E-placement
Institution Help

Welcome to the Joint Placement Commission’s E-Placement System for organization. The goal of this system is to make your rabbinic placement process effective and efficient. You now have the ability to list your open positions, upload your questionnaires, automatically receive applicants’ resumes via email and track your hiring process all online using this new E-Placement process. The system is designed to be responsive to your needs and give you real time information. 

Instructions for using this new system are divided into the following categories:

E-Placement Process

Step 1 – Signature Form
Please complete the online Signature form. You will be required to select a login and password.  You create your own login and it is not supplied by the Placement Office. Please record them because you will need them later to access your account.
The form fields annotated with an asterisk (*) are required fields; you cannot submit this form without providing values for these fields.

Step 2: Confirmation
Upon successful submission of this signature page and confirmation , your organization will be able to login into the E-Placement Referral System. If any profile information has changed, you are free to make any updates.
The Placement Office will notify you that you have been approved for placement. This notification takes the form of email to the “Main Contact” as specified in the signature form. MAZAL TOV! You are now officially in the system.


Listing a New Position
Step 3: Logging in into the E-Placement System
Successful login will position you at your Information page. This area of the site summarizes your profile information (Organization Information tab), any job postings previously listed (Positions tab), the questionnaire associated with the job posting (Placement Documents tab) and a summary of outstanding referrals (Referrals tab).
It is the organization’s responsibility to keep all this information up-to-date.

Step 4: Listing a New Position
Please select the “Positions” tab and complete the form fields associated with creating a new position. The field is the start date of the new rabbinic position and not today’s date.  Please upload the Organizational Questionnaire.Organizations often upload two documents,their own job description plus the RA organizational Questionnaire.Use the browse button to upload your questionnaire from your own computer. If the Questionnaire document is not available, it can be uploaded at a later time using the “Placement Documents” tab.    Note: a blank questionnaire can be downloaded from the Document Resources section below.
Make sure the entire search committee has vetted the Questionnaire document prior to submission. You may go back into your E-Placement account at any time to make changes to your profile or into your questionnaire to update or make any changes necessary.

For a comprehensive reference on the search process, please consult Aliyah: The Rabbinic Search as an Uplifting Religious Experience, also available in Document Resources below. This is a comprehensive guide to finding a Conservative rabbi. Written for use for congrgational search committee,much of the material will be relevant to your organizational search for a rabbi as well. You may use it as background or as a study guide in your search process. Many search committees print it out and distribute to the entire search committee.

Step 5: Joint Placement Commission Approves Newly Submitted Position   

The Joint Placement Commission will review the newly submitted position and the completed questionnaire. If approved, the E-Placement System will send an email notification to the “ Main Contact” as specified in the Acknowledgement Page as well as to Second Contact. MAZAL TOV! Your position is now available for Rabbi review.
If your position is not approved, the “ Main Contact and second contact will also receive email notification of this disapproval.

Once your documents are uploaded and approved, rabbis in E-Placement have immediate access to your information and referrals will begin.


Document Resources

  • Aliyah - The Rabbinic Search as an Uplifting Religious Experience: This complete guide to the search process is intended to make the process as anxiety-free and as efficient as possible. Each situation is unique, yet we recommend a careful reading of this guide to ease the experience for the committee, the organization and the rabbi. This guide reflects the accumulated experience of many congregations and organizations which have gone through the process of looking for a rabbi. It reflects the wisdom and guidance of both laity and rabbis.Orginally written for congregational search committees,we are confident it will be a useful tool for your organizational search. We hope this manual will elevate your confidence in the process. It is our hope that it will be an uplifting experience bringing you and your organization closer to the Divine Presence.
  • Blank Questionnaire-Organization,School or Chaplaincy - The questionnaire is your first contact with potential candidates and the foremost source of facts about an organization. It presents your institution’s characteristics to interested rabbis. It is similar to the biographical sketch that your organization will receive from the rabbi. Use this questionnaire to assess strengths and weaknesses, to identify constituent groups, and to develop a complete picture of where you are and where you want to go.

Dates to Remember

  • Sunday, February 20 -Wednesday February 23, 2011. Student Interview Week.
  • June 15, 2011 - Eit Ratzon - the Transition Conference: A one day conference held at the conclusion of the search process to bring the organization's leadership together with the new rabbi for a day of learning, reflection and action planning. This conference has been held annually since 1992. The next conference will be located at the JTS in New York City. Please hold the date. The Registration form is currently available for download.