Queens Hillel is hiring a Social Worker to join our team and deepen our commitment to our model of holistic student engagement. At Queens Hillel, we believe that supporting the whole student - emotionally, socially - is inseparable from our mission to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
Queens Hillel supports students from some of the most diverse campuses in the country, Queens College, Queensborough Community College and St. John’s University, and our community reflects that richness. The right candidate will bring clinical skill, cultural humility, and a genuine passion for meeting students where they are across two active sites, three campuses, and a borough-wide reach that is still growing.
This is a meaningful role for someone who wants their work to matter, not just within the walls of a Hillel but within the lives of students navigating college, identity, and what comes next.
You are a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) ready to join our team as a full-time member of our growing staff. This is a role for someone who understands that holistic student engagement means showing up for students across every dimension of their lives, using their warmth, flexibility and expertise to help students succeed.
Our students come from one of the most diverse areas of the country, and they bring real complexity with them: food insecurity, financial stress, career readiness fears, domestic neglect or violence, and more. You have a rich and robust network in NYC and are ready to use it to meet students where they are, connect them to what they need, and stay in relationship with them for the long haul.
In this role, you will supervise two social work interns, participate actively as a member of our staff team, support wellness-minded programming designed with students, and facilitate cohort-based Jewish learning programs — because at Queens Hillel, wellness and Jewish engagement are not separate tracks. You are excited to connect with national and local cohorts of social workers supporting Hillel populations, and you bring the professional maturity to contribute meaningfully to those conversations.
You lead with high emotional intelligence, strong communication skills, and a genuine desire to build lasting relationships with students throughout their college careers and beyond.
We know this role is big, and we are serious about support. Queens Hillel's organizational culture is rooted in respect, humor, and authenticity. We prioritize the mental and physical well-being of our staff, invest in professional development, offer fair compensation, and create space for cohort engagement with like-minded professionals. We are looking for someone who brings their whole self to work while also modeling the kind of boundaries and coping skills we hope our students will develop for themselves. That balance is not incidental to this role — it is part of it.
Located in the heart of the world’s borough, our students represent more diversity in religious traditions, ethnicities, kinds of Jewish education and communal involvement, socioeconomic backgrounds, and academic profiles than any other Hillel in the United States. We serve “commuters” (who come to campus and then go home) and “residents” (who live in the dormitory or neighborhood apartments) alike. Our students represent the future of the New York Jewish community, as the vast majority will likely stay close to home after graduation.
As we work to achieve our mission of enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, we strive to be an inclusive resource that empowers students to engage in open-ended identity exploration, mentors them to seek and find what they need and feel passionate about, and coaches them to actualize their big ideas. Since our founding in 1947, our primary campus community and home has been Queens College. Today, we’re an award-winning Hillel, with two locations in Queens, and with the inspiring vision to serve every Jewish college student in the borough whether they attend Queens College, Queensborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, or St. John’s University.
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.
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.
Hillel International is the world's largest and most welcoming Jewish campus organization, serving nearly 200,000 students each year at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities around the world.
Consistently ranked an award-winning place to work, Hillel strives to compensate professionals competitively; we offer a comprehensive benefits package, global travel opportunities, unlimited paid coffee dates with students, flexible work hours, a lighter summer schedule, and endless t-shirts, water bottles, and university swag.
Interested in learning more? Contact us at jobs@hillel.org.
