Careers

• Manage the STEAM program and STEAM Lab MakerSpace
• Organize, develop, coordinate, and train administrators and professional staff on STEAM best practices
• Faculty training and oversight in the STEAM department
• Managing cross-functional stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
• Provide professional development to interdisciplinary faculty to support project-based instruction and STEAM implementation schoolwide
• Teach Engineering and STEAM elective courses
• Curriculum design for STEAM courses
• Manage the STEAM department budget
• Maintain existing fabrication equipment and procure additional equipment and materials
• Promote and oversee STEM/STEAM competitions and research
• Plan STEM/STEAM trips and events
• Write or aid in design of STEAM related grant applications
• Create educational opportunities for students through outreach and partnerships in the  community 

• Degree in a STEM discipline, MS degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of teaching experience and project-based instruction
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a school leader/administrator, department chair or similar role in a relevant field
• Ability to present complicated concepts to diverse audiences
• Strong technical skills in additive manufacturing 
• Experience with SolidWorks and/or other CAD platforms
• Experience with Arduino, electronics, and coding
• Experience with engineering curriculum design and instruction

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia), Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of Honor, Moral Courage, Kindness, and Community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion. 

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and caring educator to serve as a full-time Middle School and High School Hebrew language teacher and advisor for the 2023-2024 school year. Interested candidates must have the ability to collaborate with colleagues, develop student-centered curricula, and foster a growth mindset for each of their students. The successful candidate will develop an inclusive environment where students feel safe to take risks in their learning. In addition, the candidate should seek professional growth through team meetings, professional development opportunities, and collaboration with Barrack colleagues. The successful candidate has a strong work ethic and enjoys teaching middle school and high school students with energy and enthusiasm.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree with a strong background in educating Middle School and Upper School students 

• Completion of Bishvil-Haivrit (NETA) training or a willingness to complete the training this summer

• Ability to teach Hebrew language at different levels within a student-centered environment

• Ability and excitement to connect with and teach students on both the high school and middle school levelsExcellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to function as a member of a team and to work as a team member, harmoniously and cooperatively, with administrators, teachers, students, and parents

• A positive, strong work ethic

• Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner

• Computer knowledge applicable to the position such as Google workspace, electronic presentation skills, web navigation skills, and email management skills

Please submit a resume and cover letter to: Angela Zonshein, Hebrew Department Chair (azonshein@jbha.org).

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA, Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz  values of honor, moral courage, kindness, and community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion. 

Barrack Hebrew Academy seeks an experienced, organized, thoughtful, and caring educator to serve as the full-time Director of Academic Support Services for the 2023-2024 school year. As an experienced leader, this is an expanded role for an individual interested in elevating an already strong support program and strengthening it for all of our students with accommodations or academic support services. The Director of Academic Support Services will 1) lead and supervise the learning support program; 2) ensure documentation is available for any Barrack student with accommodations and services; 3) coach and collaborate with learning specialists, counselors, division directors, and faculty; 4) provide direct support services to a subset of students; 5) serve as a member of the academic leadership team. 

Interested candidates should have the ability to collaborate with colleagues with backgrounds in both learning support and general education. The candidate will foster a growth mindset for students and teachers and  facilitate inter-departmental meetings, attend team meetings, and support teachers with differentiated instruction and curriculum to meet the needs of Barrack students. Candidates should have experience in teaching executive functioning and metacognitive skills through multi-sensory techniques and have a strong understanding of developmentally appropriate current practices in education. A background and understanding of psycho-educational testing and evaluations and creating classroom accommodations and modification plans based on assessments is essential to the role. In addition, the candidate will serve as a resource and professional development leader for Barrack faculty. 

In order to support students, the Director of Academic Support Services will communicate with students, parents, and faculty, as well as serve as a liaison to outside support personnel. The Director of Academic Support Services will represent the school at communal events including, but not limited to, admissions programs and student and parent orientations. Working closely with students, parents, and faculty, the ideal candidate will bring a positive energy to the school community and foster an inclusive environment where students feel safe to take risks and grow in their learning.

Desired skills, experience, and education include:

• Doctoral or master’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, or a related subject area

• School leadership as well as classroom teaching experience

• A strong work ethic 

• Enthusiasm for working with students and participating in school life

• Kindness, patience, and a healthy sense of humor

• Ability to work as a team member with administrators, faculty, and staff

• An understanding of developmentally appropriate strategies and practices for middle and upper school students

• Computer knowledge applicable to the position such as Google Workspace, electronic presentation skills, web navigation skills, and email management skills

• Solid organizational abilities to maintain documentation and reports and meeting deadlines in a timely manner

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills

For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter to Mr. Matthew Dorsch, Director of Learning Support, at mdorsch@jbha.org.

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (Barrack) seeks an experienced, organized, thoughtful, and caring educator to serve as the full-time learning specialist for middle school students, adept with the push-in model for the 2023-2024 school year. Barrack is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. located in Bryn Mawr, PA, and is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of honor, moral courage, kindness, and community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion.

Barrack’s push-in program guides students to gain an understanding about how they best learn and to discover and develop the strategies and techniques to become independent learners. The learning specialist facilitates both learning in and out of the classroom: pushing into Core (language arts and social studies), science, and possibly Jewish studies classes to help students organize, focus and use time efficiently and works with the students in a small group outside the classroom on study, organizational, reading comprehension, writing, and executive functioning skills. Instruction is customized to best meet the needs of each student. 

