Repair the World Service Coordinator

OC Hillel

Role Overview

Are you passionate about Jewish values and building a vibrant community through service? Join OC Hillel as the Repair the World Service Coordinator and make your mark on Jewish student life while mobilizing the next generation of Jewish leaders through meaningful service!

As part of a groundbreaking partnership between OC Hillel and Repair the World, you will create and lead high-quality Jewish service programs within Orange County Hillel's multi-campus umbrella (Chapman University, University of California Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and local community colleges). You'll build one-on-one relationships with students, design impactful service experiences that address community needs, and inspire young adults to make a lifelong commitment to service and Jewish life. You’ll also partner with local direct service organizations, facilitate Jewish learning connected to service and create opportunities for connection and bridge building within and beyond the Jewish community.

OC Hillel engages with over 800 Jewish students and is ready to deepen impact through transformative Jewish service programming. You'll join a stellar team of energized staff who focus on excellence, collaboration, professional development, and a thirst for knowledge, while also receiving support from a national network of Jewish service professionals through Repair the World. As the Repair the World Service Coordinator, you'll wake up each day genuinely excited and enthusiastic about creating an inviting place where students serve, learn, and strengthen the community. This is so much more than your average 9-to-5.

The ideal person for this role will use stellar communication and relationship-building skills to engage students through service as a pathway into Jewish life and learning. You will be a great fit for this role if you naturally spark conversations wherever you go, see every interaction as an opportunity to connect, have an infectious curiosity about the world, and believe deeply that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and lead Jewish service programs that engage young adults in meaningful direct service opportunities addressing pressing local needs such as food insecurity and providing services to people who are unhoused


• Build strategic partnerships with local direct service providers and Jewish organizations to create impactful service experiences


• Meet with students one-on-one to identify their interests, engage them in service opportunities, and help them feel a sense of belonging in the Jewish community


• Engage students in service as a meaningful part of their life, and in doing so inspire them to have deeper engagement as Jewish students on and off campus 


• Facilitate Jewish learning and reflection connected to every service experience, using Repair the World's Jewish service learning pedagogy and educational resources


• Recruit, train, and support Service Ambassadors who will facilitate peer-led service programs


• Develop strategies to build relationships with 180+ students currently not engaged in Jewish life, using service as an entry point


• Track program data and participation to support continuous improvement and shared learning with Repair the World


• Collaborate with OC Hillel colleagues on program recruitment and integration with broader campus engagement strategies


• Supervise student leaders responsible for peer-led service programming


• Share stories of impact and utilize marketing materials and guidance from Repair to amplify local impact

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• 1-3 years of professional work experience, preferably in service programming, community organizing, Jewish education, or campus engagement


• Experience facilitating Jewish learning and/or service experiences


• Bachelor's degree


• Passion for Jewish values, social justice, and service in support of social change


• Strong leadership skills; detail-oriented, excellent people skills, self-starter


• Strong entrepreneurial spirit including a willingness to take risks, pilot new programs, and learn from your wins as well as your losses


• Flexible Schedule: Availability to facilitate evening and weekend programs based on the needs of partners’ and participants’ varying schedules. 


• Ability to collaborate across teams both inside OC Hillel, with external community partners, and within a national network


• Service Mindset: Commitment to serving others, grounded in a belief that we can make a difference in making the world better by serving alongside our neighbors to meet community needs.


• Commitment to building relationships within and beyond the Jewish community

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $60,000.


• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity (GSRA), pension plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave


• Training, curriculum resources, program guides, and Jewish service learning materials from Repair the World


• Ongoing professional development through Repair the World, and participation in a Community of Practice with service professionals across the country


• Professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities provided through Hillel


• The opportunity to launch something brand new and make a lasting impact on Jewish service in Orange County

About This Partnership

This position is part of a groundbreaking pilot partnership between OC Hillel and Repair the World. You will be the first Repair the World Service Coordinator at OC Hillel, building from the ground up and helping shape what Jewish service looks like in this community. You will be hired and supervised by OC Hillel while receiving training, support, and resources from Repair the World. This dual support system ensures you have both local context and national expertise to succeed.

About OC Hillel

OC Hillel empowers students to become the next generation of Jewish leaders as they nurture and strengthen their Jewish identity, connection to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Hillel cultivates the potential within our students to live a meaningful and productive life guided by Jewish values and wisdom. As the Repair the World Service Coordinator, you will strengthen Hillel's ability to meet the needs of Jewish students and create vibrant Jewish life on campus through the lens of service and social action. You'll join a stellar team of energized staff who focus on excellence, collaboration, professional development, and a thirst for knowledge.

OC 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 Repair the World

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service. We believe service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, we will inspire and catalyze one million acts of service towards repairing the world. Learn more at weRepair.org.

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.