Rabbi Help

Step 1:  Signature Form
Please complete the online Rabbi Signature form. THE FRONT PAGE. You are able to select your own login and password. Please record them because you will need them later to access your account. You may use the same login and password you have used for your Rabbinical Assembly membership or choose something completely different. The form fields annotated with an asterisk (*) are required fields; you cannot submit this form without providing values for these fields.
There is a check box at the end of the form. This required field signals that you have agreed to abide by the Placement Code of Conduct. The Placement Code of Conduct is available for download here. 

Step 2:  Rabbinical Assembly Validates that Rabbi is in Good Standing
The Joint Placement Commission will check that all matters of termination between the rabbi and their prior place of employment have been completed. The rabbi must be a member in good standing with the Rabbinical Assembly. Dues must be current including a dues declaration for the current year or payment arrangements made with the business office. The rabbi must be eligible to conclude his/her contract with his/her current congregation or other place of employment at this time. The Joint Commission will review your Signature Form and your membership status. For Eplacement purposes, rabbis must pay their full assessment by December 31 unless other arrangements have been made.

Upon successful submission of this Signature Form that acknowledges your agreement to follow the placement rules and after the RA business office confirm you are a member in good standing for the current year, you will be able to login into the placement site. If any profile information has changed, you are free to make any updates.
Senior rabbinical students need the approval of their Seminary dean in order to enter Eplacement.  Approval means the students have completed all of their academic requirements except for their second semester course work.  A letter from the appropriate seminary dean must be on file in the placement office stating that the student expects to graduate in May.  It is the student’s responsibility to check with the dean that the appropriate paper work has been filed in a timely manner with The Placement Office
Once validated, the Placement Office will notify you (via email) that you have been approved for placement. MAZAL TOV! You are now officially in the system. Now fill out your Rabbinic Career Inventory Form, and write your resume.

Step 3:  Rabbi Submits Career Inventory
Each Rabbi is required to complete and submit the Rabbinic Career Inventory Form and write and upload their resume.

The Rabbinic Career Inventory Form will be viewed only by the Placement Office. The Inventory form serves as a tool for your own self reflection and career planning.  It also becomes the basis to guide Rabbi Elliot Schoenberg and his staff in giving advice and support. Fill out the form offline and save it to your computer, or to a flash drive device.

When you are ready to submit your Rabbinic Career Inventory Form, click the portal “Inventory” then click on the blank space where it says “upload new inventory” then click browse to find the form on your computer or flash drive, click on your document. Click on “upload document.”

When you are ready to submit your resume, click on the portal “resume” then click on the blank space below “upload new resume” - then click on browse to find your resume on your computer or flash drive – click on your document. Click on “upload document.”

Step 4:  Login into the E-Placement System
Enter your username (login) and password.

Successful login will position you at your Rabbi Information. This area of the site summarizes your profile information and also provides access to your placement documents and current set of self-referred positions.
To self-refer to a pulpit select “Search for Congregation” from the navigation screen on the left of the page. To self refer to a non-pulpit position select “Search for Institutions” from the navigation screen on the left of the page.

Step 5:  THE UPDATED PLACEMENT LIST and Reading Questionnaires
The most up-to-date listing of congregations and/or institutions and their questionnaires may be found by going into your e-placement account – click on the portal that says “Search for Congregations”. You may search by name – or city, and if you click “all” you will find the entire current list. When a list appears, if you click on the congregation, its contact information appears. (This is the contact information page). To view a questionnaire on line, go to the portal on the contact information page that says “Positions” – scroll to the column that says “Documents”. Select the box next to the questionnaire that you wish to review, click on the questionnaire and the document will open

Step 6:  Forwarding Your Resume to a Congregation
After E-Placement approval, you will be able to self-refer. The Placement Commission is the only agent in the Conservative/Masorti movement that is permitted to forward a student or a rabbi’s resume to a congregation.  A rabbi or senior rabbinical students must use Eplacement to forward their resume to a congregation.
Following are the steps for submitting your resume to a congregation. On the left side of the screen, click on the navigation tool that says ‘Search for Congregations:  On the Congregation search page, enter in search criteria of the congregations and/or positions you are interested in. If no search criteria are entered, all posted positions will appear.

