Career Opportunities at Harlem Children’s Zone & Promise Academy Charter Schools

Want to transform the lives of children and families while building your career at a world-class nonprofit organization? Join our team!

We are looking for talented and tenacious educators, administrators, counselors, researchers, wellness specialists, and more to help advance our mission: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by building up opportunities so children, families, and communities can thrive.

From our Education and Youth programs that empower children at every stage of life to Heath and Community services and National Leadership initiatives, we open pathways to prosperity for thousands of people in Harlem and beyond.

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As a member of the Harlem Children’s Zone Programs Team, you’ll empower our children, families, and community with holistic, place-based programs so they can live long, successful, and happy lives.

We offer career opportunities in a broad range of programs that create pathways to self-sufficiency, personal growth, and physical and mental health. This includes our Baby College for new and expectant parents, Healthy Harlem wellness education, CHECS college and career counseling, and so much more.

Join Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy, our premier K-12 charter schools within HCZ’s pipeline of cradle-to-career services. At HCZ Promise Academy, you’ll help to ensure that every one of our scholars enrolls in and graduates from college. In the 2020-21 academic year, 100% of our graduating seniors were accepted to college.

At Promise Academy, you’ll join a team that’s relentless in the pursuit of our scholars’ success. Everything we provide our scholars — from world-class instruction and extracurricular activities to social emotional support and healthy meals — is designed to fulfill the promise that they will graduate from college.

Relay Graduate School of Education

Available only to HCZ Promise Academy educators, Relay Graduate School of Education is a private graduate school that helps teachers and school leaders build skills and careers.

In partnership with Relay, HCZ Promise Academy sponsors selected teacher leaders to enroll in Relay’s two-year residency to become teaching fellows. Upon program completion, they receive certification and become lead teachers.

As a member of the Harlem Children’s Zone Administrative staff, you’ll empower the work of our organization to transform lives in Harlem and beyond.

We offer career opportunities in a broad range of areas, including Development, Communications, External Engagement, Finance, Information Technology, Research & Evaluation, Safety, Facilities, Food Service, and Facilities.

As a member of the Harlem Children’s Zone family, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive.

We offer highly competitive salaries with generous performance-based bonuses, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.

Want to learn more about careers at Harlem Children’s Zone or Promise Academy Charter Schools? We’re here to help!

For questions about careers at Promise Academy Charter Schools, email promisecareers@hcz.org.

For questions about all other HCZ careers, email hczcareers@hcz.org.