Chaplain for Jewish Student Life and Hillel Advisor

Reporting to the Director of Campus Ministry, this position manages religious programming, pastoral support, and community building for LMU’s Jewish student life. As a member of Campus Ministry, the Chaplain of Jewish Student
Life and Hillel Advisor is responsible for engaging Jewish students in Jewish life on campus and integrating Jewish student life into the overall campus milieu. Responsibilities include advising and engaging Jewish students in their activities, developing and supporting programming to enhance the Jewish student experience, overseeing Hillel and student leaders, end to end event planning and coordination, and collaborating on departmental projects and events with Campus Ministry staff. The Hillel Advisory Board works closely with the Chaplain.

In the expansive spirit of our Catholic, Jesuit, Marymount tradition, this role balances the pastoral and administrative demands of stewarding our Jewish student community, collaborating on departmental initiatives, and accompanying students in exploring the vast vistas of their spiritual lives. LMU Campus Ministry, in addition to attending to the sacramental, liturgical, and spiritual requirements of a Catholic university, provides pastoral support and programming for Jewish, Muslim, and non-Catholic Christian students and collaborates with other partners on offerings from a range of faith traditions.

Position Specific Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end program and event hosting for all Jewish holidays and observances and weekly Shabbat.  

• Plan, promote, accompany, and assess spiritual, social, and service opportunities for Jewish students. Create an inclusive and pluralistic Jewish community on campus that is welcoming to all. Engages students in Hillel programming and collaborates across LMU to provide programming that supports the education and development of students.

• Under the direction of the Director of Campus Ministry, collaborate with Hillel International to innovate, develop, and assess opportunities and programs for Jewish students at LMU.

• Represent Jewish Student Life on the Campus Ministry Interfaith Council

• Identify nexus points for pastoral care, spiritual programming, and social and service opportunities for students between LMU’s Catholic institutional identity and Jewish community life

• Integrate trauma-sensitive, anti-racist, gender inclusive, religiously diverse wisdom, accompaniment, and programming that engages today’s college student into materials, practices, and strategic planning

• Assess and audit offerings through surveys and feedback, evaluating learning outcomes and student feedback to ensure exceptional student experience. Manages student engagement database, driving data-informed decisions in all areas of Hillel, including program and budget.

• Creatively employ social media and technology to meet student needs and support administrative organization. 

• Collaborate with university partners such as Jewish Studies, Student Affairs, Marketing & Communications, the Jesuit Community, Risk Management, etc. as well as the Academy for Jewish Religion, California.

• Accompany all students pastorally, bearing witness to the movements of God in their lives, listening, challenging, and fostering spiritual growth. Introduce students to the graces of the university charisms, including Ignatian spirituality.

• Serve as a faithful steward of institutional mission, modeling maturity, nurturing growth, and participating joyfully in the vast and varied elements of university life.

• Collaborate on Campus Ministry initiatives including, for example, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Commencement, Wellness Wednesdays, University Liturgies, and interfaith initiatives.

• Demonstrate administrative agility (communication, organization, attentiveness to detail, fiscal management), understand of the distinct pastoral vectors of higher education, commit to professional development, remain abreast of the dynamic spiritual needs of college students, and embody a spirit of generative, innovative collegiality that elevates all of Campus Ministry.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university.  Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct.  Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Requisite Qualifications

• Masters degree required. Advanced degree in Jewish Studies or Jewish Community Leadership and related experience preferred along with a commitment to ongoing professional, intellectual, and spiritual growth. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading their kn