Application Instructions
Click Apply to submit your online application. Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the "My Experience" page in the "Resume/CV" field.
Active City Year Staff members must login to Workday to apply internally.
Number of Positions: 1Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Position Overview
Position Overview
Compensation for this position is in the $70,000 - $75,000 range.
The anticipated start for this position is October/November 2024.
This is a year-round, hybrid position. Impact Directors are required to work a minimum of 3 days per week in-person, including visiting the schoolhouse or working from the office. ID school visits will occur 2-3 days a week
City Year Philadelphia seeks an Impact Director who is responsible for the overall management of three to five Impact Managers and school partnerships with up to fifty committed, idealistic Student Success Coaches (SSCs, also known as AmeriCorps Members/ACMs). Reporting to the Managing Director, Impact (MDI), the Impact Director (ID) is responsible for collaborating with director-level colleagues in the Impact Department and across City Year Philadelphia. The Impact Director guides and supports partnerships and vision, while creating successful environments to bolster measurable impact.
The ID will work closely with the Impact Director team to train, implement, and evaluate outcomes of the strategic plan and student data, while ensuring that AmeriCorps, City Year, and District goals are met. The ID will also ensure the fidelity of Whole School, Whole Child (WSWC) model implementation. Additionally, the ID will be responsible for strategically identifying, building, resourcing, and cultivating key stakeholder relationships to drive success of the Impact Department and City Year Philadelphia. The ID will also serve on the site Senior Leadership Team, helping to drive and support site-wide initiatives and projects.
Job Description
Impact Manager (IM) Supervision and Student Success Coach (SSC) Support – 45%
Develop, manage, and coach a team of 5-7 Impact Managers through daily contact, school visits, weekly check-ins, goal-setting and planning, performance reviews, and professional development opportunities
Partner with the Managing Director, Impact (MDI) and Impact Director Team (IDT) to ensure execution and compliance with all AmeriCorps and City Year requirements, policies, and audits
Coach Impact Managers and SSCs through team management, accountability, and standards issues, including disciplinary actions
Service Impact and Evaluation – 25%
Oversee the delivery and monitoring of City Year Philadelphia’s school-based service to ensure that annual impact, partnership, and safety goals are met and all activities comply with organizational standards and best practices
Ensure high safety standards for all in-school, after-school, and out-of-school activities where City Year is the lead partner, or where City Year is working in partnership with the schools, district, or other community partners
Track, assess, and create action plans with Impact Managers on data-informed deliverables, school team progress, and general service impact
Relationship Management – 20%
Manage and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders and partners, including school leaders, department leaders (particularly Assistant Superintendents and their staff), and staff at other community organizations.
Organizational Initiatives and Site Support –10%
Engage in structured discussion and training on diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity aimed at developing stronger cultural competency, both individually and collectively as a site
Participate as a member of the City Year national Impact network, managing selected network initiatives as needed, including creating baseline trainings, collateral, and tools
Partner with City Year Philadelphia’s departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, the AmeriCorps member interview process, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross-departmental committees
What You’ll Bring
We know that hardly anyone ‘checks ALL the boxes’ on job requirements, and that’s okay! If many of the items listed below describe you and your experiences, we’re excited to talk with you and encourage you to apply.
We’d like to get to know the person behind the resume. Please submit a thoughtful cover letter (1 page is just fine) that explains how your skills, knowledge, and experiences are assets to this position and the team.
Willingness to engage in conversations on race and all aspects of identity, coupled with a passion for developing practices grounded in diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity; experience with managing teams through a DBIE lens
Benefits
Full time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation and 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 and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), 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.
