We envision a vibrant, thriving Jewish community today and tomorrow.
We lead a strong Jewish Puget Sound by serving as a community voice, strengthening connections to Israel and World Jewry, and making investments in Jewish life, for today and the next generation. The Federation was founded in 1928 to serve the Jewish community, locally and around the world. Our focus is ensuring Jewish continuity and our work is anchored in Jewish values. Since our founding, the Federation has been at the forefront of meeting our community’s wide-ranging needs, fulfilling aspirations, and working to assure a strong future for Jewish life.
See below for current openings at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear about future opportunities as they become available.
We are seeking a K-12 Education Specialist to improve safety, well-being, and inclusion of Jewish students and faculty in non-Jewish K-12 schools across Washington State. This role addresses antisemitism, strengthens Jewish identity, and creates opportunities for visibility and inclusion, with a focus on districts with the highest concentration of Jewish students.
This is a temporary, two-year contract position, with the possibility of extension based on evaluation at 12-18 months.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Preferred:
Required:
Compensation & Benefits
Salary Range: $27,500-$34,000/annually, commensurate with experience. Note, this is a 0.5 FTE position, so the annual salary is for 20 hours/week.
Paid time off and Holidays are as follows: Fifteen (15) vacation days and Five (5) sick days annually, Nine (9) Federal Holidays, and Jewish holidays, which vary year to year.
Benefits available include: Medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance coverage, 401(k), and 403(b).
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus is required.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a typical climate-controlled office environment, and the noise is usually moderate.
How to Apply
Send a PDF resume, cover letter describing your interest, and a persuasive writing sample (750 words or less) to jcrc@jewishinseattle.org.
Learn more about our mission at www.jewishinseattle.org.
Are you a natural connector/organizer of your friends and family? Do you have an excitement for bringing people together and a passion for building community through people-to-people connections? We are now actively looking for PJ Library Parent Connectors, to inspire and nurture the growth of Jewish families with young children.
The ideal candidate will be a warm and committed organizer /planner, naturally enthusiastic about connecting people and families around shared interests, and invested in personal growth through Jewish learning and connecting regularly with other PJ Library families in the Greater Seattle Area.
A Parent Connector is:
Compensation / Hours / Work Format:
Parent Connector Responsibilities:
Position requirements:
How to Apply:
Set-up a 15-20 min Zoom call with PJ Library Program Manager, Rachel Zell.
Be prepared to respond to:
Please send a copy of your resume to jobs@jewishinseattle.org.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
As a service to the Puget Sound Jewish community, we post openings for other Jewish organizations. Take a look at the openings below!
To post a job, please send job descriptions and other pertinent information to Ben Berman.
Job postings will be listed for 90 days after submission. Thank you!
Small classes and great kids!
Hebrew Classes meet every Tuesday afternoon from 4:45pm – 6:00pm.
We have three positions to fill for the 2025-2026 school year. We are seeking classroom teachers for our 4th, 5th and 6th-grade Hebrew classes. We are also interested in teachers who are available to sub.
Our program uses a prayer based curriculum and not Hebrew as a language, so fluency in Hebrew is not required. However, the ability to read Hebrew and knowledge about the liturgy are both important.
Come join a fantastic, creative, warm, and welcoming community! The Frankel Religious School at Herzl Ner Tamid (Mercer Island, WA) is seeking dynamic part-time Judaic studies teachers for the 5786 (2025-26) school year. Job openings include first grade (Sundays only) and fourth grade (Sundays and Tuesdays). Pay range: $45-$55/hr DOE. If interested, please send a cover letter & resume to: Irit Eliav Levin, Director of Education at Irit@h-nt.org.
Be A Part of the Beth Am Youth Learning Faculty
At Temple Beth Am we deepen relationships to Judaism and our community by engaging the soul, heart, and mind. Temple Beth Am’s Beit Am (House of the People), is made up of three smaller houses: The Beit Tefillah (House of Worship), the Beit Kehillah (House of Community), and the Beit Midrash (House of Study). All professionals at Temple Beth Am are collaborative, relational, and work to support all three rooms of our Beit Am.
The Youth Learning Faculty (Gan Faculty) advances the mission by supporting the Youth Learning and Engagement community. The Gan Faculty is responsible for building meaningful connections with students, implementing fun and engaging learning activities and Jewish experiential projects connected to Jewish Values in the Gan HaLimud (the Gan), our Jewish Supplemental Youth Learning Program for Pre-Kindergarten to 12th grade students on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. This position is an hourly part-time position for approximately 27 weeks (September through June) over the course of the 2025-2026 school year with additional opportunities to support weekend youth retreats and engagement opportunities.
To apply for this position on our faculty, we ask applicants to send a cover letter and resume to reyna@templebetham.org.
Roles and Responsibilities
Various faculty roles in The Gan are available for different levels of formal or informal teaching experience and Jewish content knowledge
All Gan Faculty
Core Competencies
Temple Beth Am is in the people business! Having the opportunity to build relationships and deepen connections to Judaism is both exciting and meaningful. Our community values inclusion, inspiration, purpose, engagement, curiosity, and responsibility. Our professionals possess the following qualities:
Candidate Qualifications
Compensation
Our pay range starts at $22-$40/hr. Some of The Gan faculty roles include:
Application Procedure
To apply for this position on our Faculty, we ask applicants to send the following PDF documents to reyna@templebetham.org.
Are you looking for a rewarding, paid opportunity to make a difference? Jewish early childhood centers (ECCs) in Seattle, Mercer Island, and Bellevue are seeking caring individuals to support young children in the classroom. Whether you’re looking for consistent part-time work or flexible substitute teaching, this is your chance to gain hands-on experience, connect with the community, and play a role in shaping young minds.
To get started, send your resume to Sonya Basseri, ElevatEd Community Manager, at sonyab@jewishinseattle.org.
