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Urban Strategies · 14 hours ago

ERSEA/Family & Community Program Manager

Edinburg, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$50K/yr - $50K/yr

3+ years exp

Urban Strategies is dedicated to equipping and connecting community-based organizations to help children and families reach their full potential. The ERSEA/Family & Community Program Manager will oversee the development and implementation of enrollment, recruitment, selection, eligibility, and attendance systems while ensuring family and community engagement in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards.

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Responsibilities

Direct the development, training, and implementation of ERSEA (Enrollment, Recruitment, Selection, Eligibility, and Attendance) requirements ensuring responsiveness to the results of the Community Assessment and all applicable Head Start Performance Standards

Analyze, monitor, and implement child enrollment and attendance systems

Assists in the development of policies and procedures for ERSEA and prohibition, suspension, and expulsion

This position will also oversee parent, family, and community engagement, working in cooperation with all other disciplines (Child Development/Disabilities, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, and Administration)

Directs training for parents, staff, community, and the governing boards in ERSEA according to Head Start Performance Standards

Engage in comprehensive, integrated planning with the management team: to review/revise ERSEA goals/outcomes and a system of services that support the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance of infants and toddlers and that is responsive to the results of the community assessment

To review/revise family and community engagement goals/outcomes and a system of services that aligns with the Head Start Parent Family Community Engagement Framework

To review/revise a system of services that limits child suspension from the program and prohibits child expulsions from the program

To ensure the implementation of ERSEA and Family/Community Engagement throughout the program in collaboration with Content Managers

Develop policies and procedures for the ERSEA and Family/Community Engagement system of services

Assess community, program, child and family needs, strengths, and resources in quality-of-life issues; compile and analyze data; produce reports; assure the integration of dual language learners, homeless children, children in foster care, and children with disabilities

Administer the family services budget and assure fiscal integrity

Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of a comprehensive EHS staff and parent training and technical assistance program in all components of ERSEA and family/community engagement

Collaborate with the EHS Director in tracking, reporting, each child’s attendance, and follows through with individual intervention in situations of chronic absenteeism

Assist with the development of the Community Assessment

Assist with the annual program self-assessment and federal onsite review process, focused on compliance with ERSEA and progress on family/community engagement; report on strengths, recommendations, required improvements; implement improvements and recommendations; incorporate into the program planning process

Develop, maintain, and manage system to track the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance of children to comply with federal and state program regulations

Annually create the criteria for the selection and enrollment of children assuring responsiveness to community assessment and reflecting data on dual language learners, homeless children, children in foster care, and children with disabilities

Verify income and eligibility qualifications of children and families, and ensure applications are complete and data is accurately entered into the Child Plus database

Create and maintain record keeping and reporting policies for waitlists, enrollment, attendance, timelines, schedules, and procedures in accordance with designated state and federal program requirements

Ensure ongoing monitoring, tracking, follow-up, and analysis of enrollment and attendance data, and produce regular reports for management meetings

Assume lead role in being proactive in addressing any possible child suspensions and in the prohibition of expulsion and collaborate with the Mental Health Services

Maintain enrollment forms, ensuring information is current, correct, and disseminated to all necessary staff to meet program requirements

Direct recruitment activities in response to enrollment data and waitlist data

Supervise ERSEA department staff, monitoring performance, providing evaluations, facilitating goal setting, and staff development

Ensure full program enrollment and maintenance of a sufficient waitlist

Compile and submit Program Information Report (PIR) data periodically

Assume the lead role in creating a system for the development and implementation of Family and Community Engagement Services

Assume the lead role in the development, implementation, record keeping, and reporting of the Family Partnership Agreement and assure its alignment to the Parent Family Community Engagement Framework

Serve as the program resource for consultation, information, and referral regarding community resources to staff and client families

Serve as the program resource for other community organizations and resources and maintain collaborative agreements and effective community partnerships to support enrolled families in needed comprehensive services without duplication of services

In collaboration with the EHS Director: initiate agreements (MOU) with other public agencies, in particular public schools, for the sharing of child and program data while protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information

Attend all Professional Development training required by the program

Completes other related activities and duties as assigned

Qualification

Bachelor's DegreeSupervisory ExperienceHead Start StandardsMS Office SuiteBilingual (English/Spanish)Community Resource KnowledgeFamily Services ExpertiseCommunication Skills