Director of Student Recruitment

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!”

• 17,000 Students
• 2,100 Team Members
• 17 Secondary Campuses
• 6 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 97% 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.

YES Prep needs a dynamic Director of Student Recruitment with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.

To put it simply, you will provide critical leadership and strategy to ensure that all YES Prep campuses are 100% enrolled on the first day of school.

• Overseeing new lead follow up for every single lead via tracking and system management;
• Leading vendor management with customer relationship management system, HubSpot, to ensure service level agreements are sustained to ensure that recruitment processes are efficient;
• Ensure we have a stellar ground game to attract new families to YES Prep;
• Serve as the lead recruiter for the organization with a best in class pitch, presence and commitment to filling every single seat.

• Managing Student Recruitment Coordinators, who are responsible for achieving application, lead follow up and acceptance goals;
• Building and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders within YES Prep (marketing, campus leadership, C-Suite, etc.) to create an aligned onboarding process for new students;
• Observe Recruiters pitching and cultivating families for YES Prep.

• Creating and implementing the student recruitment strategic plan to meet critical enrollment targets;
• Manage run rates for all campuses;
• Project managing student recruitment and enrollment efforts across YES schools to meet organizational enrollment goals;
• Training, collaborating with, and ensuring accountability of school-based staff to ensure the successful execution of recruitment activities and procedures;
• Auditing campus recruitment practices;
• Meeting with school leaders and Directors of School Operations to inform and drive student recruitment progress;
• Develop key metrics in conjunction with the Analytics team to track and analyze all data regarding student application recruitment benchmarks and goals;
• Providing regular updates on progress towards goals;

• Additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• At least 3-5 years of related experience, preferably in K-12 student recruitment
• Demonstrated results in achieving student recruitment/sales goals
• Strong cultural competency skills, including the ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse population
• Exceptional project management skills, with an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude; ability to successfully engage, cultivate, and steward relationships with community members and organizational partners effectively and quickly build rapport
• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality work in a dynamic environment
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and keen attention to detail
• Highly-motivated and self-starter / self-directed learner with a "whatever it takes" attitude to work independently and as a team player
• Service-oriented, able to adapt to a changing environment while applying flexibility to work under pressure and remain calm in the midst of competing demands
• Proficiency in Office 365, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies (SchoolMint, video conferencing apps, etc.)

• 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
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value 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

• Strongly prefer fluency in spoken and written Spanish
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management systems such as Salesforce
• Graduate degree in Marketing

• 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.