Campus Operations Coordinator - Recruitment and Enrollment - YES Prep Northwest Secondary (Immediate Opening)

YES Prep; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

YES Prep in Houston, TX seeks a Secondary Campus Operations Coordinator - Recruitment and Enrollment to support campus enrollment and daily operations. The role reports to the Director of Campus Operations and is a 12-month position with a pay range of $19.86–$23.27 per hour.

The role leads recruitment and enrollment efforts, manages waitlists, coordinates campus events, and ensures compliant onboarding and front office operations throughout the school year.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating enrollment or school operations is preferred.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Ability to work with families, campuses and central offices.

Responsibilities

• Create and lead recruitment and enrollment efforts for the campus, liaising between campus personnel and Home Office on lottery issues.
• Offer seats in a timely manner and maintain enrollment year-round.
• Monitor progress toward recruitment goals and adjust strategies as needed.
• Ensure new families are engaged from application through registration and first day of school.
• Ensure compliance with state, federal and organizational policies regarding student data.
• Lead onboarding for all new students and families.
• Coordinate campus recruitment strategy and events within a 5-mile radius.
• Maintain a waitlist after lottery with ongoing recruitment activities.
• Build community connections by attending events and fairs; sustain outreach.
• Monitor application quality and mark eligibility promptly.
• Support with staff coverage on PTO and communicate coverage expectations to stakeholders.
• Create materials for guest teachers and maintain front office operations.

Job description

Description

Job Description

POSITION: Secondary Campus Operations Coordinator - Recruitment and Enrollment

REPORTS TO: Director of Campus Operations

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: 26-27 School Year

COMPENSATION: $19.86 - $23.27 per hour

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. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

Some quick stats about us:

• 21,650 Students
• 2,600 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 12 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 99% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 85% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the 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 within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the work and responsibilities will include:

Campus maintains or is above enrollment

• Creating and leading recruitment and enrollment efforts for your campus, acting as liaison between campus personnel and Home Office on all lottery-related issues;
• Offer seats in a timely manner and make all efforts to ensure campus is at enrollment year around
• Monitor progress towards goals and make meaningful and timely adjustments in order to meet recruitment benchmarks
• Ensure all new families are effectively engagedfrom the time they apply with ongoing communication and cultivation through registration and the first day of school
• Ensuring compliance with all state, federal and organizational policies and procedures with regards to student data;
• Lead the work of ensuring 100% of new students and families receive high quality on-boarding

Recruitment events happen with fidelity and application management responsibilities are completed by the deadline

• Create a campus specific recruitment strategy 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
• Maintain and cultivate a solid waitlist after lottery by providing communication and sustained recruitment efforts
• Build community connections by attending community events, fairs, tabling events and getting to know the community on regular basis
• Monitor quality of applications submitted and mark eligible in a timely manner

Student classrooms have teacher coverage 100% of the time

• Supporting the Director of Campus Operations with securing internal and external coverage for all staff on PTO;
• Communicating to all stakeholders the expectations of their coverage assignment.
• Creating a system and materials for all guest teachers on campus;

The front office service quality score on the campus blueprint will be an A

• Ensure all locations on campus are free of clutter and well organized, ready to receive visitors;
• Assisting with coverage of front desk as needed during the school year and through summer programming, including warmly greeting and assisting all visitors, answering and processing all incoming calls in an efficient and rapid manner, signing in/out students;
• Overseeing daily administrative operations and resolving problems related to day-to-day operations of the Front Office;
• Assisting in maintaining office security: I.D. badges provided to all employees and students;

98% of Annual Enrollment forms are submitted and approved

• Checking and reviewing a variety of data for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to established standards and procedures;
• Supporting with a strong strategy to market, follow up and track annual enrollment forms for all students

Campus Safety is prioritized 100% of the time

• Taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities;
• Assisting the Director of Campus Operations with monthly safety drills