Social Group Facilitator

Are you a compassionate and enthusiastic individual who enjoys helping others connect and form meaningful relationships? JCC Greater Boston is seeking a Social Group Facilitator to join our team. This is a great opportunity to earn some extra income doing really fun and rewarding work!

In this role, you will support adults with disabilities by creatively and enthusiastically facilitating social group activities. You will also create a warm, welcoming, dynamic environment while ensuring participants’ safety. Facilitators prepare social activities and events that promote the development of friendship between participants and create joyful experiences. Facilitators also support group members' inclusion and access to community events.

JCC Greater Boston is deeply committed to valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each constituent. We welcome staff and participants from diverse backgrounds. While being proudly Jewish, we strive in every way to provide an open and welcoming setting for all, irrespective of personal practices, beliefs, or background. We are guided by JCC Greater Boston’s core values - Belonging, Joyfulness, Collaboration, and Transformation - which resonate with many who do not identify as Jewish.

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitating social and support groups for individuals across various age groups and interests
• Planning and organizing group activities, outings, and events
• Providing guidance and support to group participants
• Encouraging active participation and engagement within the groups
• Creating a safe and inclusive environment for all group members

• Plan and lead impactful group activities that align with the mission and objectives

• Create an environment that displays an understanding of the sensitivity, awareness, and responsiveness required to support adults who have a disability successfully
• Establish group norms that allow all group members to show success and feel part of the group
• Provide participants with the support and accommodations they need to access the activities
• Prepare social activities and events that promote the development of friendship bonds between participants and create joyful experiences.
• Coordinate with the inclusion department to successfully execute the event
• Ensure that activities are well organized, communicated, and attended.
• Support group members' inclusion and access to community events.
• Communicate with program participants and/or caregivers regarding event details, provide  reminders, convey transportation details, and encourage participation
• Recruit new group members to join the group
• Report to supervisor concerns regarding events or participants

We proudly offer competitive wages/salaries. The starting wage for this position is $23.05 - $27.95 hourly. The scope of the position will ultimately determine the salary offered, the candidate’s relevant experience, and internal equity. This is a part-time, 2 - 4-hours-a-month position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in education, social work, behavioral/mental health, or related field. Additional certifications or a Master’s Degree in a related field is a plus. Must have 3 years’ experience working with people with disabilities, providing adaptive services. 

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted at the JCC’s discretion to meet minimum criteria.

Skills and Abilities:

• Is calm, patient, flexible, creative, and empathic
• Displays an enthusiasm and commitment to working with people of all ages, helping them achieve their goals
• Has strong customer service and teamwork orientation
• Has a record of successfully using a gentle, effective approach when needed and being able to adjust to different personalities, aptitudes, and attentional levels
• Is able to work a flexible schedule
• Demonstrates an ability to effectively communicate with community members and coworkers in person, over email, and on the phone
• Has a record of reliability and responsibility
• Demonstrates sound judgment and discernment

Physical Requirements:  Able to work well in a busy, dynamic, and sometimes noisy environment involving multiple tasks and priorities. Position may require any combination of the following: sitting, standing, or walking for moderate periods of time relative to the events assigned or coordinated by the Facilitator.

ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these criteria for knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Organization Information

JCC Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization with roots in earlier Settlement Houses and Young Men's Hebrew Associations; JCC Greater Boston today offers a wide range of services and program activities throughout the Greater Boston region (~50,000 individuals annually in 98 communities). The organization provides a variety of programs and services to children and adults in the Greater Boston Jewish community including preschools, day camps, a regional model of Jewish family engagement, a fully equipped fitness and aquatic center, arts and culture classes, performances, lectures, and Jewish holiday celebrations.

Our vision is to create a vibrant and evolving Jewish community where everyone belongs. Our mission is to be at the heart of that community by:

• creating a thriving community that nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships
• welcoming a growing and increasingly diverse set of individuals and families from all over Greater Boston
• supporting the building of unique identities rooted in Jewish values and deeper connections to Jewish life
• nourishing minds, bodies, and spirits through dynamic, innovative, and accessible experiences, and expanding engagement by partnering closely with other organizations to ensure the continuing vitality of our community as a whole

JCC Greater Boston takes the welfare and safety of staff, children, and program participants very seriously. On an ongoing basis, we align our operating procedures with guidance from the CDC and the state. In response to current local public health situations, our practices have previously included, and in the future may include, ensuring proper physical distancing, sanitation, hygiene, vaccination requirements, and use of face coverings to promote the health of our staff and program participants.

JCC Greater Boston welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds who meet the requirements specified above. If you want to share your talents with a wonderful community and a great team, apply today!

JCC Greater Boston is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich a diverse environment, we actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

To learn more about what makes JCC Greater Boston a wonderful place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.bostonjcc.org/careers/

Benefits

Perks!

Eligible for complimentary Individual JCC membership, which includes :  

• Use of the Fitness Center at Leventhal-Sidman
• Access to group fit classes, Arts & Culture adult programming at member rates,
• Membership discounts off of other programs and services

A Great Place to Work!

JCC Greater Boston is consciously evolving as a great place to work! In our recent 2023 employee engagement survey, at least 88% of our staff gave us top ratings on:

• Supportive colleagues
• Team camaraderie
• How their managers treat them.
• Individual autonomy
• Knowing what their work contributes to and how it impacts others
• Pride in working for the JCC
• Program and service quality
• Holding ourselves accountable

Our staff and leadership bring experience, excellence, and commitment to everything we offer, and we are committed to a culture where all our employees may thrive.

Our culture is built on our values, driven by our mission, and nurtured through the expert contributions of our professionals.