Sustainable Community School Site Coordinator – Chicago Arts High School

The Sustainable Community School Site Coordinator leads the day-to-day implementation of the Sustainable Community Schools strategy at Chicago Arts High School, a Chicago Public School.

Job Type

Full-time

Date Posted

August 2026

Location

1010 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

Reports To

Jose Luis Illanes (Director of Education and Workforce Initiatives)

Position Overview

The Sustainable Community School Site Coordinator leads the day-to-day implementation of the Sustainable Community Schools strategy at Chicago Arts High School, a Chicago Public School. The Site Coordinator is an employee of the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance and serves as the primary liaison among PRAA, Chicago Arts High School leadership, teachers, students, families, community members, partner organizations, and other relevant CPS stakeholders. The Coordinator is responsible for building relationships, facilitating collaborative planning, coordinating programs and services, monitoring grant implementation, supporting data collection and reporting, and advancing the continuous improvement of the SCS initiative. This is a full-time, fully in-person PRAA position primarily based at Chicago Arts High School. The position will also require regular work at PRAA facilities, community locations, partner sites, and other locations throughout Chicago as needed. The successful candidate will be a highly organized, collaborative, and relationship-centered professional who can bring diverse stakeholders together around a shared vision for student success. The Coordinator must be comfortable managing multiple projects, facilitating meetings, working with data, coordinating contractors and programs, and maintaining compliance with PRAA, CPS, SCS, and applicable grant requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-time, exempt, 12-month position.

• This is a fully in-person position.

• The primary work location is Chicago Arts High School, a Chicago Public School.

• Regular work will also take place at PRAA facilities, community spaces, partner

organizations, and other locations throughout Chicago.• Local travel between Chicago Arts High School, PRAA sites, community partner

locations, meetings, and program activities is required.

• The position requires occasional evening and weekend availability for after-school

programming, family engagement activities, performances, community meetings,

summer programming, and special events.

• The work schedule may be adjusted based on school programming, community events,

and grant activities.

• The selected candidate must successfully complete all required PRAA and Chicago

Public Schools background

Requirements

The successful candidate will be a highly organized, collaborative, and relationship-centered

professional who can bring diverse stakeholders together around a shared vision for student

success. The Coordinator must be comfortable managing multiple projects, facilitating meetings,

working with data, coordinating contractors and programs, and maintaining compliance with

PRAA, CPS, SCS, and applicable grant requirements.

Work Environment

This is an opportunity to help shape the implementation of the Sustainable Community Schools initiative at Chicago Arts High School, a Chicago Public School and one of Chicago’s leading public arts high schools. The Site Coordinator will play a central role in creating programs that respond to student interests, strengthen family and community engagement, expand access to enrichment and supportive services, and connect young people to educational, artistic, wellness, workforce, and career-development opportunities. The successful candidate will join a collaborative partnership between the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance and Chicago Arts High School and help build a responsive, sustainable, equitable, and student-centered Community School model.

Compensation

Grant-Funded Position

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit the following materials for consideration:

• A current resume

• A brief cover letter describing your interest in the position and relevant experience

working with schools, students, families, community-based organizations, or related

programs

• Contact information for three professional references

Please submit application materials via email to our Director of Education & Workforce

Initiatives Jose Luis Illanes josel@praachicago.org with the subject line:

Sustainable Community School Site Coordinator – Chicago Arts High School

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

Early applications are encouraged.

Qualified candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted for an interview.

Please do not contact Chicago Arts High School or Chicago Public Schools regarding the status of your

application, as this position is employed and managed by the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance.