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Number of Positions: 1Work Location: 100% On-Site
Position Overview
About Us
City Year is dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time in high-need urban schools, where they partner with teachers and school leaders to provide high-impact student, classroom, and school-wide support to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. City Year has a Long-Term Impact (LTI) strategy, and an exciting plan to scale its impact to dramatically increase the urban graduation pipeline and transform the future for thousands of students nationwide.
City Year (CY) is among the nation’s fastest-growing nonprofit social enterprises. The organization’s 800 staff and 3,000 AmeriCorps members work and serve in 28 communities across the country, including Boston – where City Year was founded in 1988 and is headquartered – and Baton Rouge, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C. City Year also has international affiliates in South Africa and the United Kingdom.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year (CY) is a public-private partnership, made possible by resources from schools and school districts; local, state, and federal governments; and philanthropic support from corporations, foundations, and individuals. City Year has been recognized by Charity Navigator as a four-star charity – its highest rating – for twelve consecutive years, placing City Year in the top 1% of non-profits nationwide for fiscal responsibility, financial health, organizational efficiency and organizational capacity. For more information on City Year Chicago please visit: http://www.cityyear.org/chicago
City Year Chicago’s (CYC) mission is to advance educational equity & empower under-resourced communities by providing learning environments that maximize student potential, while developing & deploying the next generation of civic-minded change agents. We are seeking passionate, committed and innovative leaders to join our team during this exciting point of inflection.
Job Description
City Year Chicago is seeking a Senior Impact Director (SID), whois responsible forthe overall managementandexecution of the day-to-dayImpactoperations and achievement of service outcomes. Reporting directly to the Managing Director of Impact, theSIDis responsible forcollaborating with theImpactOperationsand ServiceSeniorDirectorsto meet all departmental goals and support the overall development and management of the staff. TheSIDsupervises4-6ImpactDirectors who directly manage14-18ImpactManagers, andup to 31school partnerschoolrelationships where we deploynearly 200AmeriCorps into national service.
TheSIDoversees the implementation of allImpactaspects of the City YearImpact, including themanagement and accountability ofImpactDirectorsandImpactManagers in delivering our service,identifyingprofessional development needs and opportunities, strengthening school partnerrelationshipsand supporting the AmeriCorps member experience
TheSIDis also responsible for working to promote the long-term sustainability of the site, fostering strategic relationships with various stakeholders, serving on committees, and providing insight and vision as a resource catalyst. TheSIDalso serves ontheSiteLeadership Team to support strategic planning for events, initiatives,and retreats to foster interdepartmental collaboration and organizational leadership. The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $95,000 annually,commensuratewith experience.
ImpactDirector Management
Coach, manage, and developImpactDirectors through weekly team meetings and one on ones, site visits to schools, performance reviews,and ongoing coaching thatidentifiesprofessional developmentand capacity building opportunities.
TrackImpactDirector portfolios to ensure data, deliverables, team progress, observations, and general service implementationareon track to meet end of year goals.
Partner Relationship Management
AmeriCorps Member Management, Training & Development
Consultwith Senior Impact OperationsDirector andImpact Operationsteamtoensureincident and mandated reports are handledappropriately,documentation issubmittedtimelyandaccurately, andensurethenecessary follow up has occurred.
Consult with the Managing Director of Impact, Senior Service Director, Learning &Developmentteamand Senior Impact Operations Directorto developtrainingscopeandvision for the staff and AmeriCorps members.
Organizational Initiatives & Site Support
Decision Making/Judgment:understands and manages organizational decision-making, including integration across network/departments; effectively communicates, manages,ownsand champions decisions being implemented.
Additional Required Experience and Qualities Needed:
Minimum5+ yearsof team management with a strongtrack recordof results:
Travel to schools throughout Chicagoland required; must have reliable means of transportation (valid driver's license and vehicle or ability to navigate public transit).
Compensation and Benefits
Full-timeemployees are entitled to compensationcommensuratewith experience.Benefits for full-time employees include health insurance witha FlexibleSpending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce.
Employment at City Year is at-will. City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
