YES Prep Public Schools · 1 day ago
Operations Coordinator - YES Prep Southeast Elementary (Immediate Opening)
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$19.86/hr - $24.69/hr
1+ years expYES Prep Public Schools is committed to creating life-changing opportunities for students and their families. The Elementary Operations Coordinator will be responsible for recruitment and enrollment efforts, maintaining student attendance, and ensuring campus safety and operational efficiency.
Education
Responsibilities
Creating and leading recruitment and enrollment efforts for your campus, acting as the liaison between campus personnel and Home Office on all lottery-related issues
Create a campus specific recruitment plan and coordinate all recruitment efforts
Execute student recruitment strategies that target families with school-aged children within a 5-mile radius of the assigned campus
Build relationships with community partners in order to build brand awareness
Build community connections by attending community events, fairs, tabling events and getting to know the community on regular basis
Collaborate with other campus staff on recruitment and engagement events to greet and nurture relationships with new families
Maintain and cultivate a solid waitlist after lottery by providing communication and sustained recruitment efforts
Offer seats in a timely manner and make all efforts to ensure campus is at enrollment year around
Monitor quality of applications submitted and resolves issues in a timely manner
Ensure all new families are effectively on-boarded from the time they apply with ongoing communications and invitation to tours and/or open houses
Monitor progress towards goals and make meaningful and timely adjustments in order to meet enrollment benchmarks
Ensuring compliance with all state, federal and organizational policies and procedures with regards to student data
Lead the planning execution of specific new student interactions to help students get acclimated to the campus culture and expectations in a way that is inviting and engaging
Lead the planning and execution of specific new parent events to welcome the new parents to the campus and helps them integrate and get acclimated to the campus culture and expectations
Share information about YES Prep programs, including Academic, SEL & Special Populations programs. Seek answers to family questions from campus & Home Office staff
Lead the work of ensuring 100% of new students and families receive high quality on-boarding
Calling absent students’ guardians in an effort to get students to school quickly and determine 1) why the student is absent, 2) if there is anyone to bring the student to school and 3) inform the guardian of the consequences of the student not attending school regularly
Execute a daily tardy system with students and input tardy information into database
Playing an active role in the Attendance Committee meetings and collaborating on foundational attendance incentives
Providing and/or supervising the creation of required reports for all school operations including, but not limited to, funds accounting, coverage, duty systems, meals, and transportation
Serve as point of contact for daily facility and custodial needs on campus
Assisting the Director of Campus Operations with the supervision of the school’s auxiliary services – transportation, food service, and vendor relationships
Conduct bus counts, share bus routes and communicate with parents any transportation changes
Helping to create duty schedules for arrival, dismissal, breakfast and lunch to maximize student safety
Assisting in maintaining office security: I.D. badges provided to all employees and students
Taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
Assisting the Director of Campus Operations with monthly safety drills and support personnel in an emergency
Create and distribute transportation tags for all students
Conduct reoccurring bus counts with fidelity
Assisting with coverage of front desk as needed, including warmly greeting and assisting all visitors, answering and processing all incoming calls in an efficient and rapid manner
Training will be provided to serve as the medical designee back up for minor student issues and concerns as they arise on campus
Ensure all locations on campus are free of clutter and well organized ready to receive visitors
Coordinate logistics for student field trips including updating the campus calendar, scheduling transportation and meals
Thinking strategically about operational systems and providing recommendations for increased efficiency, staff satisfaction and preserving data integrity
Overseeing daily administrative operations and resolving problems related to day-to-day operations of the Front Office
Assisting the Director of Campus Operations with the setup of the courses, staffing and locations of the master schedule in both excel and Skyward
Be familiar with how to read and audit student schedules
Checking and reviewing a variety of data for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established standards and procedures
Additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
1-3 years of business, operational, or managerial experience
Ability to analyze, develop, establish, and maintain efficient office workflow and administrative processes
Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making
Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep
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
Demonstrated ability to work on a team
A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
Preferred
Bilingual Spanish
Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control procedures
Knowledge of the laws, rules, procedures, and programs specifically related to the business operation of public schools in Texas
Benefits
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.
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.
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, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.
Company
YES Prep Public Schools
YES Prep Public Schools is a free, open-enrollment public school system serving 12,500 students across 17 campuses in the Houston area.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark DiBella
CEO
Luis Mena
CFO
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YES Prep Public Schools
2025-10-30
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