Step 6a:  Forwarding Your Resume to a non pulpit position.
On the left side of the screen, click on the navigation tool that says ‘Search for Institutions:  On the Institution search page, enter the name of the non pulpit position or the city and/or type of positions you are interested in. If no search criteria are entered, all posted positions will appear.

Step 7:  Select the Congregation Offering the Position of Interest
To select a position, select the name of the congregation associated with the position. The congregation name is a link to a page summarizing the congregation’s information.  Select this “Positions” tab to review all positions provided by this congregation. A congregation might have more than one position listed, for example – Permanent or Interim; full and Part-time.

Step 7a:  Select the Position of Interest, send resume
Select the position you are interested in, click Send Resume. 
It is possible for a position to be displayed but not selectable. Positions are only selectable if:

• The position’s status  is  “Open”, “ In-Review”, or In-Discussion”

“In-Review” means the congregation has not yet made a decision, but is no longer accepting resumes
“In-Discussion”  means the congregation has made a decision with a candidate and is in contract negotiations 

• You are eligible for that position (Eligibility rules are discussed in the Placement Code of Conduct)
• You have not previously selected the same position
• The position’s available date is not greater or lesser than a year away from today’s date

Step 8:  Select the Organization
To select a position, select the name of the organization associated with the position. The organization’s name is a link to a page summarizing the organization’s information.  

 Step 8a:  Select the Position, send resume
Select the position you are interested in, click Send Resume.
It is possible for a position to be displayed but not selectable. Positions are only selectable if:

• The position’s status  is  “Open”, “ In-Review”, or In-Discussion”

“In-Review” means the organization has not yet made a decision, but is no longer accepting resumes
“In-Discussion”  means the organization  has made a decision with a candidate and is in contract negotiations 

• You are eligible for that position (Eligibility rules are discussed in the Placement Code of Conduct)
• You have not previously selected the same position
• The position’s available date is not greater or lesser than a year away from today’s date

Step 9:  Sending a cover letter/ Submitting your Resume to a Congregation
Once a position is selected and prior to submitting your request you have the option to attach a message. In the text box on the “position” page, you may address the congregation with any specific details, comments or concerns that you may have. Write your message. (This step is optional and will not affect the submission of your resume.) Once you click the “Send resume” button your resume along with any message will be emailed to that congregation.

Step 9a:  Sending a cover letter/ Submitting Your Resume to an Institution
Once a position is selected and prior to submitting your request you have the option to attach a message. In the text box on the “position” page, you may address the institution with any specific details, comments or concerns that you may have. Write your message. (This step is optional and will not affect the submission of your resume.) Once you select the “Send resume” button your resume along with any message will be emailed to that institution.  

Step 10:  Confirmation
Congregations and institutions are instructed to confirm receipt of your resume directly via email to you (please be sure that your resume contains a current, working email address). Once you receive that confirmation from the congregation or non pulpit position, you are then free to be in direct contact with the chairperson(s). You will also receive an email message from the E-Placement system that will thank you for your recent self referral.

Step 11:  Track you own self-referrals. You can track your own self referrals by going into your own Eplacement account and going to your own “Rabbi Information” page.  Go to the POSITIONS APPLIED TO tab to see a list of your referrals by date. Information will be found both about congregations and non-pulpit positions.

Document Resources
The following documents have been centralized here for your convenience:

• Rabbinic Career Inventory Form- Completion of this Form is required to use this E-Placement system.
• Interim Rabbi Registration Form - Completion of the Interim Rabbi Registration Form is required to use this E-Placement system in order to be referred to an open interim position.