Opportunity: Powerful Schools & Communities Partner – Hourly

 

About the Role/Purpose:

Center for Powerful Public Schools (CPPS) seeks a Powerful Schools and Communities Partner to support multiple CPPS initiatives across the U.S. This role supports leaders and educators in providing student-driven learning opportunities, refining practice and driving school improvement. This role models continuous improvement, relationship- and trust-building, collaboration, and creative solution-making. This position is an hourly role within CPPS, whereby the Partner will undertake a select number of projects they will lead, and will opt-in to represent CPPS at conferences and with district leadership. All work to be performed at an hourly rate.

 

Primary Responsibilities: specific scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Provide school and leadership coaching and professional development

• Lead and support CPPS’s pathways work

• Lead and support Communities of Practice to advance CPPS’s impact and school improvement

• Provide regular project reporting, through face-to-face and virtual meeting updates, and formal and informal written reports using technology and digital tools (e.g. Google Suite, etc.)

• Collaborate with CPPS staff as needed.

• Participate in Transformative Schools & Communities Partner collaborative learning & planning sessions (optional)

• Meet regularly with assigned Direct Support, collaboratively build a learning plan, and participate in formal evaluation process

• Support, through facilitation and design, CPPS at conferences and convenings

• Other responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational need and individual skills and interests

• Must be able to travel (most travel will be in Los Angeles County and California; some work might require out-of-state travel)

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Desired Credentials:

• BA, ideally with an MEd, MBA, MPA, or related advanced degree. However, as research

      demonstrates that education requirements can be a deterrent for qualified candidates to apply and can perpetuate gender and racial disparities,          we encourage all candidates with the professional experiences and leadership qualities outlined in this position to apply.

• 5+ years experience facilitating professional development/coaching

• 5+ years in teaching/leadership

• Experience/familiarity with CPPS’s key areas of focus: linked pathways & career and technical education, innovative small schools, improvement science, community-embedded learning, culturally responsive teaching, and project-based learning

• Documented track record of success working with schools/teams serving:

  • Students growing up in poverty

  • Students of color

  • Students with Learning Disabilities

  • Immigrant Youth & English Language Learners

  • Learners dealing with trauma

  • Students attending alternative education programs

  • Foster youth

 

Qualifications:

Candidates for this position must share our passion and commitment for a radical transformation of schools. We see our inputs and initiatives as paths to deliver on that promise.

 

The intended geographic spread of our work and the fact that CPPS staff work virtually, requires individuals to have strong internal accountability. The organizational culture supports flexible and contextually appropriate decision-making processes. As a result, individuals who thrive at CPPS are comfortable juggling multiple projects and prioritizing tasks, advancing the work in the face of uncertainty, willing to take risks, exhibit entrepreneurial behaviors, take ownership and see tasks and ideas through from conception to implementation, and possess the communication and interpersonal skills needed to work well with people at all levels of the organization.

 

Organizational Skills:

• Strong internal accountability, comfort juggling multiple projects and prioritizing tasks, and the ability to work remotely in distributed teams across multiple time zones

• Ability to exhibit entrepreneurial behaviors, take ownership, and see tasks and ideas through from conception to implementation

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (speaking, writing, listening) in person and virtually

• Commitment to continuous improvement, a relentless approach to growth and learning, and an openness to constructive critical feedback

• Collegial and empathetic approach to working with others, while bringing a creative, flexible and thoughtful approach to your work

• Ability to use - or quickly learn - multiple tech platforms (e.g., Google Suite, Outlook)​

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Application Process and Timeline:

Confidential inquiries are welcomed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Special consideration will be given to applications received by  August 29, 2025.

 

Desired Start Date: September 8, 2025

 

You will need to provide the following documentation:

1. Thoughtful and Tailored Cover Letter of Introduction (≤ 2 pages)

2. Resume/CV

3. List ≥ 2 Professional References

 

Please submit the requested documents to careers@powerfuled.org

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Location: Remote and onsite (must be able to travel to Southwest, United States)

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer or Program Director of Learning and Instructional Development

 

Compensation

• Hourly rate varies based on in-person coaching, internal/prep work, and travel time

• Travel Reimbursement: Mileage and travel expenses covered for on-site coaching

 

Benefits

• Worker’s Compensation

 

 

Note: This position does not include paid time off (PTO), vacation or health/dental/vision insurance.

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 At Center for Powerful Public Schools we believe in:

 

CENTERING STUDENTS

We believe, first and foremost, in the power and potential of our historically resilient students and communities. We work

in solidarity with communities, schools, and systems to transform their beliefs, practices, and systems so that every young person is able to grow, learn, and thrive.

 

ACHIEVING EQUITY

We believe in the urgency of our collective work to radically change our system, which was not constructed nor currently serves our historically resilient students and communities. We work shoulder to shoulder with educators who are ready to grow and learn to make significant and measurable changes in our educational practices, systems, and outcomes.

 

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES

We believe in the brilliance and capacity of the students, families, and educators we work with and know that they hold the answers to any challenges they face. We partner with systems and schools to ensure that they empower their stakeholders as decision makers. We build the capacity of students, families, and educators to take leadership in transforming our educational model.

 

IMPACTING GROWTH

We take an inquiry stance both in our own growth as an organization and in our partnerships with communities and educators. We are committed to building effective learning organizations that use data to drive honest dialogue, design high leverage change actions, and learn from their work. We are relentless in transforming systems and practices in service of achieving significant, measurable outcomes for historically resilient students and communities.

 

LEADING WITH LOVE

We believe caring relationships and a sense of belonging are foundational in building the schools and communities our young people deserve. We understand that love is action and demands courageous conversations that lead to equitable and liberating learning environments for our students and communities. We practice this deep ethic of care and justice both within our organization and with our partners.

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​CPPS is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against and harassment of any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, veteran status (special disabled veterans, disabled veterans and Vietnam-era veterans), or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients; and all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.