Rabbi and Assistant Director of Meaningful Life/Spiritual Care
Posted on June 13, 2024
The New Jewish Home - New York, NY
Not Applicable
Since 1848, The New Jewish Home has helped older New Yorkers live full and meaningful lives by providing outstanding health care and innovative programming. The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven nonprofit health care system serving older adults of all faiths, ethnicities, and income levels. We proudly partner with leading hospitals to provide specialized short-stay rehabilitation and we house our own research institute to inform and enhance our care and also disseminate our findings nationally. We offer long-term (nursing home) care in Manhattan and Westchester, which is person-directed and caters to the preferences of our residents. We focus on creating a real home, full of engaging therapeutic recreation programs. For community-based older adults, we offer adult day health care and home care services to help them remain in the community with the care and support they need. The TNJH provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. TNJH is also excited to announce it’s partnership with RAIN, which allows employees to access a portion of their paycheck before payday! The New Jewish Home (TNJH) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and organizational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). The New Jewish Home is seeking a full time Rabbi and Assistant Director of Meaningful Life/Spiritual Care to join the Manhattan Nursing Home team. This position will sit in the Upper West side of Manhattan. Under the direction of the Director of Meaningful Life, the Rabbi plays a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for our residents; families and staff by providing spiritual support, guidance, and counseling. The New Jewish Home (TNJH) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and organizational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. Specialized Skills and Competencies: Ability to lead traditional services for Shabbat and holidays, Ability to effectively lead to large and small group programs & Ability to successfully manage multiple projects and tasks. Job Qualifications: Current Rabbinical Student in good standing or ordained by a recognized Rabbinic Training Program, Minimum of 1 year of experience in providing spiritual care in a healthcare, hospice, or pastoral setting, preferably with older adults, Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, Empathy, compassion, and a deep understanding of the spiritual and existential issues facing older adults, particularly those in long-term care, Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and to provide leadership in spiritual care initiatives, Strong organizational skills; ability to plan and deliver timely outcomes, Knowledge of ethical guidelines and confidentiality standards related to spiritual care practices & Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and electronic medical record systems. Physical Demands: Push wheelchairs & Lift light equipment; set up equipment for religious and spiritual care programs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising resident/patient/client care. Salary: $95,000-$105,000 a year with benefits. Full-time. Apply on: https://jewishhome.org/careers-and-culture/job-listings/?_gl=1*1ru9ljt*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTI2MTk1MTYxNi4xNzE3NzIwMDY5*_ga_BPJ7KEFZXG*MTcxNzcyMDA2OC4xLjAuMTcxNzcyMDA2OC4wLjAuMA. https://jewishhome.org.
(6/13/24)