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City Year Denver seeks an Impact Director to lead the learning, development, and experience of AmeriCorps members within Denver Public Schools, focusing on youth development and educational excellence.

Responsibilities: The Impact Director will oversee the learning and development strategies for AmeriCorps members, manage training and coaching programs, and ensure effective participant experiences in educational settings.

Skills: Candidates should have experience in designing adult learning, K-12 instruction, and managing partnerships, alongside a commitment to youth development and service.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include 3+ years of adult learning design, 2+ years in K-12 education, and a passion for youth as agents of change, with City Year or AmeriCorps experience favored.

Location: This position is based in Denver, CO and is hybrid, requiring occasional in-person attendance at various worksites.

Compensation: $70000 - $75000 / Annually

Application Instructions

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Number of Positions: 1Compensation: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Commensurate with Experience and LocationWork Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote

Position Overview

City Year Denver is seeking a mission-driven leader to serve as our next Impact Director—a key role that shapes the learning, development, and success of AmeriCorps members serving in classrooms across Denver Public Schools. This role is ideal for someone passionate about supporting young people’s development as community leaders, youth development practitioners, and educators while ensuring their preparation for an impactful year of service in schools.

The Impact Director leads City Year Denver’s learning and development strategy, workforce development pathways programs, and AmeriCorps member experience. This includes overseeing our participation within the Youth Mental Health Corps (a public-private initiative providing Corps members with behavioral health credentials), training and coaching for our Teaching Fellows, and practice integration for our Social Work Fellows.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a collaborative and purpose-driven professional to lead transformative learning experiences, drive program excellence, and help shape the next generation of educators and community leaders.

The Impact Director is an individual contributor supervised by the Managing Director of Impact and working alongside a team of Impact Managers.

Job Description

About Us:

City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on-track to graduate. City Year recruits young people aged 17-25 to serve as AmeriCorps members to commit to a year of full-time service in schools where they operate as Student Success Coaches by tutoring and mentoring students while acting as a “second adult” in classrooms. Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year works in 29 cities across the United States and has international affiliates in England and South Africa.

City Year has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating since 2003, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsible fiscal management and placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America. 

City Year Denver proudly partners with Denver Public Schools in schools where the need is greatest and where we can work alongside school leaders and teachers who share our vision for closing the opportunity gap. 

Impact Director Areas of Responsibility:

Learning & Development (40%)

• Lead the vision, design, and implementation of a comprehensive learning and development program that supports the growth of AmeriCorps members across multiple position classifications, including Student Success Coaches, Service Leaders, Teaching Fellows, and Social Work Fellows.
• Support the Impact team in aligning observation and coaching practices with the learning & development strategy.
• Continuously evaluate and improve the learning and development program using qualitative and quantitative feedback from AmeriCorps members, staff, and partners to ensure training is relevant, responsive, inclusive, and outcomesdriven.
• Support AmeriCorps members’ post-service planning through Leadership After City Year (LACY) programming by facilitating access to career exploration, graduate school pathways, and workforce development opportunities.
• Oversee all logistical aspects of in-person and virtual learning experiences, including space reservations, scheduling, and communication with internal and external facilitators to ensure smooth, high-quality training delivery.

Workforce Development Pathways (40%)

Teaching Fellowship

• Lead weekly, synchronous Joy & Belonging whole-child training sessionsfor Teaching Fellows.
• Provide individualized coaching and observation to Teaching Fellows 1–2 times per month, supporting their growth as instructional practitioners and emerging educators with a focus on student impact and continuous improvement.
• With the Impact Manager, engage in joint observations with Mentor Teachers and participate in video coaching sessions with Arizona State University faculty to provide holistic, aligned support.
• With the Impact Manager, support Teaching Fellows in interpreting and acting on student-level data, including Focus List progress, to inform targeted interventions and drive academic achievement.
• Lead recruitment and selection of new Teaching Fellows from current first-year Student Success Coaches, cultivating a strong talent pipeline.
• Alongside other members of the Impact team, strategically match Teaching Fellows with high-quality Mentor Teachers at partner schools to ensure effective classroom placements and professional learning opportunities.
• Partner with City Year’s national Teaching Fellowship team to share best practices, strengthen systems, and engage in collaborative problem-solving to continuously enhance program design and delivery.  

