Talent Recruiter

Great schools begin with great people who believe every day is an opportunity to make a difference. At YES Prep, you have an opportunity to join a family of diverse educators who are leveling the playing field by providing opportunities for a high-quality, college-forward curriculum while also ensuring our students feel supported through their academic journey and empowered to lead choice-filled lives. YES Prep is more than a family of public charter schools, it’s the future of public education—it’s an opportunity to say, “Yes, you can!”

Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:

• 17,000 Students
• 1,800 Team Members
• 19 Secondary Campuses
• 6 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 94% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• 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, like KIPP Texas-Houston and IDEA Public Schools, 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.

• Represent company internally and externally at events with goal of networking and relationship building with potential candidate communities;
• Develop a pipeline of quality candidate relationships and maintain contact with passive candidates and prospects that may be a match in the future;
• Develop clear systems and procedures for data tracking, assess progress toward goals, and make changes to ensure all goals are met;
• Manage recruitment at target university campuses and through strategic partnerships to increase the overall candidate pool for projected openings aligned to YES Prep values;
• Maintain and nurture talent partnerships to attract, engage, and cultivate prospective candidates to meet annual application goals;
• Create meaningful partnerships with external stakeholders to increase applicants in high needs areas;
• Communicate regularly with the Staffing Team to get a clear view of company’s hiring needs and organizational goals;
• Understand the unique needs of campuses to recruit qualified candidates;
• Identify, develop, and implement innovative sourcing strategies for key roles that result in quality talent pipelines to meet the unique needs of campuses and district growth for the present and in the future;
• Strategize to diversify talent pools with prospective candidates for targeted talent pools, such as, but not limited to Bilingual elementary, special education, secondary English, and Secondary Math teachers;
• Leverage social media, talent website, talent newsletter, and other mediums of communication to attract high caliber candidates;
• Utilize data analytics to provide insights and recommendations to the organization related to the recruitment process;
• Facilitate and host recruitment events in-person and virtually to inform prospective candidates about the district, position requirements, and events to build a quality talent pool of candidates;
• identify mission aligned, qualified, and passionately motivated employees;
• Maintain good relations with past and potential candidates.

We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas to meet the needs of our growing body of students. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

• Belief in the mission and vision of YES Prep
• Passion for connecting people with opportunities across a multitude of platforms
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• Minimum two years of professional experience in recruitment, development, outreach, teaching, or equivalent role
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel local and surrounding areas to recruit on behalf of YES Prep
• Ability to work urgently either independently or with a group in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Ability to occasionally work outside of traditional work hours and weekends
• Comfortable with direct candidate outreach and navigating external partnership relationships

• 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

• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems and customer relationship management systems
• Proficiency with social media and professional networks
Experience with executive recruitment

• Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.

• Health and Supplemental Insurance – 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.

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  Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.

• Paid Time Off – Employees working 20 hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

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  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 out 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, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.