Enrollment Specialist
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THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY BETWEEN $44545 - $51227.00.
The Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized child care vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child juvenile justice ACS oversees detention placement and programs for youth in the community.
ACS Division of Child and Family Well-being (CFWB) designs and executes strategies to support caregivers children and communities so they can thrive and enjoy self-determination. A critical piece of CFWBs portfolio is the operation of the Citys subsidized child care voucher system -- one of the largest child care assistance programs in the country. ACS provides vouchers to tens of thousands of low-income and child welfare-involved families allowing parents and caregivers to access affordable child care at the provider of their choice while they pursue work education or training.
The Office of Child Care Operations (CCOPs) provides a range of resources to support access to childcare vouchers for eligible low-income families. These vouchers serve more than 35000 families across New York City and are used at hundreds of community-based childcare programs and providers. CCOPs has multiple teams that support families applying for care and that provide technical assistance for childcare providers these teams process hundreds of applications and inquiries each week.
The Voucher Enrollment Unit (VEU) provides child care information updates and assistance to support provider and program enrollment. The main task of VEU is to issue and enroll child care vouchers to low-income families as well as to enroll update and maintain providers and programs who are linked to these vouchers. VEU works with CFWB Child Care Eligibility teams to confirm eligibility status of child care cases and Human Resources Administration (HRA) Job Center Staff to enroll providers/programs who are caring for TANF children into the Automated Child Care Information System (ACCIS). VEU also collaborates with CFBW Special Referral Unit (SRU) who refers clients with child welfare cases to receive child care vouchers.
Reporting to the Supervisor of the VEU Unit the Community Associate/Enrollment Specialist with latitude to independent judgment and decision-making has the following responsibilities:
- Enroll update and maintain providers and programs with TANF and low-income vouchers.
- Update provider and program license rates capacity social security/EIN#
- Verify provider eligibility with OCFS and/or DOHMH.
- Update enrollment details in the VEU Tracking Log.
- Manage Enrollment Portals for submitted vouchers and voucher requests.
- Image enrollment documents to the HRA Viewer the NYC electronic filing system.
- Generate new provider and program number in ACCIS.
- Conduct research in childcare databases including ACCIS CCATS CCFS.
- Issue and email/mail low-income childcare vouchers along with enrollment package to families.
- Liaise with Provider Inquiry Unit (PIU) Legally Exempt Provider (LEP) Unit CFWB Call Center and other CFWB Operations units to manage parent/provider/program/children enrollment for both TANF and low-income populations.
- Liaise with HRA Job Center Staff to support enrollment of TANF parents providers programs and children.
- Receive emails phone calls etc. from Internal CFWB units and external units/agencies such as Mayors Office City Council 311 ACS HRA to assist with voucher enrollments.
ADDITONAL INFO:
Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.
TO APPLY:
Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 720906.
No phone calls faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE - 56057
Qualifications :
Qualification Requirements
1. High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
