ERSEA COORDINATOR

JOB FUNCTION: The ERSEA Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the planning, develop and implement Enrollment, Recruitment, Selection, Eligibility and Attendance (ERSEA) Content Area services to Head Start children, families, and staff in accordance with State licensing regulations and Head Start Performance Standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists in providing leadership for developing solutions and revising the agency’s ERSEA systems, policies and procedures.
• Working with the ERSEA Manager, Health Team and the center’s team, evaluate, design and monitor systems to process enrollment applications, including determination of eligibility and selection criteria. Confirm eligibility for new and participating families.
• Assists as needed with overseeing processing applications for accuracy and timeliness.
• Assists as needed with preparing and distributing timely reports and tracking regarding ERSEA updates.
• Maintains systems, database, files, etc. ensuring security of data and confidentiality.
• Monitors to ensure compliance related to funded enrollment, slot tracking, and attendance.
• As needed, provides training to staff on database documentation, eligibility and topics related to ERSEA regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ensure sites maintain funded enrollment level and waiting list, assist to fill vacancies as needed at the individual sites and analyze enrollment data to inform the planning process.
• Assists in analyzing causes of absenteeism when average daily attendance falls below 85%

Works with the ERSEA Manager, Senior Director of Program Services, the Director of Program Services and the Directors of Operations to ensure Family Advocates, Home Visitors, Fam and Child/Family Site Directors are actively involved with families addressing eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance. (plus10% waiting list).

• Ensures the maintenance of an accurate record-keeping system and/or develop reports. Develop a system of collecting that information through supervising and training the appropriate staff in the proper interpretation and recording techniques of statistics required to maintain accurate information and records.
• Ensures the safety of all children by participating in monitoring of center, implementation of child safety procedures, reporting accidents, reporting child abuse or neglect, following Standards of Conduct and reporting any child health/safety concern to supervisor
• Attend staff, team, and other meetings/conferences as assigned.
• Perform all other assigned Head Start tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
• Social Work equivalent certification preferred
• One-year Social Services experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle daily