Summer 2025 Chicago Communities Co-Creating Education Project Student Worker (CPS Students Ages 16 a

Please Note - Only students who will be 16 years of age or older by June 23, 2025, should apply to this job posting.

Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) mission is to provide a high-quality public education for every child, in every neighborhood.  Our neighborhood schools are integral parts of this ambitious goal to prepare each student for success in college, career and civic life. Neighborhood schools must be supported and bolstered to ensure all students can benefit from quality daily student learning experiences. The heart of this work is ensuring those affected by our policies and systems are empowered to collaborate with CPS.

In response to this need, CPS applied to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) for the Fostering Diverse Schools (FDS) Demonstration Grant to reimagine local education with disinvested communities. The purpose of the Chicago Communities Co-Creating Education (CCCE) project is to authentically engage three disinvested communities, Austin, Roseland, and Washington Park, to co-create a transformative local Education Plan with our core values in mind.

Job Summary\:

Reporting to the Grants Team in the Office of Portfolio Management, the CCCE Project Student Worker will complete a core project with the goal of creating a dynamic digital media campaign highlighting neighborhood school options. This project will involve gathering information regarding school offerings in communities and showcasing school culture and unique assets through a digital and non-digital storytelling campaign. In addition, this individual will support student/peer and parent engagement and administrative project needs. Since the CCCE project is based in the communities of Austin, Roseland, and Washington Park, the ideal student worker will be a member of one of these communities or attend school in one of these communities.

This student employee position will be compensated for time worked on an hourly basis at a rate of $16.20 per hour. The work schedule for this role will consist of an estimated 20-25 hours per week for an anticipated period of 5-6 weeks beginning Monday, June 23, 2025, and ending Friday, August 1, 2025.

The CCCE Project Student Worker will complete duties such as the following:

• Collaborate with CPS staff, fellow students, parents, and community members to gather information regarding schools in their community


• Create a final digital and non-digital marketing campaign showcasing schools in Austin, Roseland, or Washington Park


• Develop engaging digital content based on the community’s needs and educational options


• Provide administrative support such as note-taking, printing documents, assembling packets, and ensuring supplies are gathered for community events


• Assist in developing presentations and reports summarizing engagement efforts


• Other duties as assigned  

The following knowledge, skills, and abilities are preferred\:

• Ability to think critically when faced with challenges to problem-solve and arrive at a solution


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to collaborate with school staff and peer students as an active member of a team


• Expert in the use of digital technology (e.g., video creation, digital storytelling, and marketing)


• Capable of maintaining professionalism in various situations


• Strong work ethic and drive to successfully complete assigned tasks

In order to qualify for this student worker position, candidates must be over the age of 16 and actively enrolled as a CPS student attending their sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school during the current (2024-2025) school year.