MS ELA Teacher (TIA Eligible)- YES Prep Brays Oaks Secondary (Immediate)

About the Role

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.

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
• Meeting 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
• Working 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
• Additional duties as assigned

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
• 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
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

Qualifications

• Passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility
• 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

Compensation

Position is 10-month, salaried, starting at $64,000 annually. Through the Teacher Incentive Allotment, teachers in eligible courses can earn up to an additional $32,000 per year based on performance on the Instructional Excellence Rubric and student growth, for 5 years if they remain in the classroom. TIA designated teachers could earn: $91,800 (1 year experience), $96,800 (5 years), $99,800 (10 years), or $102,800 (15 years).

Benefits

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, plus Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, and other supplemental benefits. Employees working 20+ hours weekly are eligible for full spectrum of benefits; 10+ hours minimum for medical benefits.
• Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off – 10 days of Paid Time Off for employees working 20+ hours weekly, in addition to system closures during the Academic Calendar
• Paid Leave Programming – Paid leave at 100% for medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), based on eligibility and tenure
• Professional Development – Investment in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development
• Award Winning Culture – Named Houston's Best Place To Work in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2025; won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and was a 2016 finalist

Schedule

10-month position