Elementary Content Director - STEM

About the position

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 a team-oriented culture. YES Prep needs a dynamic Elementary Content Director with a robust 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, and build transformative relationships. 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 leading a team that creates high-quality, aligned curriculum, assessments, and professional development in your content area.

Responsibilities

• Setting, in collaboration with the MD of Elementary Academics, and maintaining equity-driven vision in STEM and actively advocating for its implementation district-wide
• Investing stakeholders, prioritizing initiatives, developing strategies and processes, and collaborating with the Elementary Academics Team towards exemplary instruction and exemplary student achievement
• Exemplifying YES Prep Core values and commitment to growth as a leader
• Leading, managing, and developing a team of Content Specialists to create high quality critical resources and development for campus-based staff on urgent timelines
• Hiring, training, managing, and arranging compensation for teachers in stipend-based roles in a manner that aligns with team and organizational goals and standards
• Monitoring and sharing updates to standards, pedagogy, and assessment methodology for math, science, and social studies with your team and applicable stakeholders
• Setting an explicit standard for rigorous, aligned curriculum designed to reach all learners in math, science, and social studies courses
• Providing feedback and coaching to direct reports to create and implement aligned, effective modules and key resources
• Maintaining expertise in state and college-ready assessment design to set an explicit standard for rigorous, aligned assessment in all content courses
• Providing feedback to the team to create summative and common assessments for all courses
• Synthesizing student achievement data on a regular basis to prioritize and adjust the work of your team
• Creating opportunities for collaboration with other Home Office teams, such as Special Populations, College Initiatives, Teaching Excellence, Instructional Leadership, Schools, and Analytics, as well as campus leadership to ensure resource, instruction, and teacher support is aligned
• Consistently and frequently observing instruction and student output in classrooms that are using instructional technology to better inform curricular or coaching practice as well as to spotlight best practices district-wide
• Regularly designing and/or facilitating professional development sessions for teachers and/or instructional leaders aligned to Elementary Academic team priorities, teacher needs, student data, and/or instructional technology priorities
• Setting vision and structure for Content Days aligned to Academic team priorities, teacher needs, student data, and/or content team priorities
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• A minimum of 3 years of exemplary teaching experience
• Expertise in current curricular and assessment strategies specific to Math, Science and Social Studies
• A minimum of 2 additional years of academic leadership experience with an emphasis on STEM
• Skills and experience in managing a team and facilitating professional development
• 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

Nice-to-haves

• Masters' Degree in relevant field
• Bilingual - Spanish

Benefits

• Compensation - This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.
• Health and Supplemental Insurance - A $0 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.
• 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.