Social Impact Programs Coordinator

Social Impact Programs Coordinator

Start Date: February 2026 or Earliest Available Date

VISION: Inspire students to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

MISSION: Hillbrook provides an extraordinary educational experience that fosters a love of learning in our students and helps them develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest individual potential in school and in life. At Hillbrook, students are known, respected and valued as individuals and every day is a journey of self-discovery, imaginative thinking, creative problem solving, laughter and friendship.

CORE VALUES: Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best.

The Position: What Will You Do & How Will We Collaborate?

The Social Impact Program Coordinator plays a key role in supporting, strengthening, and evolving the programs of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship. The Coordinator ensures that the Center’s signature experiences (e.g., workshops, partnerships, projects, events, field studies, and student-driven initiatives) operate smoothly and consistently across both campuses. This role blends program management, relationship-building, logistics coordination, and mission-driven educational support. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, equity-centered, entrepreneurial, and energized by working with students, faculty, families, and external partners to advance a shared vision of social impact. Some early mornings, evenings, or extended days may be required during peak program seasons. This individual collaborates closely with the Scott Center Director, the Scott Center Program Leads, and Hillbrook faculty to achieve operational success. The Social Impact Programs Coordinator is based on both the Los Gatos and San José campuses, with consistent cross-campus presence. Some early mornings, evenings, or extended days may be required during peak program seasons.

The Hillbrook Employee: Who Are You?

Do our Core Values – Be kind. Be curious. Take risks. Be your best. – align with how you show up as a professional? Are you committed to building and bridging inclusive communities? Do you believe learning should be an active and relational process? Do you enjoy nurturing and maintaining best practices and continuity of programs, while also evolving programs in response to new information? Is equity and impact at the forefront of what you do?  Are you entrepreneurial? Do you thrive in small collaborative environments? Do you seek opportunities for interdisciplinary, experiential learning? Do you believe that students are capable changemakers at any age and stage? A Hillbrook employee will emphatically say yes to each of these questions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

●      Actively participate in a collaborative employee culture that is committed to being at the leading edge of JK – 12th grade education.

●      Report to Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship

●      Coordinate and support Scott Center programming across both campuses, including workshops, excursions, community events, and assemblies.

●      Manage scheduling, communication, and logistics for student programs, Scott Center team operations, faculty collaborations, and partner engagements.

●      Oversee event planning and execution, ensuring high-quality, mission-aligned experiences for students and families.

●      Track program resources, materials, and documentation to ensure consistency and continuous improvement.

●      Support the collection, archiving, and publishing of student learning artifacts and experiences

●      Track program completion, participation, and requirements to support accurate reporting

●      Support relationships with external community partners, nonprofits, and social impact organizations.

●      Collaborate with Scott Center Program Leads to bring program visions to life

●      Draft communications, program materials, and updates for families, faculty, and partners

●      Support teachers by providing tools, templates, and logistical guidance for social impact programs

●      Support risk management, safety considerations, and policies related to student programs and off-campus experiences.

●      Manage administrative tasks including forms, approvals, data collection, and logistics coordination.

●      Participate in key meetings to represent the operational needs of Scott Center programming

●      Partner closely with Division Heads, Communications, and Advancement when programs intersect with broader school functions

 

Qualifications

●      Desire and ability to work in a collegial, highly collaborative environment

●      Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning in a diverse, dynamic, and progressive school community

●      A commitment to anti-racism and demonstrated skill designing equitable and inclusive educational experiences and learning environments that incorporate themes of diversity and justice

●      Strong passion for the role and the school, and an understanding of how the position supports the school’s ability to meet its mission and vision every day

●      Relevant professional experience in program coordination or transferable experience; independent school experience a plus

●      Exceptional project management skills with exceptional attention to detail

●      Experience coordinating programs or events, ideally in an educational or nonprofit setting

●      Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly with students, families, faculty, and external partners

●      Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deadlines

●      Must be able to deal effectively and empathically with people from all types of backgrounds and experiences and in all types of difficult or challenging situations

●      An entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to think strategically and creatively

●      Sound judgment related to confidential information, safety, and risk management

●      Proficiency with Google Suite and comfort learning new digital tools. Canva proficiency is a plus.

