MS Girls Basketball - YES Prep Gulfton Secondary (26-27)

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. The organization serves over 21,650 students across 28 campuses in Houston, Texas, with 99% of students accepted to four-year universities and 85% being first-generation college students.

Pay

$20.00 per hour (2026–2027 academic year). This is a temporary, non‑exempt, hourly position; rates for future school years are not guaranteed.

Schedule

4–5 hours per week for 6–8 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Organize practices and games
• Monitor the academic progress of student athletes throughout the school year
• Issue and collect uniforms
• Provide an orientation of a sound program to all student‑athlete participants
• Communicate with coaches and the athletic director on the progression of the student athletes and the team
• Prioritize academics over athletics; realize the athlete is a student first
• Be on time to all scheduled athletic events
• Practice with a plan and purpose
• Train each student‑athlete to reach the best possible physical condition
• Put the team first, and the individual second
• Stay with the team at all times until the last student‑athlete and their parents/guardians have departed
• Collect athlete documentation (physicals, paperwork) in a designated Athletics Binder to remain in compliance with State and YES Prep policies
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• 0–3 years of coaching experience
• Strong knowledge of the specific sport, including rules and terminology
• Valid certification for both CPR and AED use from a nationally recognized organization, or willingness to attend district‑required training to become certified within a given time frame

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year institution
• Continued education in the specific sport
• Prior experience coaching the specific sport
• Experience working with children

Benefits

• Award‑winning culture: named Houston’s Best Place To Work in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2025
• Recipient of the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and a 2016 finalist