Seasonal Compliance Reviewer

YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED • Cleveland, OH

58d • Onsite

About The Position

Since 1982, over 160,000 youth have been helped with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) programs. Y.O.U. helps teens and young adults, ages 14-24 living in economically distressed communities succeed by providing educational and workforce opportunities, skills development, and access to career pathways. We offer school-based and community-based programs designed to meet the needs of Northeast Ohio employers, with a focus on those industry sectors that provide the most opportunities for career success. At Y.O.U., we are dedicated to excellence and continuous improvement of the quality of our services to youth, employers, and the community.

Job Purpose
The Compliance Reviewer is responsible for reviewing, re-validating, and re-verifying that all potential youth/young adults who are considered for employment through relevant programs, meet the eligibility requirements. To do so, the Compliance Reviewer ensures each employee file has appropriate documents, certificates, background information, and contact information as required/standardized by the federal contract. The Compliance Reviewer must be comfortable sitting for long periods of time and highly attentive to details to ensure all eligibility requirements are met in each file.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university preferred.
• An additional 4 years of work experience as detailed below can be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree. High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have experience working with government legalese and compliance regulatory standards.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook email, Google Drive applications, and Smartsheet.
• Must pass a BCI/FBI criminal background check as a condition of employment.
• Belief and commitment to Y.O.U.’s mission, vision, and values.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Possess a high level of integrity and sense of urgency.
• Must be meticulous about details – very detail-oriented and data-efficient.
• Comfortable using database management systems and adapting to new technology.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, results oriented, and data driven environment.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and adaptable.
• Possess a positive and solution-oriented attitude.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships; capable of relating well to people of varied backgrounds and education levels in a courteous and professional manner.
• Extremely strong written and spoken communication skills. Highly attentive to details.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team under minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with social service programs, like TANF and WIOA or others, highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full compliance review of program eligibility documentation processes for participants in the Summer and Young Adult Employment Program.
• Maintain complete and accurate participant files throughout the duration of the program. Immediately communicate/report any irregularity or discrepancy for timely and efficient corrective action.
• Complete the re-verification process to determine the eligibility of all participants into the program by thoroughly reviewing each participant’s file.
• Provide regular updates to the Compliance manager regarding progress of the file review process.
• Ensure file and data integrity in anticipation of both random and scheduled internal audits.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of Y.O.U.’s compliance requirements and ensure that our files meet those requirements
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision benefits available with coverage beginning the first of the month following date of hire.
• Retirement Plan Options
• Paid Parking
• Paid Holidays
• End of Assignment Bonus: $500

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED