Secondary Content Director – Science

Job Description

POSITION:  Secondary Content Director – Science

REPORTS TO: Managing Director of Academics, Secondary

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate

COMPENSATION: $74,604 - $89,525, Home Office Compensation Grade 7

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 high-performing, team-oriented culture. 

Some quick stats about us:

• 24,700 Students
• 2,400 Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 10 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 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 and aligned curriculum, assessments, and professional development, while developing and implementing strategies to increase strong implementation and respond to organizational, external, and data context, ultimately resulting in meeting rigorous student achievement goals for both state accountability and college-readiness metrics.

THE ROLE

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

Vision and Leadership

• Collaborating closely with the Managing Director of Academics to maintain vision in Science and actively advocating for its implementation district-wide;
• 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;
• Investing stakeholders, prioritizing initiatives, developing strategies and processes, and managing a team of content leaders towards exemplary student achievement in a fluid educational landscape;
• Exemplifying YES Prep Core values and committing to growth as a leader.

Curriculum Development

• Monitoring and sharing updates to standards, pedagogy, and assessment me