●      Ability to regularly travel between Los Gatos and San José campuses

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, & Action

As noted in our Commitment to Community & Belonging, we strive to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Silicon Valley, believing that educational excellence and equity depend on the creation of a diverse and inclusive community where all students, families and employees feel a full sense of membership. To live up to our DEI Teaching Philosophy Statement, all employees contribute to developing culturally competent students and building an educational institution committed to social justice and reaching beyond. We offer a wide range of opportunities for all employees to engage in work that furthers these goals, from personal dialogues that help us understand different perspectives, to pedagogical training designed to support equitable instructional practices and build habits to disrupt bias whenever we see it. Ultimately, we hope that this work helps all of our constituents—employees, students, and families—be more aware, empathetic, globally-minded, and justice-oriented.

A highly collaborative community, we use the following norms to guide our communication with each other:

●      Assume good will

●      Come from your own experience

●      Be more curious than certain

●      Hold yourself and others capable

Our commitment to these norms makes it possible for us to partner meaningfully, disagree productively, and lean into conversations that are both challenging and generative.

Each and every day our students will be challenged to live out our Core Values – be kind, be curious, take risks, be your best – as they engage with an exceptional team of educators committed to helping each student reach their highest potential in school and in life. Our program is also guided by the core questions of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship – “What matters to you? What are you doing about it?” Simple yet provocative, these two questions inspire all members of our community as they convey two foundational beliefs: learning must be purposeful and have enduring impact, and leveraging student interest drives both engagement and success. Hillbrook, unlike any other school, not only calls on its students to make the world a better place, but also explicitly prioritizes the skills and habits that prepare them to do so, activating and empowering students to make immediate and lasting social impact during their JK-12 years while launching them into a lifetime of social impact work.

To Apply

Salaries are competitive. Benefits include: full medical, dental, and vision coverage; ample retirement planning, a generous holiday schedule; religious/cultural holidays following each employee’s faith and background; access to the latest state-of-the-art educational technology; and a strong commitment to engaging and personalized professional development.

Hillbrook School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.  Hillbrook School is committed to fostering and sustaining a learning community and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.  This policy applies to, but is not limited to, educational policies, admission, financial aid, hiring and employment practices, use of school facilities, athletics, and other school-administered programs and activities.

The hourly rate range for this role is $38 – $44 per hour dependent on years of experience. Please apply by submitting your resume/CV and letter of intent via this application form.

The School: Who Are We?

For almost 90 years, Hillbrook School has been a junior kindergarten-8th grade independent school located on 14 acres of oak woodland in Los Gatos, CA – and in the fall of 2023, we opened the doors to the founding class of our high school. Founded in 1935, the school remains deeply connected to its historical roots as a place where children are known, learning is authentic and active, and success is measured one child at a time. Over the years, we have grown and evolved from a small boarding school serving wards of the state to one of the leading independent schools in the Bay Area, and yet our vision remains the same—to inspire children to achieve their dreams and reach beyond themselves to make a difference in the world.

We are now embarking on one of the school’s most ambitious strategic initiatives ever: the expansion to a JK-12 with the addition of a new high school in downtown San José. We are driven by a foundational belief – that our 8th graders and other students deserve an extraordinary educational experience in high school that builds upon the exceptional foundation we provide our JK-8 students. The core differentiators for our current program – the placement of choice and engagement at the center of the learning experience, integrated, real world education that challenges students to reach beyond and make a difference, and a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion – will translate seamlessly into a 9-12 environment, allowing us to extend our innovative approach into a market in need of a new model of secondary school education.

Location

Hillbrook has two campuses located in Los Gatos and San José. These locations in the heart of Silicon Valley are 35 minutes south of Stanford University, 30 minutes north of Santa Cruz, and 1 hour south of San Francisco. The Bay Area is home to world-class universities, museums and restaurants, farmers markets and wineries, and outstanding outdoor opportunities for biking, hiking, surfing and more.