Early Learning for All Program Enrollment Specialist - San Francisco - Wu Yee Children's Services

Description

Wu Yee Children's Services believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all our children, right from the start.

Early Learning for All Program Enrollment Specialist works with families to evaluate program eligibility performs intake interviews and subsidized childcare needs assessments with all eligible families including fully funded tuition and tuition credit program. Counsels and assists families in locating childcare services and provides appropriate supportive services and community resources.

Location: 880 Clay St San Francisco CA (Req #1661)

Full time 40 hours per week - Onsite

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely childcare eligible and need intake Interviews according to program guideline.
• Counsel and maintain monthly caseload with accessing childcare subsidies.
• Maintain a digital ELFA family file for all families under your caseload.
• Enroll income eligible families into the Early Learning for All Programs and directed by the Program Supervisor and Program Manager.
• Orient families and childcare providers to childcare Early Learning for All program including fully funded voucher and tuition credit program.
• Ensure families are in compliance with program regulations and policies.
• Perform accurate and timely data entry relevant to caseload and in accordance with program and policy. requirements.
• Document phone conversations and case intake with parents, childcare providers, and other social services providers.
• Respond to inquiries and provide timely communication to Program Tuition Specialist. Assist with coordination regarding client's childcare status, to ensure timely and accurate provider payments.
• Assist and guide new and existing families through the ELSF during their application, selection, and enrollment process.
• Collaborate with Resources and Referral Specialist to support families get childcare and provide appropriate supportive Referral Specialist to support families get childcare and provide appropriate supportive services and community resources.
• Conduct file review to ensure quality assurance.
• Assist Tuition Specialist to support child care providers regarding attendance records and payment issues.
• Maintain ongoing communication and follow-up with parents, childcare providers, and other social service providers regarding the childcare needs of clients, including policies and procedures of programs.
• Attend and proactively participate in all meetings relevant to services delivery and staff professional development.
• Assist to conduct workshops and orientations for parents as needed.
• Participate in department team projects, cross training and participate in agency activities as needed.
• Report on suspected child abuse and follow up as mandated.
• Other duties as assigned including participating in ongoing professional development and handling additional tasks as required to support the overall goals and operations of the Early Learning for All program.

Knowledge & Skills required

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of San Francisco community resources
• Experience working with limited English speakers and diverse populations
• Proficient with MS Office Suite and working knowledge of database
• Be a team player and support colleagues

Ability to work some evenings and weekends

Education Requirements

• Bachelors degree in education or public dministration and accounting or related field.
• Two Years' work experience in state or federal child care subsidies field, or Early Head Start programs.
• Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish /English a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Additional Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Frequently walks, uses hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and frequently talks and hears.
• Often required to stand, sit, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, and crouch, bed squat or crawl.
• Ability to lift carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40 pouns child.
• Specific vision abilities requires by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Compensation and Benefits

• $29.52-$36.00 per hour
• Fully paid employee health, dental and vision
• 403b with matching contribution after 1 year
• 13 holidays, 10 days vacation and paid sick leave
• Lots of opportunity for advancement across the organization
• Extensive paid training and professional development

Wu Yee Children's Services conforms to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning Equal Employment Opportunities and affirmative Action. We promote diversity and urge women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wu Yee Children's Services is an equal opportunity employer.