ABOUT THE JCC EAST BAY
The JCC East Bay values hachnasat orchim (providing a welcoming home) for people of all ages
and life stages. Inspired by Jewish values, culture, and tradition, we build relationships, foster
learning, and offer accessible pathways to Jewish life through programs for children, teens,
families, adults, and older adults. After decades of operating our suite of programs in North
Berkeley, we will be opening a new home for East Bay Jewish life in the summer of 2026 in
Oakland. Our new campus will offer programs and activities to spark creativity, nurture identity,
and weave together diverse generations, cultures, and organizations—including voices from
across global Jewry—into a living tapestry of culture, learning, and kehilla (community)
connections. Our future flagship campus in the Rockridge neighborhood will house our
administrative offices and our award-winning preschool opening in the fall of 2026, and we will
retain afterschool programs in Berkeley and in several Oakland public schools.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Assistant Director of Family Engagement (ECE) reports directly to the Director of Early
Childhood Education and is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of a
wide range of family programming on our East Bay Community Campus. A key component of
this position is working closely with our preschool families and the wider Jewish community to
expand outreach for the JCC of the East Bay, ultimately creating a clear link between young
families and our early childhood education center. The Assistant Director will research and
evaluate a dynamic range of offerings designed to engage young families in Jewish life at the
JCC, focusing on collaboration with vendors, relationship building with main careholders, and
developing strong community culture amongst preschool families and the wider East Bay
Jewish community.
Event and Program Planning
- Foster community through highly-developed, appealing, and creative events and
offerings for families and young children.
- Work collaboratively with organizational partners, families, and other careholders in
envisioning and building programs; carry through to detailed execution.
- Create and implement plans/metrics to attract new families.
- Develop specific events and initiatives that help audiences engage with Jewish
communal life (specifically holidays, Jewish values, DEI-based) and that support the
strategic direction of the organization.
- Work collaboratively with all departments on center-wide age-appropriate
programming to maintain strong connections with current and new families.
- Work closely with the Assistant Director of Preschool to create engaging programs for
preschool families (e.g Holidays, parents coffee) and create a bridge between the
Preschool families and the Early Childhood center’s families.
- Work closely with Community Engagement Coordinator (and community partners) to
program service- and Jewish values-based programming for families.
