YES Prep Public Schools Careers

Description

Job Description

POSITION: 24-25 Elementary Content Specialist (Bilingual Literacy)

REPORTS TO: Elementary Content Director

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: July 1, 2024

COMPENSATION: $67,359-80,831, Home Office Grade 6

EVERY OPPORTUNITY STARTS WITH A YES 

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture. 

Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:

• 19,500 Students
• 2,100+ Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 9 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Content Specialist, with a diverse set of experiences to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, you will ensure our students experience a rigorous academic program that increases achievement and better prepares them for college success by creating high-quality, aligned curriculum, assessments, and professional development in your content area.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

Exemplary Teaching

• Modeling effective teaching practices on a campus or campuses;
• Directly and positively impacting student achievement in your content area;
• Developing, refining, and sharing best practices and curricular resources through regular application and reflection;

Curriculum and Resource Development

• Remaining up to date on standards, pedagogy, and assessment methodology for your content;
• Creating and managing creation of aligned, effective unit plans and key resources for designated courses, setting a standard for rigorous and meaningful daily instruction designed to reach all learners, leading to strong system-wide academic results and support implementation of these resources;
• Working with Content Director to build strong vertical alignment across the content team that leads to college-readiness in your content area;

Assessment Writing and Data Analysis

• Creating and managing creation of aligned, effective, and valid unit/module and common assessments for all courses to monitor progress towards ambitious student achievement goals;
• Internalizing and utilizing up-to-date student achievement data to drive planning and support; communicate key takeaways and recommendations to teachers and leaders;

Support and Develop Fellow Educators and Leaders

• Planning, coaching teacher facilitators, and facilitating effective Content Days leading to teacher development and collaboration;
• Collaborating meaningfully with others, such as Special Education team members, Interventionists, and instructional leaders to ensure instruction and teacher support is aligned;
• Regularly designing and facilitating professional development sessions for teachers and/or instructional leaders;
• Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

MUST HAVES

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• A minimum of 3 years of exemplary teaching experience
• Experience as a teacher or instructional leader in an elementary school environment
• A valid Texas Teaching certificate in your content area
• Knowledge of current curricular and assessment strategies specific to your content area
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS

·          Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools

·          Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education

·          Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos

·          Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results

·          Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth

THE NICE TO HAVES

• Experience in coaching adults and facilitating professional development

THE PERKS

• Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $10 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20+ hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

• Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan. 
• Paid Time Off – Employees working 20+ hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

• Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.

• Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.

• Award Winning Culture – The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place to work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.

WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY & DIVERSITY

YES Prep strives to recruit a diverse team of leaders. We believe there is a transformative academic and social benefit for students when their teachers and leaders reflect a diversity of backgrounds. Ninety-five percent (95%) of staff members agree that the organization provides a welcoming environment given their background and identity according to our latest system survey. 

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.