Ha Dereckh Program Facilitator

Together with our community, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan creates opportunities for people to

connect, grow, and learn within an ever-changing Jewish landscape. The MMJCCM imagines Jewish life

that is diverse and engages meaningfully with its values, culture, and ideas in everyday lives.

The Center for Diverse Abilities (CDA) builds and nurtures an inclusive and accepting community where

individuals with disabilities and their families have opportunities to make meaningful connections to each other and

their community. We serve as a catalyst and leader, transforming the ways in which the community at large

understands and interacts with people with different abilities.

We offer neurodivergent individuals a place to socialize, learn, grow, and deepen their connections to one another

through one off and semester based programs. Our work provides participants multiple pathways to fostering their

independence, finding their passion, and experiencing the richness of community.

Ha Dereckh is a pre vocational program for neurodiverse teenagers, ages 14-21, who are paired with a neurotypical

peer mentor. The peer mentor supports the teen intern in their placement to help build social and vocational skills.

Placements are around the JCC building in various departments, such as Film, AV, Fitness Center and more. Interns

work directly with JCC staff who work in the corresponding departments.

The CDA is seeking a dynamic coordinator to join the team and oversee the internship program with a social work

intern and support from the Director of Youth Programming! Harnessing their passion for accessibility, inclusion,

community facing work, and the importance of prevocational programming for teenagers, the candidate will create a

fun, meaningful, and inclusive environment where all interns can develop essential job skills and thrive in their

internship placements with the proper support.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Support interns in their weekly internship placements by serving as an onsite job coach as needed
• Create, adapt, and co-facilitate monthly Community Building Day lessons focused on relationship-building, workplace social skills, and hands-on experiential learning
• Encourage and support volunteer participation in both group settings and one-on-one interactions
• Collaborate with placement supervisors on an ongoing basis, with supervision from the CDA Director of Youth Programming
• Provide ACCES VR / PRE-ETS oversight by maintaining detailed notes and observations for each intern
• Complete and submit ACCES VR PRE-ETS monthly reports for payment

REQUIREMENTS :

intellectual disabilities

independently

Develop or lead creative curriculum focused on building workplace readiness and practical

job skills

HOURS :

Additional opportunities for weeknight evening and weekend social programming may be

available.

PAY RANGE :

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, marital status and civil partnership / union status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic as established and protected by applicable federal, state or local law.