Job Description
Job Description
POSITION:Elementary Director of Campus Operations
REPORTS TO:Director of School Operations
POSITION TYPE: 12-month
START DATE: Immediate
COMPENSATION:Starting at $71, 500 annually
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
The Director of Campus Operations (DCO) is the operational leader of the campus responsible for ensuring daily safety, predictability, readiness, and exceptional experiences for students, staff, and families. The DCO develops campus operations staff, improves systems, anticipates campus needs, and serves as a key member of the leadership team.
When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and primary responsibilities will include:
Campus Operations Leadership & Daily Systems Execution
- Lead daily execution of all operational systems (arrival, dismissal, lunch, recess, transitions, emergency routines).
- Conduct daily readiness sweeps to ensure the campus environment is organized, clean, and welcoming.
- Implement preventative solutions and anticipate operational issues before they occur.
- Ensure operational systems support instructional time and staff experience.
Attendance, ADA Accuracy & Enrollment Support
- Maintain ADA accuracy at 98–99%+ through daily monitoring and corrections.
- Lead absence-calling routines and ensure documentation follows district expectations.
- Partner with registrar and OC to reduce chronic absenteeism.
- Support enrollment, onboarding, residency verification, and documentation compliance.
Safety, Security, & Emergency Management
- Maintain 100% compliance in safety drills, custody documentation, and emergency protocols.
- Train staff on escort procedures, elopement response, building security, and emergency expectations.
- Respond to small-scale incidents with calm, professional leadership.
- Proactively identify and correct safety risks.
Facilities, Grounds, & Environmental Readiness
- Conduct ongoing walkthroughs using district readiness rubrics.
- Partner with custodial, Facilities, and vendors to resolve issues quickly.
- Ensure testing, BOY, and EOY readiness for all instructional and operational spaces.
People Leadership: OC, Registrar, Receptionist
- Conducts weekly coaching conversations with the OC, Registrar, and Receptionist focused on execution quality, accuracy, communication, and systems readiness
- Delegate effectively and build ownership within the team.
- Address misalignment quickly and professionally.
- Maintain a calm, positive, professional tone across front office culture.
Family Experience & Communication Systems
- Ensure the front office and all family-facing systems are organized, welcoming, and responsive.
- Maintain accurate, bilingual communication aligned to district expectations.
- Resolve concerns with professionalism and maturity.
- Support all family-facing events with high-quality logistics.
Enrollment and Recruitment Strategy
- Owns the enrollment and recruitment strategy for the campus, including goal setting, monitoring progress, identifying risks, and determining strategic adjustments.
- Collaborates with the OC to co-design effective outreach and onboarding plans and provides ongoing coaching and clarity to ensure strong execution.
- The OC leads execution of all enrollment and recruitment actions, while the DCO holds ultimate responsibility for meeting enrollment targets and system fidelity.
- Oversees enrollment execution by coaching the OC and monitoring registrar documentation accuracy.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Child Nutrition, IT/FST, Facilities, Transportation, SIS, S&S, and Assessment teams.
- Submit and track tickets, work orders, and escalations with accuracy and urgency.
- Represent campus needs clearly and advocate effectively.
Testing, Technology, and Academic Operations
- Lead all operational components of testing (STAAR, MAP, TELPAS).
- Oversee 3-wave device audits, charger accountability, and testing readiness.
- Support master schedule implementation and prevent operational interruptions to instruction.
- Ensures testing logistics and operational plans are fully implemented; instructional leaders maintain instructional integrity.
Operational Equity & Compliance
- Ensure fairness across grade levels in lunch, transitions, dismissal, recess, and instructional access.
- Maintain compliance for attendance, enrollment, staffing coverage, and facility readiness.
- Partner with campus and HO leaders to ensure timekeeping, leave, accommodation, and injury-reporting practices comply with FLSA, FMLA, ADA, and Workers’ Compensation requirements in accordance with district policy and applicable laws.
- Keep campus audit-ready at all times
Professionalism, Communication & Leadership Maturity
- Communicate with clarity, neutrality, and professionalism.
- Demonstrate calm leadership during high-volume and high-pressure situations.
- Model predictable follow-through, strong organization, and executive presence.
- Lead through influence and foster a culture of operational excellence.
- Models YES Prep’s Culture of predictable Operational Excellence through calm communication, accurate execution, and timely follow-through.
The Ideal DCO
- A strong DCO is calm, proactive, accurate, detail-oriented, and team-focused.
- They demonstrate maturity, anticipate needs, communicate professionally, and build systems that make the campus a stable and joyful place to learn and work.
THE MUST HAVES
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
- 3-5 years of business, operational and/or managerial experience
- Excellent communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Excellence organizational skills
- Ability to evaluate problems and implement effective and creative solutions
- Initiator, problem-solver, and creative thinker
- Ability to work outside of normal hours and on weekends
- Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
- Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
- Ability to maintain emotional control under stress
- Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
- Creates and maintains positive working relationships on a team and/or in a highly collaborative environment
- A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional
THE NICE TO HAVES
- Team management experience
- Vendor management experience preferred
- Bilingual Spanish
THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS
- 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
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!
THE PERKS
- Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; salary 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.
- 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
YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.
