Careers

Working at Jewish Family and Children’s Services is an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of thousands of individuals and families we serve each year—people who come to us during great changes, challenges, and crises. Our professionals, who come from a broad range of backgrounds and represent many faiths, bring energy, imagination, caring, and experience to a dynamic work environment.

To learn more about opportunities at JFCS, visit our career page.

Current Job Openings at the JFCS Holocaust Center:

Chief Curator

Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) is developing a new 40,000-square-foot Holocaust Center in San Francisco, opening in 2029, dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, Jewish identity, scholarship, and public education. JFCS seeks an accomplished Chief Curator to lead the development of the Center’s inaugural exhibitions, drawing on the extensive holdings of the Tauber Holocaust Library and Archives. Working closely with institutional leadership, educators, and exhibition designers, the Chief Curator will shape exhibition narratives, collections integration, and interpretive strategy for this major new educational and cultural institution.

Full-time, non-exempt position with benefits • Hybrid • Salary range: $150,000–$170,000

Director, Center for Jewish Peoplehood

Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Director of the Center for Jewish Peoplehood will provide visionary leadership, advancing Jewish Peoplehood as a foundational pillar of JFCS. The Director will serve as the institution’s principal ambassador for Jewish Peoplehood while helping shape the Center for Jewish Peoplehood ‘s strategic, educational, operational, and fundraising priorities.

Full-time, non-exempt position with benefits • Hybrid • Salary range: $140,000-155,000

Manovill University Fellow

Under the supervision of the Director of Community Education, the University Fellow will work to support JFCS Holocaust Center programs, including high school programs, Speakers Bureau programs, public and state-wide programs, outreach efforts, and the library and archives. The University Fellow works in partnership with JFCS staff on program implementation and represents the JFCS Holocaust Center with students and community members.

Part-time • Hybrid • October 2026 – June 2027 • $19.61/hr 

Help Build Northern California’s One and Only Holocaust Center

Join us in this once-in-a-century project to honor the memories of those who perished, recognize those who survived, and ensure that future generations never forget.