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Chapter Advisors dedicate between 2-3 hours a week, attending chapter meetings, board meetings, regional events and planning with the teens.

Chapter Advisor: Job Description

Volunteer chapter advisors play a key role in the success of BBYO by working closely with teens to run strong chapter programs, develop leadership skills and make their chapters great. This is an amazing opportunity to make an impact in the local Jewish community by empowering Jewish teens to do great things.

You:

You love the idea of working with Jewish teens. You want to give your time in a way that will impact the community by developing teen leaders through Jewish programming, helping them navigate their high school years and help them become adults that care about the world around them.

Us:

We’re a global network of passionate volunteers and professional staff that are excited to make a difference in the lives of Jewish teens. We are the Jewish community’s largest and fastest growing pluralistic platform for reaching and inspiring Jewish teens during the school-year with 600 teen-led local chapters and over 100 weekend retreats along with a plethora of summer experiences including Israel visits, global travel programs and leadership camps. We are fast-paced, high energy and results driven.

What You’ll Do As A Volunteer Advisor:

• Act as an adult on the ground during chapter programs, helping to maintain a safe and inclusive environment
• Guide teens with the calendaring, vision, and execution of impactful and fun programs
• Help chapters execute on movement making moments by learning and adapting organizational models and encouraging chapters to meet goals and participate in BBYO initiatives
• Ensure communication between chapter members and parents happens consistently
• Empower the teens to make decisions, develop younger teen members into leaders, and create a strong community
• Help to resolve conflicts among chapter members - recruit and engage teens who should participate in BBYO Summer Leadership Experiences
• Develop meaningful relationships with the BBYO members and chapter parents
• Be given the opportunity to participate in Regional Experiences, Conventions, Summer Experiences & travel to BBYO’s International Convention
• Gain the opportunity to engage and be a part of a social network of like-minded people

Requirements:

• 21+ years of age
• Ability to work with teens on weeknights and weekend
• Successful completion of a background check