Program Coordinator, Teacher Leadership

Chicago Public Schools•Chicago, IL

19h

About The Position

The Program Coordinator, Teacher Leadership supports the administration, operations, data management, and program logistics for Teachers Lead Chicago’s (TLC) formal teacher leadership roles. TLC is part of the Talent Office’s Training and Leadership Development team and operates CPS’ formal teacher career pathway for teaching staff. The Coordinator works with key stakeholders to support transparent program monitoring and implementation, data tracking, timely compensation, and aligned communications. This full-time, exempt position reports to the Teacher Leadership Manager and is paid on a salary basis. The role is based in the context of Chicago Public Schools; the posting does not specify a workplace type. CPS employees must establish and maintain residency within Chicago’s geographic boundaries within six months of hire and maintain residency throughout employment. This requirement does not apply to temporary or part-time positions, though all CPS employees must be Illinois residents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
At least three years of professional work experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational, time, and project management skills, including coordinating multiple projects simultaneously, completing time-sensitive work, maintaining attention to detail, and meeting expectations.
Working knowledge of G Suite, including Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, and Data Studio, and marketing tools such as Canva or Adobe Express.
Proficiency in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, including formulas such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data formatting to manage, track, and analyze large datasets accurately.
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
High levels of integrity, honesty, and credibility.
Practical understanding of urban schools and the urban district setting for school improvement.
Effective strategic planning and project management capabilities, including establishing long-term goals and aligning and managing activities toward goal fulfillment.

Nice To Haves

Experience and familiarity with a large urban district context.
Marketing and communications experience.

Responsibilities

Manage program communications, including monitoring the TLC inbox, authoring monthly stakeholder updates and newsletters, and updating the TLC webpage.
Coordinate professional development logistics for TLC Teacher Leaders, including calendar invitations, reminders, attendance tracking, and ISBE credit hours.
Maintain and update data tracking systems and dashboards used by the TLC Team.
Calculate, verify, and monitor TLC Teacher Leader stipend payments in partnership with the CPS Payroll team.
Facilitate administrative processes for the centralized teacher leader application, scoring, mentor substitute request forms, and annual survey feedback cycles.
Collaborate with the Teacher Development Specialist team and school leaders to align messaging and conduct outreach.
Perform other duties as assigned.