ERSEA Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Make a Change, Make a Difference

Community Action Organization of Western New York has been serving over 56,000 individuals and families since 1965. With a commitment to educational advancement, workforce development, neighborhood revitalization, community health and economic advancement, we need talented people who want to make a difference in their community to join our team of professionals.

Sound like you? Make the difference in the lives of others. Enrich your own life in the process.

Job Summary : Assist in the planning, develop and implement Enrollment, Recruitment, Selection, Eligibility and Attendance (ERSEA) Content Area.

Assist in monitoring, analyzing, and provide feedback concerning content systems. Assist the Training Specialist with the development and implementation of training and technical assistance.

Establish and maintain effective recordkeeping systems. Participate as a multidisciplinary team member and in community networking.

Develop and manage content contracts, collaborations, and memorandums of understanding as needed.

Annual Salary : $56,000

Essential Functions : The ERSEA Manager will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all our agency employees.

The ERSEA Manager’s responsibilities chiefly fall within the following essential functions, although s / he may perform other tasks and / or duties as assigned.

The ERSEA Specialist will demonstrate competency to perform essential functions that include :

• Assists with planning, development and implementation of ERSEA content areas.
• Provide workshops, training and / or technical assistance regarding ERSEA topics to staff, families, and community in large and small group settings or individually as needed.
• Managing eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance meeting the needs of Head Start-eligible families.
• 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.
• Analyze causes of absenteeism when average daily attendance falls below 85%.
• Analyzing community assessment information and facilitate planning efforts to determine design options, recruitment efforts and enrollment guidelines for Head Start.
• Provide input and solutions to develop and / or revise the agency’s ERSEA systems and agency policies and procedures.
• Evaluate, design and monitor systems to process enrollment applications, including determination of eligibility and selection criteria.
• Oversee processing applications for accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare and distribute timely reports and tracking regarding ERSEA updates.
• Promote consistent exchange of information in all directions by communicating in a professional manner through verbal / written means while maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Knowledge of Head Start Procedure Standards, Head Start’s Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework and School Readiness Goals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Data processing methods, information storage, Head Start Performance Standards, and information retrieval techniques required.
• Demonstrate the understanding of CPS reporting system, signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

MSW, MS in Human Services and four years experience in a human services field working with children and families preferred.

or BS, BSW or BA in Social Work or Human Services and five years experience in a human services field working with children and families.

Head Start experience, or experience working with low income children and families, experience working with adolescent parents and with home based option preferred.

Demonstrated ability to work with persons with diverse backgrounds and working relationship with Erie County human services agencies desirable.