Eligibility Coordinator HCCN

The Home Child Care Network, part of SAL Community Services, is the Quad Cities area’s leading provider of early childhood care and education.
We provide a safe, secure and supportive environment centered on how playing can charge the mind of the children we care for.
As a Home Child Care Network (HCCN) Eligibility Coordinator, you will manage a child care caseload of Moline, Milan, Rock Island Campuses, and/or the Home Child Care Network children.
This means you will do things like: Collaborate and coordinate services for families.
Monitor child care cases, collect paperwork and case documentation and assign co-payments.
Counsel families seeking child care.
Produce necessary reports.
Adhere to procedures and controls to ensure program integrity Learn and master IDHS statewide Child Care Management System.
We are looking for team members who: Enjoy following a routine, and welcome the in-the-moment changes that come with early care and education; Enjoy making a difference in the community; Are passionate about building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all, and, Are professional, kind, and don’t take themselves too seriously! Salary, benefits and perks Our entire compensation package includes paid time off and paid holidays; health, dental, and vision benefits; 401(k) with employer contribution; and pet insurance.
A full list of benefits is available on our website.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
A full list of job responsibilities will be provided prior to an interview.
This position must obtain required background clearances.
Requests for reasonable accommodation as required under applicable law will be considered.
Education and Experience Required: High School Diploma plus at least one year of experience working in licensed child care center or homes or other state or federal regulated eligibility program.
Demonstrated competence in administrative and human relations skills.
Preferred: Associates Degree in accounting or business and/or significant experience in Center-based and Family Child Care homes.
At least three or more years of experience working in a licensed child care center or home or other state or federal regulated eligibility program.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Mission SAL Community Services (SALCS) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.
About Us SALCS operates Skip-a-Long Child Development Services - early care and education centers in Iowa and Illinois, The Home Child Care Network - a network of licensed and license-exempt home child care providers in both the Quad Cities and Peoria areas, Open Door - a crisis assistance program funded by IDHS to help individuals and families in crisis navigate local social services, SAL Child Care Connection - the child care resource and referral program in Peoria, IL, the Child Care Resource and Referral of Midwestern Illinois that serves the Illinois Quad Cities and surrounding counties, and Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships that serve Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer Counties in Illinois.
SALCS is at the forefront of public policy and issues regarding early care and education and individual and family social services and is dedicated to making sure all families have what they need to be successful, regardless of financial means.
EOE STATEMENT SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.
Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity.
These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information (as defined in Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)), military status or discharge status, veteran status, qualified disabled veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, transgenderism, marital status, citizenship status, familial status, physical or mental disability (or for requesting an accommodation for a disability), association with a disabled person(s), medical condition (including HIV or AIDS status, cancer related or genetic characteristics) arrest record (unless doing so violates contractual, funding, or licensing requirements), order of protection status, pregnancy (including conditions related to childbirth or breast feeding), homelessness or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.