What are the responsibilities and job description for the Enrollment Coordinator (English/Spanish) position at Denise Louie Education Center?
Position Summary
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Enrollment Coordinator to join our team. The Enrollment Coordinator conducts community outreach to aid in DLEC recruitment efforts, facilitates the enrollment process and monitors family status and enrollment changes for our preschool and home visiting programs.
The ability to speak both English and Spanish fluently is preferred for this role.
This position will work at various DLEC site locations, including Yesler Terrace Center, Beacon Hill Center, Sand Point Center, and the EHS/Admin Office.
The position is fully on-site and will require travel throughout King County for outreach.
Essential Functions
- Establish and maintain working relationships with community agencies for referrals and resources for potential children and their families.
- Actively recruit, support, and facilitate the DLEC enrollment, placement, and orientation process for children and their families.
- Implement policies, procedures, and work plans for recruitment, application, enrollment, placement, and orientation.
- Maintain full program enrollment by maintaining current waiting lists, analyzing attendance, and filling identified enrollment opportunities.
- Collect and review all applications for follow-up items, and eligibility requirements, and communicate appropriate action items to families or internal staff. Ensure that completion and eligibility files are either closed or completed.
- Manage “over-income” roster and ensure funding compliance.
- Assist with the placement of children into appropriate classrooms.
- Monitor child/family status for attendance, transfer requests, and/or withdrawal requests.
- Withdraw children/families from the program as necessary according to procedures, relaying information to the appropriate staff and filling vacancies as per Head Start Performance Standards.
- Maintain all relevant ERSEA information in the online database.
- Ensure compliance with regulations directly related to determining, verifying, and documenting eligibility determinations.
