Jewish Addiction Community Services Vancouver is Hiring

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Manager, Community Outreach & Education (part time ~ 20 hours/week)
Jewish Addiction Community Services (JACS) Vancouver
JACS Vancouver’s work in the Greater Vancouver Jewish Community can be broadly described under
two major themes:

• Counselling and Navigation Support: providing direct support (counselling, navigation support, support groups) to individuals and their loved ones who are struggling with a substance use disorder; and
• Community Programming: building awareness and understanding in the community at large of the issues surrounding substance use disorders
We’re looking for a dynamic individual who can take the Community Programming piece to new levels.

Principal responsibilities/roles include:
A. Community Engagement
– Develop/maintain relationships with key members of the Jewish community to build awareness of JACS and/or identify opportunities to work together
– RAV / congregational rabbis
– Related social service agencies (e.g. JFS, JCC, Jewish Seniors Alliance, Hillel)
– Jewish schools, camps and youth programs
– Federation
– Attend community events as a representative of JACS

B. Community Education
– Working with the Board, develop a community education plan
– Develop/produce community wide educational events
– Develop/deliver programming to captive audience groups (e.g. Hadassah, schools, congregations)
– Identify and execute on opportunities to develop co-sponsored events with other organizations in the community
– Maintain relationships with parallel agencies in other communities (e.g. Beit T’shuvah, other JACS chapters) to collaborate on programming ideas, curricula, et al

C. Marketing & Awareness
– Maintain contacts data base of donors, supporters, providers, et al (Constant Contacts)
– Create and distribute JACS newsletter (approx. 10 / year)
– Identify opportunities to distribute JACS information/brochures/posters
– For upcoming events
– General information on JACS
– Generate opportunities for articles for publication in Jewish newspaper and social media (write and/or support other authors)
– Maintain JACS website with current information
– Develop social media tools to build awareness and encourage engagement
– Grants
– Identify possible sources of funding via relevant foundations to addiction and recovery treatment.
– Write grants and follow up as needed

The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, be a self-starter who can take broad direction from the Board of Directors but then fly on their own, and above all else have a passion for ‘tikkun olam’ – making a difference in our community. Lived experience with a substance use disorder would be an asset but not a requirement.

If you are interested, please submit your letter of interest and resume in confidence directly to
Howard Harowitz, JACS Board Chair, at howardharowitz@gmail.com