communicate, motivate, and understand the students’ educational and emotional needs.
Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with other teachers, support staff, parents and members of the community.

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Please note: Only those selected for an interview will be contacted; only applicants meeting minimum qualifications for the position will be interviewed.

Milton is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. Qualified Washington, DC, residents are strongly encouraged to apply.