Why City Year
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedMobilizes volunteers to revitalize schools and neighborhoods through large-scale physical service projects like painting, refurbishing, and gardening.
- In-school servicein fiscal Year 2025, more than 98% of City year's 2,174 full-time participants served on teams in schools. Most of their 2,991,880 service hours were spent as tutors, mentors, and role models helping children in high-poverty schools stay in…$78.3M spent in FY2024
- Youth civic leadership40,000 of City year's alumni continue to serve and lead across an array of professions, including education, with more than half of alums working as teachers, adminstrators, guidance counselors and at education nonprofits, and are engaged in their…$62.4M spent in FY2024
- Physical serviceall City Year locations host large-scale service events throughout the Year, led by corps and staff. In fiscal Year 2025, 9,764 citizens volunteered 25,129 hours in projects including painting murals, refurbishing schools, creating play places, planting community gardens, and…$4.4M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenApplication 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: 1 Position Overview The Instructional Coach (IC) will support the academic strategy and model that enables City Year Chicago to reach school and student outcome goals. The IC supports and implements academic strategy and model for Tier One and Tier Two spaces that ensure we reach our student outcome measures in math and literacy.
Create instructional learning experiences for corps and staff that build the skills and knowledge necessary to reach school and student outcome measures. They also serve as active members of the City Year Chicago community in order to advance the site and work toward the Long-Term Impact Strategy. The IC reports to the Senior Service Director and supports 6 to 8 school teams.
Salary
Range for this role is $65,000 to $75,000 Anticipated start date is Fall 2026 The IC will primarily work on-site at their designated school placement(s) with occasional days at the office.
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree required Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, with proven ability to deliver strong, measurable results Deep knowledge of instructional strategy, with a focused understanding of interventions for students not performing on grade level Well-versed in social emotional learning and adult learning principles Experience presenting and facilitating training for adult learners Outstanding ability to communicate with diverse audiences Comfortability with both large and small group facilitation, as well as 1:1 coaching Responsibilities The Instructional Coach will perform the following roles and responsibilities as described below: Observations & Coaching Observe each AmeriCorps member (ACM) in your portfolio at least once a month with the Impact Manager (IM) as they work either as a whole class support, one-on-one sessions, or as they lead a tutoring session with their focus list students.
Track the key questions ACMs ask, student actions and responses, as well as the seating arrangements or examples of student work. Debrief (DB) each ACM after each observation. Debrief conversations should include: Reflections of the day’s small group session Follow up on any notes/ steps from previous debrief session .
Review of student progress logs, sample work, data, grades, assessments for action steps towards growth Model best practice and planning strategies The development of new action steps & strategic planning for ACM who needs further support and/or guidance Input and update observation notes and feedback into the coaching logs Staff Instructional Capacity & Support Develop and implement staff instructional training and resources to support the successful implementation of the Academic Strategy and Model Collaborate with the Site…
About City Year
From its Form 990- Budget $173.1M
- Staff 1,398 · founded 1988
- Pays its leaders $230K–$389K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 39 · Jobs at City Year · Full 990 report