Jobs at Democracy Prep Public Schools

Manage school operations, including daily procedures, compliance, attendance, enrollment, assessments, procurement, inventory, technology, food service, transportation, facilities, events, and family engagement. Lead and coach the operations team, maintain accurate internal and state data systems, prepare reports, coordinate vendors, document protocols, and ensure efficient support for students, families, and staff.

Leads postsecondary readiness and student success counseling across multiple schools. Supervises and develops counseling teams, oversees grades 9–12 advising, builds higher-education and community partnerships, and manages college admissions, financial aid, graduation, and persistence tracking. The role also standardizes counseling operations, analyzes student outcomes, coordinates family and stakeholder engagement, and oversees crisis intervention and complex student support protocols.

Coordinates school operations, technology support, meal service, supplies, events, enrollment, family communications, assessments, databases, attendance, and school culture initiatives. The role supports staff, scholars, and families while documenting systems, managing logistics and budgets, coordinating vendors, and ensuring welcoming, compliant, and efficient school-based operations. This is a fully in-person position five days per week.

The Canvasser drives student inquiries and applications for Democracy Prep schools through community outreach, tabling, relationship building, canvassing strategy, and enrollment events. The role targets families and community organizations, supports school fairs and open houses, enters inquiries and applications into tracking systems, and completes enrollment and marketing tasks. Strong communication, community connections, admissions knowledge, and strategic planning are important. Spanish proficiency and canvassing or charter school experience are preferred.

Leads school-based special services compliance and delivery for students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and students needing academic or behavioral supports. Manages special education staff and providers, oversees IEPs, 504 plans, MLL services, SESIS documentation, audits, legally mandated meetings, family communication, and MTSS intervention systems. Partners with school and network leadership, may provide SETSS or ICT instruction, and ensures services are implemented accurately, timely, and in compliance with IDEA, NYSED, NYC DOE, and network requirements.

Support more than 3,000 alumni by designing college persistence strategies, managing microgrant and peer-support programs, organizing reunions, and cultivating class captains. Identify alumni at risk of stopping out, provide targeted outreach, track postsecondary outcomes, maintain accurate records, analyze data, and report trends and program insights. Collaborate with counseling and college access teams to refine interventions and improve re-enrollment, persistence, and graduation outcomes.

Leads special education and Multilingual Learner programming across assigned New York schools. Coaches Special Services Managers and school leaders, analyzes academic and compliance data, strengthens IEP and MLL systems, supports instructional quality, conducts audits, develops professional learning, and implements network-wide improvements while ensuring legal compliance and strong scholar outcomes.

Leads the DP Empowered program across five high schools, overseeing faculty, curriculum, instructional quality, professional development, experiential learning, budgets, staffing, technology systems, evaluation, and student-data tracking. The role builds scalable systems, coordinates cross-departmental stakeholders, and ensures consistent college and career pathway programming aligned with the organization’s mission.

Teach high school science while creating an inclusive, supportive classroom with high academic and behavioral expectations. Plan and implement rigorous curriculum, use assessment data to guide instruction, build relationships with scholars and families, support social-emotional development, promote civic engagement, and participate in coaching, professional development, conferences, tutoring, and school-wide activities.

Application for individuals who are not current Democracy Prep employees and will work in a role receiving a stipend.

Manage full-cycle talent acquisition for school-based and central roles, partnering with school leaders to assess staffing needs, screen candidates, coordinate interviews, conduct outreach, and deliver a strong candidate experience. Track hiring progress, staffing budgets, and recruiting systems while supporting talent initiatives, communications, and broader People Team programs.