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Dream · 1 month ago

Bilingual Head Start Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance (ERSEA) Coordinator

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$65K/yr - $75K/yr

2+ years exp

DREAM is a community-focused organization that serves over 2,500 youth through charter schools and youth development programs. The Bilingual ERSEA Coordinator will oversee Head Start eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance while ensuring compliance with performance standards and providing high-quality support to families throughout the process.

Real Estate

Responsibilities

Recruitment

Work in collaboration with program leadership to develop program-wide recruitment plan, deploying recruitment staff and resources as appropriate

Coordinates Advocate recruitment including ongoing canvassing and event coordination

Provides support to the Family Engagement team to identify and nurture recruitment partnerships in their community

Eligibility, Selection, and Enrollment

Oversee and maintain timely processing of applications from recruitment through acceptance - in a family friendly way, following enrollment guidelines in order to ensure full enrollment

Ensure ERSEA compliance, keeping up to date on any new or revised requirement and supporting with ERSEA audits

Review, approve, and select children and families based on approved selection criteria while maintaining a waitlist of children eligible to enroll and ensuring accurate rosters

Collect, monitor, and analyze enrollment data to inform planning process

Provide training for all Family Engagement and other staff and onboarding to new staff on Eligibility, Selection, and Enrollment

Oversees the annual development of the program's Selection Criteria

Attendance

Monitor program-wide attendance, including overseeing and coordinating attendance training, implementation and follow up

Monitor average daily attendance at each DREAM Head Start location, and work with center leadership and families to ensure strong student attendance

Monitor absences and follow up, including conducting chronic absence audits and working with other staff to support student attendance

Translation & Interpretation

Provide Spanish language translation and interpretation as needed to support families and program outcomes (including but not limited to: translating documents, interpreting for families, and facilitating training, activities, and workshops for families)

Record Keeping

Ensure that all applications and child files are completed, maintained, and confidential as needed, according to program guidelines and expectations

Create and share reports as needed (e.g. monthly summary tracking reports)

Ensure strong systems for documentation of all files as needed

Support coordination and communication between ERSEA team, Advocates, and Family Engagement and Health Coordinators regarding engagement, maintenance, and follow-up for health documentation

Family & Community Partnerships

Coordinate services for children with disabilities and their families with community agencies

Support the transitions of families in, through, and out of Head Start

Participate in community planning and advocacy to improve the delivery of services to children and families

Plan and attend family meetings and activities as requested

Additional duties related to the running of the school, network, and programs as assigned

Qualification

Bilingual (Spanish)Bachelor’s DegreeRecord-keepingData collectionAnalysisComputer literacyCustomer experienceCPR certificationOrganizational skillsWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree, required

Bilingual (Spanish), required

2+ years of work experience related to school operations, social services, or family engagement, required

Experience, training, and skills in assisting the families of young children in advocating and decision-making for their families

Experience with record-keeping, data collection, and analysis

Demonstrated computer literacy skills (Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, data systems, etc.)

Excellent organizational skills including the ability to self-manage multiple tasks and priorities on tight deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences (including colleagues, students, families)

A commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students

A desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families and community

A desire and ability to receive and implement feedback

A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community

Obtain and maintain certification in CPR and first aid

A physical exam, fingerprinting, and a background check are required for this position

Benefits

Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children

The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs

Dental and vision plans

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave

Flexible spending account options

Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit)

Fitness and entertainment discounts

A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP)

403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure

Referral, performance, and tenure milestones bonuses

Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program

Tuition reimbursement support

Access to a professional development fund

All full-time Network Support Team employees are eligible for approximately 48 days off throughout the year including holidays, sick days, personal days and summer Fridays