Engagement Associate (Seasonal)

Queens Hillel

Role Overview

The Engagement Associate at Queens Hillel plays a key role in fostering a vibrant and inclusive Jewish community on campus. This position focuses on proactively connecting with new and under-involved students, building authentic relationships with students to understand their needs, interests, and identities. The Engagement Associate will help in creating a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment for Jewish students across our campuses.

What You’ll Do

•  Identify a portfolio of students currently less engaged with Jewish life on campus and create a plan to connect them to meaningful opportunities.
• Serve as an active member of Queens Hillel’s Student Impact Team, participating fully in all meetings and planning.
• Build deep relationships with at least 90 individual students.
• Develop at least 90 one-on-one relationships with Jewish students by meeting them where they live, work and/or study, utilizing creative methods to reach and interest them.
• Participate as a member of the Hillel staff team on major programs, Shabbat, and holidays, as assigned.
• Maintain records of programs and attendance for measurement and ongoing evaluation. 

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 0–2 years of professional work experience.
• A strong sense of flexibility, empathy, creativity, and humility.
• Ability to connect with students across different backgrounds and levels of Jewish knowledge.
• Motivation to fulfill our mission of connecting every Jewish student to Jewish life and community.
• Flexibility to work some nights and weekends as needed.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for creating opportunities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a strong professional team. 

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The total salary range for this seasonal role (January 2026- June 30, 2026) role is $23,000-$25,000, commensurate with experience.
• A cell phone stipend, on-campus parking (if needed) and ample opportunities for professional development.
• The opportunity to live and work in the most diverse geographic region in the world (Queens) and experience everything Queens and New York City has to offer.
• Hillel offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability Insurances, generous vacation and medical time and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities.
• Dedicated and fun colleagues who want to bring out the best in you. 

About Queens Hillel

Queens Hillel envisions a world in which every Jewish student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel. By striving to create a welcoming community that reflects our diversity, we help students realize their needs and potential, and inspire them to explore their Jewish identity. For over 70 years Queens Hillel has helped our 4,000 Jewish students make new friends, gain new mentors, live and celebrate the Jewish calendar, experience and discuss Israel, and engage in Jewish learning.

Queens Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.