Department
Residential & Student Life
Job Summary
The Jewish Life Advisor supports the Jewish community on campus by fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant environment for Jewish students. This role involves advising student organizations, coordinating cultural and religious programs, and serving as a resource for students exploring Jewish identity, traditions, and spirituality. The Advisor collaborates with campus partners, including faculty and staff to support an inclusive and welcoming community.
The hiring rate for this position is expected to be: $20.00 per hour.
Education/Skills Requirements
- Required:
Bachelors Degree
- Knowledge of and respect for traditions, culture, and practices across different Jewish religious movements .
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Commitment to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students.
- Familiarity with residential college environments.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends for events.
Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
- Experience working with college students or adults aged 17-25 in a mentoring or advisory capacity.
- Demonstrated significant experience in Jewish education.
- Previous experience in Jewish Communal Life, student affairs or non-profit leadership preferred.
Standard Work Days and Hours
This is a casual, part-time, non-benefit eligible position working less than 19 hours/week.
Standard administrative hours are 8:30am – 5:00pm. Some evening and weekend programming required.
The anticipated start dates the for candidate selected will be on or after August 1, 2025.
This is an on-site role, and candidates must be able to work in person on Bowdoin College Campus in Brunswick, Maine.
We regret that Bowdoin College is unable to provide visa sponsorship for staff positions.
Employment at Bowdoin College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of applicable background checks including but not limited to: criminal records, educational verifications, driving records (when job-related), and/or credit history (when job related).
Special Instructions to Applicant
If selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit information for three references, including name, email address, phone number and how you know the reference.
About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Employment Category
Casual
Open Until Filled
No
Benefits Eligible
No
Pay Type
Hourly
Type of Posting
Internal/External
EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.