Educational Programs Coordinator (Jewish Schools)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four weeks paid time off

401k plan

Paid family leave

Early Friday close

Job summary

The Jewish Education Project in New York seeks an Educational Associate to support the Yeshiva & Day Schools team. You will maintain regular communication with participating schools, track SE pathways, curate educational resources, and coordinate professional development logistics.

The team seeks a detail-oriented, communicative, and service-driven professional who can help strengthen the organization’s engagement with Jewish schools and support established organizational and team priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in education, school engagement, project coordination, or operational support; experience in Jewish education or nonprofit settings a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams); familiarity with Salesforce or CRM platforms is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive organizational, school, staff, and student information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; customer service oriented with professionalism in working with diverse school communities.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to contribute to a collegial, team-oriented environment.
• Comfort working with data that requires accuracy and attention to detail across multiple systems.
• Ability to balance initiative with alignment to shared goals.
• Demonstrating care and concern for the people around them
• Leading with humble self-assurance and competence
• Reliability, consistency, and accountability
• Striving for excellence

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular communication with assigned schools, ensuring they are informed of deadlines, events, resources, and opportunities.
• Track the SE pathway each participating school is using, follow up to confirm selections and changes, and direct schools to the appropriate guidance, resources, and documentation.
• Flag schools that may need additional follow-up or support and bring recurring questions or areas of confusion to the project team.
• Support the curation of educational resources across curriculum areas for the YDS portal, ensuring content is culturally relevant, current, well-organized, and accessible to schools.
• Monitor whether and how schools are using the existing science resources on the YDS portal and encourage broader adoption.
• Assist in planning, scheduling, and coordinating professional development sessions, including invitations, registration, materials, and follow-up with schools.
• Track school participation in PD offerings and other team initiatives and follow up with schools that have not yet engaged.
• Support data collection and tracking efforts in coordination with the YDS Team’s Digital & Data Associate, and help maintain organized files, records, and documentation for the project.
• Assist in preparing materials for meetings, reports, and presentations as needed.
• Take on additional tasks as they arise as you grow into the role.

Skills

Education experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

The Jewish Education Project in New York seeks an Educational Associate to support the Yeshiva & Day Schools team. You will maintain regular communication with participating schools, track SE pathways, curate educational resources, and coordinate professional development logistics.

The team seeks a detail-oriented, communicative, and service-driven professional who can help strengthen the organization’s engagement with Jewish schools and support established organizational and team priorities.