Impact Director
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Before you apply
Salary$73k – $78k
LocationChicago, IL
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityDirector
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedJun 3, 2026 · 5mo ago
Verified live2d ago
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Lead a portfolio of approximately fifty 18- to 25-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer Student Success Coaches (SSCs)
Hire, develop, and manage three to four Impact Managers
Responsible for all school based and student level service results including student academic performance, attendance and behavior goals
Manage school partner relationships within their school portfolio
Serve as the 'executive contact' for the school' s leadership team
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability coverage
401(k)
Application Instructions
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About the role
Work Location: 100% On-Site
Position Overview
The Impact Director leads the service implementation of City Year teams serving a portfolio of six to eight Chicago Public Schools partner schools. In partnership with school administration, they drive improved social-emotional and academic outcomes for students through each team’s delivery of the Whole School Whole Child model over the school year. At the same time, the Impact Director cultivates a pipeline of civic-minded change agents among both the City Year staff and AmeriCorps Volunteers of their portfolio through intentional talent development, commitment-building, and organizational alignment. Reporting to the Senior Director of Impact, the Impact Director serves on the site’s Senior Leadership Team, contributing individually and as a collective to strategic initiatives for the benefit of the site at large.
-Starting salary range for this role is $73,000 - $78,000.
-Anticipated start date for this role is summer 2026.
-This is a primarily in-person role within school environments with flexibility to periodically work remotely.
Job Description
Responsibilities
• Lead a portfolio of approximately fifty 18- to 25-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer Student Success Coaches (SSCs) who will serve with City Year over a ten-month period.
• Hire, develop, and manage three to four Impact Managers to supervise and develop the City Year SSCs in the portfolio, driving their engagement with the program as evidenced by indicators of the AmeriCorps volunteer experience (e.g. retention, satisfaction, engagement). Direct evaluation initiatives such as AmeriCorps surveys and the AmeriCorps performance management process.
• Responsible for all school based and student level service results including student academic performance, attendance and behavior goals for portfolio schools.
• Manage school partner relationships within their school portfolio including implementing new school partnerships and renewing agreements with schools every year. Serve as the ‘executive contact’ for the school’s leadership team, forging a partnership with the school principal through formal and informal touch points throughout the year. Ensure that every school is meeting City Year’s Conditions for Success or implementing corrective actions to do so.
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.
Legal
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.