What are the responsibilities and job description for the PJ Library Parent Connector position at Jewish Federation of Cleveland?
A successful PJ Library Parent Connector is warm, compassionate, and genuinely interested in getting to know new families. Their personal knowledge, experiences, and involvement in the Jewish community allow them to connect families to additional local program opportunities. A connector enthusiastically leads creative programs in Cleveland, tailoring to the interests of families.
Essential Functions:
Reach New Families
- Identify and approach potential new PJ Library families.
- Warmly welcome new families with a follow up email/call/text within 24 hours of meeting/being introduced with an offer to meet for coffee/playdate or personalized connections or recommendations based on the family’s interests and needs.
- Identify new places and ways to promote PJ Library and local programming (e.g., community events, Jewish-owned businesses).
- Meet unconnected families at the secular spaces where they are (i.e., Solon Library story time, community recreation center, music classes, Legacy Village food trucks, playgrounds – programs beyond the tot Shabbats or other Jewish programs).
- Enroll new family’s child/children in PJ Library.
- Encourage families to “invite a friend” to all local gatherings.
- Offer a Welcome Baby or Welcome Tot gift bag to eligible families.
Social Media: Craft a caring, supportive, inclusive Facebook group
- Post articles, questions, and other content that encourage sharing amongst the group.
- Share information about events and services in the community.
- Use the group to generate excitement and introductions to even more new parents.
Design Engaging Programs
- Create an environment where families feel welcome and want to come back.
- Create programming based on needs and interests of families.
- Vary program activities, locations (public space, Jewish space, private home) and time of day/week to attract new families.
- Bring a Jewish element to PJ Library family encounters (either by self or with aid of other Jewish professionals in community).
- Planning Goal: create plans for programming 2-3 months at a time.
- Set goal for each program- how does the program meet the mission of PJ Library?
- Complete planning sheet for each event.
Report and Document
- Record each program and attendance numbers.
- Track encounters with each individual family: one-to-one meetings, phone calls, connections with other Jewish opportunities in the community.
- Track hours and activity through ADP.
- Collect and share with program professional conversations they have had with families illustrating the wider Jewish community
Other Federation responsibilities as assigned
About the Federation
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is the only organization in Cleveland that focuses on the health and vitality of the entire Jewish community. For more than 120 years, the Federation has created the critical scale necessary to drive meaningful social change and provide relief in times of crisis in ways no one person or organization could do alone. As Jewish Cleveland’s hub for innovative solutions and collaborative services, the Federation is able to change and improve lives in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world.
