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Number of Positions: 1Work Location: 100% On-Site
Position Overview
City Year Columbia is seeking a Senior Impact Manager (SIM) who will lead and develop two teams of AmeriCorps members (ACMs) as idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students to improve performance. Reporting to an Impact Director and working from a partner school(s), the SIM plays a critical role in implementing City Year’s school-based Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) service model, mission, and practices. The SIM is also an effective talent developer who will support AmeriCorps members through a challenging and rewarding year of service.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Service Delivery and Impact
Develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance interventions, course performance interventions, and social emotional learning support for students
Set and monitor clear, measurable, weekly and monthly deliverables and action plans for AmeriCorps members to accomplish WSWC goals established by the organization and school partners through the Statement of Partnership process
Drive results by ensuring timely and accurate collection of quantitative and qualitative data. Use surveys, student, school, and district level data to continually improve student interventions and whole school supports
Learning and Development, Impact Coaching, and Data Analytics Support
AmeriCorps Member Program Delivery and Experience
Service Partner Management
In collaboration with Impact Director, build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key stakeholdersdemonstrating an understanding of the schools priorities and working collaboratively to implement solutions that leverage AmeriCorps member talent and align with City Year Whole School Whole Child output, outcome and impact goals
Organizational Initiatives & Site Support
Lead on selected network initiatives, such as creating baseline trainings, collateral, and tools or serving as a leader for special initiatives for site
Partner with City Year Columbia departments and staff to ensure that site-wide goals are met, including, but not limited to, the AmeriCorps member applicant interview process, stakeholder engagement, event and service day participation, and cross-departmental committees and school visits for potential donors
In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies:
Civic Knowledge & Fluency in Education Practice & Reform: understands national service and education environment in which City Year operates; applies industry insight to strengthen partner interactions; knowledge of education policy, public education funding, school and district operations
Communication: clearly articulates information and ideas orally and in writing; translates mission and vision from organization level to AmeriCorps members; inspires broadaudiences through compelling, tailored messaging; communicates with confidence and credibility; listens carefully and is responsive to feedback
Executes to Results: accomplishes tasks on time with high quality; accepts accountability and takes initiative; achieves transformational results with students from under-resourced communities in the classroom, school, or network/multiple-school levels
Problem Solving and Decision Making: applies knowledge, experience, creativity, and critical thinking in solving challenges; looks beyond the obvious for answers; uses sound judgment to make well-informed, ethical decisions
Relationship Development: uses interpersonal interactions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes and advance City Year’s mission; demonstrates interpersonal relationship competence; builds trust in critical partner relationships, including school and community partners both internal and external to City Year
Additional Qualifications
Ability to adapt and excel in youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and rapidly-changing environment
Attitude essentials: growth mindset, passion for City Year’s mission, committed to teamwork, grit and resilience
Qualified applicants should and submit a resume with cover letter
Compensation and Benefits
Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.
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.
