Professional Development Services

Who Are We?

• Professional development services deals with all matters related to the 3,000 professionals working in Jewish Community Centers throughout North America. This includes recruiting quality professionals to fill vacancies in JCCs; enhancing a JCC’s staff retention potential; monitoring and leading changes in personnel practice; studying and publication of trends, including salaries. The department also provides scholarships for students enrolled in master’s degree programs that will lead to or enhance professional careers in the Jewish Community Center Movement. We help to develop and coordinate a myriad of staff development and learning opportunities with local JCCs, regional groups of JCC's, as well as continental training and development programs.

We Maintain jccworks.com, the website for JCC
employment opportunities.

We Recruit People to Join the JCC Family!

• We provide ongoing recruitment for professionals, as well as executive placement.
• We staff trade shows and career fairs to help get the word out about JCC Association and the JCC Movement.
• We travel to college campuses around the country, recruiting people to work in the JCC field.
• We meet with career services, various academic departments and Hillel organizations at colleges and universities to let them know the jobs that are available, as well as the type of students JCCs are seeking.
• We maintain an applicant database and refer qualified candidates to JCCs.
• We organize the JCCs of North America Professional Conference and bring together JCC professionals from North America for four days of training in a variety of disciplines. JCCs of North America Professional Conference

We Provide Graduate Education Scholarships! JCC Works Scholarship

• JCC Association administers graduate/education scholarships for students interested in pursuing careers in Jewish Community Centers. This aid perpetuates the entire JCC Movement and enhances the level of service at individual JCCs. Back to Top

We Consult on Personnel and HRD Issues!

• JCC Association provides consultation to JCCs seeking to change their staffing structure or revise their job descriptions.
• We work with search committees to fill executive director openings, and work with the JCC to fill open full-time professional positions.
• We provide consultation to professional staff working in JCCs who seek career counseling, salary information, or help finding their next JCC positions.
• We provide sample job descriptions, hiring and retention information and more on JCC Resources.

Learning Never Ends!
We Develop and Coordinate Many Staff Learning and Training Opportunities!

• The JCCs of North America Professional Conference
• The annual Executive Seminars, a 5 day continuing education program for all JCC executives held every January
• The Executive Development Training program (EDTP) an 18 month learning program for a select group of senior JCC professionals who want to prepare for filling the CEO position of a JCC.
• The Middle Management Training Program (MMTP), a program designed to enhance the practice level of those JCC professionals who aspire to move up the JCC career ladder. This program focuses on management skill training.
• Supervision Training. We are committed to work with individual JCCs, clusters of JCCs and all JCCs continentally in providing a myriad of resources to continually upgrade the level of supervision in their JCCs.

Contact

Steven Rod
vice-president, professional development services
212-786-5085
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Joy Brand
associate director, professional development services
212-786-5114
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Lonny Friedman
coodinator of recruitment and scholarship programs
212-786-5111
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Tory Holland
program associate, professional development service
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