Careers
Want to play an essential role in empowering Chicago’s youths through sports and play? We’d love to have you on our team
Current Openings
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Recess Coach
Are you passionate about youth development? Have a knack for coaching and leading activities with young people? Do you enjoy working in a school setting? Our Recess Coach position may be PERFECT for you! The Recess Coach is responsible for implementing the recess schedule for all K-8 school-age youth, expanding SEL knowledge school-wide, and being a proactive team member within their school environment. Recess schedules include but are not limited to, structured play, transitions, and lunchroom support.
Why Work At Urban Initiatives
We Use the Power of Sport and Play to Empower Chicago’s Youth
Want to work at a mission-driven organization enabling lasting change in the city? Join the Urban Initiatives team. We value collaboration.
Great Mission
The Urban Initiatives way allows kids to learn, practice, and succeed. It’s an incredibly worthwhile mission for kids and the people who support them.
Great Impact
We’re helping kids who might not otherwise have an opportunity like this. UI participants come from families who qualify as low income.
Great Perks
We offer a variety of perks to support you in your personal and professional development. See below for a listing of things we provide.
Invest in quality coaches
Invest in quality coaches
Invest in quality coaches
Invest in quality coaches
Invest in quality coaches
Enlist support from diverse networks of families, schools, and community members
Enlist support from diverse networks of families, schools, and community members
Enlist support from diverse networks of families, schools, and community members
Develop social-emotional learning through play
Develop social-emotional learning through play
Develop social-emotional learning through play
Use our network to help students build social capital
Use our network to help students build social capital
Use our network to help students build social capital
Company Benefits
A Great Mission and a Great Place to Work
Over the years, Urban Initiatives has grown to serve more students and communities than ever before. We are now focused on sustaining this growth by strengthening program operations to ensure a lasting and scalable impact across Chicago. Our programs support social-emotional learning (SEL) and need for these services is critical.
Working at Urban Initiatives puts YOU in the middle of making an impact that will shape generations of Chicago youth. We are coaches by trade and we bring this expertise into our work environment. You can expect us to deliver ample learning opportunities, growth mindsets, a culture of feedback and transparency, and fun as a core value. Are you ready to put passion into action to build a stronger Chicago?
We offer these benefits.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Option to contribute to a 401K with up to a 3% match of your salary after one full year of employment
- Paid time off options available
- Life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance paid 100% by Urban Initiatives
- Flexible schedule and work-from-home environment for some positions
- Paid holidays (Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day)
Empowering Youth
Urban Initiatives uses the power of sport and play to empower Chicago’s youth to achieve academic success, develop social-emotional skills, and build social capital. Our work is in its 20th year of changing lives.
Making an Impact
We believe that play has the power to make Chicago safer, more equitable, and more connected. See students, coaches, and parents share why they think play is serious. We’re growing to meet needs for more of the city’s youth.
