Enrollment Specialist/Family Advocate

GODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER•New York, NY

4d•$50,000 - $52,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. Goddard Riverside Community Center operates two early childhood centers serving working families and their children ages 2 to 5. Each center provides rich classroom experiences designed to foster intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development through hands-on exploration of science, nature, and the arts.

Requirements

National Family Child Care Credential (or ability to acquire within 6 months)
High School Diploma minimum, some college preferred
Knowledge of working with children and families through a multi-generational approach
Experience providing services to children and families in diverse communities
Must pass all funder required background checks
To be able to lift at minimum 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

Recruitment, intake and enrollment, eligibility and attendance monitoring
Support collection and maintenance health and immunization records
Develop and conduct parent workshops
Maintain waiting list and classroom rosters
Develop an individualized Family Partnership Agreement (IFPA) with each family
In collaboration with classroom teams, facilitate monthly class meetings
Develop partnerships with outside agencies that can provide assistance to our families
Identify resources, initiate referrals and interventions
Support center Director in developing transition plans to work with families
Support families with the navigating of the CPSE process
Vendor Portal- Monthly attendance, inputting children information, uploading documents, checking EDY eligibility, submitting records for approval and discharging students.
MYSCHOOLS- maintain waitlist, call parents for intake, accept/decline offer
Pro Care- input payment for parents, follow up on balances and reconcile monthly fees with finance
CAPSONLNE- submit attendance for HRA/ACS children
Submit vouchers (ACS/HRA) for approval through the voucher portal.
Submit applications for EDY, to ACS.
Other duties as assigned by Cluster Leader of Early Childhood Education