Job Description
THE ROLE
When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:
• Executing lower-level behavior interventions with students of concern, including check-ins and check-outs, student reflections and de-escalation;
• Helping progress monitor student behavior trackers;
• Conducting in-class push ins/pull outs to help with de-escalation and coping skills;
• Monitoring students in detention and in-school suspension;
• Performing discipline data entry;
• Assisting Teachers with the supervision of students in all instructional settings;
• Assisting Teachers with behavior management techniques by demonstrating, modeling, and positively reinforcing desired behaviors;
• Monitoring students during transition times throughout the school day, inside and outside of the classroom, including hallways, cafeteria, gym, and other areas where students are present;
• Monitoring in-school suspension;
• Holding students accountable to campus behavioral expectations and administer appropriate consequences;
• Additional duties as assigned.
THE PERSON
We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. 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:
THE MUST HAVES
• 0 – 2 years of experience working with students and student behavior
• Experience working with children in an educational setting
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
• Demonstrated ability to work on a team
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
THE NICE TO HAVES
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution, in a social science field
EVERY OPPORTUNITY STARTS WITH A YES
• 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 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!”