Bilingual Care Coach - YES Prep Thrive (Immediate Opening)

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.

About the role

Thrive is the short-term alternative program of YES Prep Public Schools that ensures students have an opportunity to reflect on their strengths, on their mistakes, and to grow in confidence and self-awareness so that they can become advocates of their own learning. We believe in serving ALL students and we build student leaders who will not only advocate for their own needs but will work to serve their communities and to find their bigger purpose in the world. Thrive fulfills the promise that once students choose YES Prep, YES Prep will not un-choose them.

• Drive the development, implementation and execution of YES Prep intervention support systems and programs on campus that focus on addressing and reducing at-risk barriers to students' social, academic and emotional development.
• Participate on the Transition team to plan for successful transitions to and from YES Prep Thrive.
• Provide leadership, coaching, professional learning, and serve as a resource to campus (all stakeholders), and possibly to home campus leaders on social/emotional health.
• Collaborate closely with the Academics team to plan and implement the steps necessary to establish, launch, and maintain a strong academic mindset and jaw-dropping results for all students on campus.
• Collaborate closely with the Student Support Counselor to assess for initial therapeutic needs based on previous supports and interventions; case consult for effective continuity of care during post-Thrive transition.
• Conduct quality assessments and offer appropriate recommendations and interventions congruent with student needs.
• Utilize data in assessing needs of, and planning positive caring school culture, prevention and social/emotional programming for grade level/school-wide programming.
• Respond to student socio-emotional needs or students in crisis. Demonstrate a high level of skill and ability in crisis intervention to include protocol, planning, and execution, and assessment.
• Consult and collaborate with campus and system staff, parents/guardians, and community partners in a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and reduce barriers to student achievement and persistence.
• Demonstrate knowledge of school and community resources (e.g., pregnancy and parenting, homebound, homeless, mental health, domestic concerns) available to assist families.
• Seek out community resources to establish partnerships that can provide access and services to students, parents, and staff.
• Use knowledge of community resources and partnerships to make appropriate referrals for students and families.
• Pursue continuous enhancement of knowledge and skills through supervision, professional development, and continuing education for appropriate licensure requirements.
• Maintain accurate records while ensuring adequate safeguards for the privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
• Educate consistently and proactively on behalf of students and families based on an understanding of and respect for various cultures and socioeconomic groups represented in the school and community.
• Actively engage all students and build positive relationships with appropriate boundaries.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution.
• Master's or a doctorate in a mental health field (MA, MS, MDiv, MSW, PhD, PsyD, EdD, DMin, MD).
• Supervised clinical experience.
• Hold a certification/licensure of one of the following within 6 months of employment: LCSW, CSW, MFT, LMFT, MFCC, AAPC, LPC, NCC, NCPsyA.
• 3-5 years of experience working with children.
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools.
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team.
• Commitment to supporting ALL students and families.
• Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends.
• 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.
• Creates and maintains positive working relationships on a team and/or in a highly collaborative environment.
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once.

Core 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.

Benefits

• Compensation: This position is an exempt, salaried position with a salary range of $60,000 - $75,000 annually.
• Health and Supplemental Insurance: A $0 monthly medical option and a plan 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 12 days of Paid Time Off when working the full duty schedule in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar. PTO days will be pro-rated based on start dates within the assigned duty schedule.
• 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 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, 2021, and 2025. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.