Seeking Group Leader for Summer Volunteer Trip to Ukraine

[Jon Orren]

Job Description: American Jewish World Service Group Leader, Volunteer Summer
Ukraine

AJWS Group Service Programs Mission Statement:
AJWS group service programs inspire participants to become Jewish global
citizens by engaging them in service, study, community building and cross
cultural exchange with grassroots development organizations overseas.  As
Jews, we draw on our religious and cultural traditions for guidance on our
responsibility to pursue global justice.  By working in solidarity with our
local partners, volunteers see the power of people making change and return
home energized to work towards justice, both locally and globally, within
and outside of the Jewish community.

Description of AJWS Volunteer Summer Group Leader Position:
AJWS Volunteer Summer group leaders are a team of exceptional informal
educators who lead groups of teenagers, college students and recent college
graduates as they work and study alongside an AJWS project partner in the
developing world and Ukraine.  They facilitate all areas of the program
including but not limited to: the work project, educational sessions,
coordinating logistics with host NGO staff and community members, ensuring
the health and safety of the group and monitoring the impact of the group on
host communities.  Group leaders work long hours, in a physically and
emotionally intense environment during their time in the field.  They return
to this role year after year because of the incredible rewards it offers.

Length of Employment:
Group leaders must be available to lead trips for seven weeks between
mid-June and early-August. Group leaders attend three weekend retreats as
part of the domestic yearlong program that follows the summer immersion
experience.  Furthermore, group leaders work together occasionally
throughout the year to develop and enhance skills.

Qualifications:
- Strong informal Jewish education background; proven leadership skills
- can facilitate discussions about social justice through the lens of Jewish
tradition
- previous experience in the FSU
- conversant in Russian
- at least four years post-graduation from an undergraduate program (ages 26-35)
- trained in wilderness first aid (AJWS will consider applicants who do not
have this training but are willing to attain it)

Qualities:
- flexible and responsible with respect to logistics and education; able to
handle stress and emergencies
- leads by example; is a team player set on empowering participants to take
on leadership roles
- likes ‘roughing it’; intends to get hands dirty by working hard alongside
the participants
- able to manage conflict; is diplomatic and sensitive to a range of backgrounds
- good listener; able to connect with individuals and identify and prevent
problems
- charismatic personality; able to command the attention of a group,
maintain a shared sense of purpose and nurture the spirit and vigor of the group
- great sense of humor
- capacity for creative problem solving
- attentive to safety and prevention of injury and illness
- engages in self-evaluation; reflects on own performance, receptive to
feedback from others

Salary:
$3500 - $4500, depending on experience.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Amy Schrager at
aschrager at ajws.org.

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