Early Childhood Compliance Manager
New Orleans, LA
Enrollment & Family Services - Central Office – Early Childhood /
Full-time /
On-site
NOLA Public Schools Vision
The vision of the NOLA Public Schools is that every student receives a high-quality education that fosters their individual capabilities, while ensuring that they thrive, achieve physical and mental wellness, and are prepared for civic, social, and economic success.
Position Summary
The Early Childhood Compliance Manager is responsible for reviewing, rejecting, and approving the completed (verified) Early Childhood applications and eligibility redeterminations. This position will conduct internal audits of all completed early childhood verifications and facilitate trainings to ensure staff have a thorough understanding of the LDOE early childhood requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for the accurate verifications and redeterminations of early childhood applications citywide;
- Review completed verifications or redeterminations daily and either sign off that the document review was completed in accordance with LDOE requirements and identify for which funding source(s) or reject the verification with descriptive notes outlining what else is needed;
- Proactively bring all process-related questions to management in a timely manner;
- Gain a thorough understanding of the LDOE requirements for each early childhood funding source and work with Directors to improve skills of staff completing the document reviews;
- Assist with compiling materials for audits;
- Build verification training materials and conduct verification trainings for team members;
- Provide ongoing professional development as needed to support the verification or determination work of the team;
- Follow up with Director of Early Childhood and Director of Family Services regarding the quality and quantity of completed verifications, offer recommendations for how to improve the verification (document review) process to management;
- Attends staff and other district meetings as necessary; and
- Performs other duties as required.
Education and Experience
- Associates degree required.
- Minimum of five year’s experience conducting compliance reviews and responding to audit requests, preferably at the local, state, or federal level.
Other Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities Required
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Excellent organizational skills and detailed oriented
- Proficient with Excel
- Willing to become an expert in all Early Childhood funding requirements
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to project manage and be a self-starter
$50,400 - $78,735 a year
Salaries are determined by educational background and/or relevant years of experience.
Work Environment
Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
- Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the workday;
- Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 30 pounds rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals) rarely;
- Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
- Normal setting for this job is an office/school setting.
Performance Evaluation
The employee will be evaluated based on the above position using either two methods: via COMPASS or a NOLA-PS evaluating instrument. If the employee holds an Educational Leadership certification, he/she will be evaluated via COMPASS to ensure renewal of certification.
EEOC Statement
NOLA Public Schools is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.