Qualified candidates should be experienced in teaching executive functioning and metacognitive skills through multi-sensory techniques and have a strong understanding of developmentally appropriate current practices in education. The learning specialist will be expected to assist in creating classroom accommodations and modifications based on assessments and formal psycho-educational testing for students with learning differences. Interested candidates must have the ability to collaborate with colleagues and foster a growth mindset for each of their students. Developing an inclusive environment where students feel safe to take risks in their learning is a central value for the Barrack academic program. A degree in special education or a related subject area is required.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Work with students individually and in small groups, providing support in the areas of executive functioning, reading, writing, and study skills

• Provide push-in support to students in Core (language art and social studies), science, and possibly Jewish studies classes

• Provide curriculum support as well as skills-based remediation for students

• Review psycho-educational evaluations and develop student learning plans

• Support classroom teachers with differentiated instruction and curriculum, as well as classroom based accommodations and modifications.

• Communicate with families and allied professionals

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in special education with 3-5 years of teaching experience and a strong background in educating middle school students.

• A positive, strong work ethic, able to meet deadlines in a timely manner

• Enthusiasm for working with students and participating in school life

• Kindness, patience, and a healthy sense of humor

• Ability to work as a team member, cooperatively, with administrators, faculty, and staff

• An understanding of developmentally appropriate strategies and practices for middle and upper grades

• Comfort with using technology such as word-processing, electronic presentations, web navigation, email, and learning and information management systems

• Strong organizational skills to maintain documentation and reports as well as to assist students with executive functioning skills

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills

For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter to Mr. Matthew Dorsch, Director of Learning Support, at mdorsch@jbha.org.

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy is a pluralistic Jewish day school for students in grades 6-12. Located in Bryn Mawr, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia), Barrack is the premier Jewish day school in the Delaware Valley, attracting students from Philadelphia and its suburbs, Allentown, New Jersey, and Delaware. The school integrates a comprehensive and rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the teaching of essential Jewish and American values and texts. Guided by our four Derech Eretz values of Honor, Moral Courage, Kindness, and Community, Barrack values diversity, celebrates the richness of Judaism's language, culture, and history, and is strongly connected to Israel. Barrack prepares future leaders of the American, Jewish, and global communities who work for a better world through acts of justice and compassion. 

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and caring educator to serve as a part-time Middle School and High School Art teacher and advisor for the 2023-2024 school year. Interested candidates must have the ability to collaborate with colleagues, develop student-centered curricula, and foster a growth mindset for each of their students. The successful candidate will develop an inclusive environment where students feel safe to take risks in their learning. In addition, the candidate should seek professional growth through team meetings, professional development opportunities, and collaboration with Barrack colleagues. The successful candidate has a strong work ethic and enjoys teaching middle school and high school students with energy and enthusiasm.

Qualifications include:

• A bachelor’s degree with a strong background in educating middle  and upper school students grades six through twelve. Master’s degree candidates are preferred

• Interest in the development of a Fine Arts curriculum. 

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, with experience in effective communicating with parents, students, teachers, and staff

• Ability to function as a member of a team with administrators, teachers, students, and parents

• A positive and strong work ethic

• Ability to differentiate instruction for students within a heterogeneous classroom setting

• Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner

• Proficiency in the use of classroom technology, including but not limited to: Google Suite, learning management systems, and email management.  

Salary is dependent on the highest degree obtained and the number of years of teaching experience. For consideration, please submit a resume and cover letter to Chris Farrell, Arts Department Chair (cfarrell@jbha.org).

• Create and execute an annual communication plan
• Direct and manage internal and external communications to ensure communications are proactive, strategic, and on-message, supporting attainment of school’s overarching goals
• Design, write, and manage marketing communications for email, print, web, and social media
• Lead initiatives to build overall institutional reputation
• Work with HOS, Development, Admissions, and Academic teams to design and align marketing and communications alongside growth in enrollment and philanthropy 
• Develop internal and external promotional materials including management of and work with outside vendors  
• Balance high-level and daily operational communications as well as regularly scheduled emails, newsletters, and similar pieces
• Build strong relationships with appropriate news outlets and ensure school is represented regularly and appropriately in various media
• Ensure consistency of style and messaging across platforms
• Participate in school and/or community-wide events and programs
• Manage the ongoing development of and adherence to a school-wide communications calendar 
• Coordinate photography and video projects
• Manage annual marketing budget 

• Prior coaching experience required
• Positive role model, leader, and teacher of soccer
• Knowledge of soccer skill
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to exemplify the highest standard of leadership, sportsmanship, and respect

• Assist and support Head Soccer Coach during practices and games
• Attend all practices and games
• Coach student-athletes in the sport of soccer
• Travel to and from off-site locations (practice or contests) with student-athletes on the bus
• Build meaningful relationships with players as it pertains to soccer
• Teach the game of soccer including individual skills and team strategies
• Represent the school in a manner that exhibits and promotes Barrack’s mission and values
• Support of overall athletic program and student-athletes
• Attend sports awards assembly