AP Stats/Geometry Teacher (TIA Eligible)- YES Southside Secondary (26-27)

About the role

YES Prep seeks teachers who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of students and their families. The role involves developing rigorous lessons in specific content areas, setting ambitious goals with students, and providing regular feedback.

Responsibilities

• Developing rigorous lessons in your specific content area, in 1:1 blended learning environments, in order to reignite your students for college and beyond while bridging gaps for marginalized communities.
• Setting ambitious goals with your students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback.
• Tracking student growth and using data and feedback from coaches to create student growth plans when needed for student achievement concerns.
• Building transformable relationships with students and families by providing regular, and consistent, communication with parents via phone or video conference, email, or district-approved website.
• Creating a physical or virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Collaborating with co-planner to work through daily lesson plans and add resources when needed to fit students’ needs.
• Making sure to meet regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples.
• Working on a team of teachers and leaders to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students.
• Collaborating with content teams in Professional Development to norm on, and improve student learning.
• Conducting weekly tutorials outside of regular class day to provide additional instruction and support to students.
• Completing supervision duties on campus that support student safety including but not limited to morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, detention, and afterschool duty.
• Growing professionally in your craft of teaching by both receive and giving feedback on a consistent basis from DOI, School Leader, Administration Team.
• Persisting in the face of challenges, learning from mistakes, and setting a strong example of character for your students.
• Being available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with campus leaders, collaborators, students, and/or parents.
• Providing personal care services as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
• Texas Educator Certification, or willing to join ACP to get certified.
• Strong ability to navigate web-related applications and technology.
• Ability to instruct students using a variety of technology applications and platforms.

Qualifications

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools.
• Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education.
• Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results.
• Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth.

Skills

• Passion for the mission.
• Drive for results.
• Care for students.
• Resilience.
• Humility.

Benefits

This position is an exempt, salaried position; salary offers commensurate with experience. Health and Supplemental Insurance includes 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. 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 include participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan. Paid Time Off includes 10 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar. Paid Leave Programming offers paid leave, paid at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure. Professional Development includes investing in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development. Award Winning Culture includes being named Houston’s Best Place To Work in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2025, and being a 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education finalist.

Pay

$64,000 annually, with potential for additional incentives up to $102,800 based on performance and TIA designation.

Schedule

10-month start date, 26-27 School Year.