Social Work Fellowship

• Provide individualized coaching and observation to Social Work Fellows once per month, supporting meaning making and connecting school practice and experience with concepts in graduate school.
• Organize training sessions for Social Work Fellows based on training needs identified.
• With the Impact Manager, support Social Work Fellows in interpreting and acting on student-level data, including Focus List progress, to inform targeted interventions and student success skills achievement.
• Alongside other members of the Impact team,assess Fellows’ progress in their graduate program and their service standards.
• Alongside other members of the team, lead recruitment and selection of new Social Work Fellows from recruitment pipelines.

Youth Mental Health Corps

• Oversee City Year Denver’s implementation of the Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC), a public-private partnership that equips AmeriCorps members with credentials and practical skills in behavioral health.
• Support AmeriCorps members in completing required YMHC learning modules and applying behavioral health strategies in schools to enhance student support.
• Track and analyze post-service outcomes to evaluate program effectiveness and continuously improve support structures for corps members' career readiness. 
• Attend monthly community of practice hosted by service commission to share and learn best practices and receive updates related to the program.

Future Workforce Development Pathways

• Alongside the Executive Director and Managing Director of Impact, build and sustain partnerships with employers, higher educationpartners, schooldistrictand training providers to develop new pathways for AmeriCorps alumni education or employment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deepen City Year Denver’s ability to provide new credit-for-service and workforce development opportunities.

AmeriCorps Member Experience (15%)

• Collaborate across City Year Denver to create the strategy and plan to promote a positive AmeriCorps member experience from confirmation through graduation.
• Develop, execute, and manage scalable systems and standardized protocols for responding to AmeriCorps members who are facing barriers to continued service.
• Plan and execute AmeriCorps member recognition and appreciation activities, including AmeriCorps Member Appreciation Month in March, Graduation in June, and Opening Day in August.
• Plan and execute City Year Denver’s annual service remembrance days, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Indigenous People’s Day of Service, and Cesar Chavez Day of Service.
• Partner cross-functionally with City Year Denver staff around stakeholder engagement meant to support the AmeriCorps member experience.
• Serve as a liaison to City Year Denver’s site board AmeriCorps Member Experience Committee.

Support Collaborative Site Priorities (5%)

• Support City Year Denver’s cross-functional priorities by participating in prospective Student Success Coach interviews, fundraising events, and efforts to improve workplace experience for AmeriCorps members and staff.
• Additional responsibilities as required to meet the mission and objectives of the organization.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ experience designing and leading learning for adults.
• 2+ years’ experience leading instruction for K-12 students, ideally in a classroom setting.
• 2+ years’ experience managing existing and cultivating new external partnerships.
• Demonstrated background in program development and leveraging data towards continuous systems improvement required.
• Passion for and commitment to City Year’s mission of delivering high-impact service to children and schools; developing young adults participating in national service as powerful civic leaders and life-long active citizens; promoting and advancing the concept of voluntary national service; belief in youth as agents of social change required.
• Candidates with a demonstrated background in coaching emerging teachers or social workers highly preferred.
• City Year / AmeriCorps experience preferred.
• Must be able to reliably commute to various worksites within Denver.

Competencies:

To succeed in this role, the Impact Director must demonstrate the following City Year competencies in their daily responsibilities:

• Project Management: organizes, prioritizes, tracks, and manages workflow and resources.
• Strategic Thinking: identifies multiple pathways to address complex and nebulous problems while anticipating barriers and opportunities and developing plans to address them.
• Learning: strives to continuously develop and better self, teams, and organization.
• Relationship Building: considers the perspectives of others and cultivates relationships to strengthen interpersonal bonds with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Teamwork: actively contributes to shared projects with the understanding that their team’s success is their own success and vice versa.

Compensation and Benefits:

• $70,000 - $75,000 annual salary.
• Full-time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include comprehensive health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, 20 days’ paid time off, 18 paid holidays in 2025-2026, paid parental leave, 401K, and more.
• City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to social responsibility. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

To Apply:

• Qualified applicants should apply and submit a resume and cover letter. Applications without both will not be considered. No phone calls, please.
• https://www.cityyear.org/about/careers/

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.