IRISE Apprenticeship Coordinator

Wu Yee Childrens Services believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all our children right from the start. Every day we partner with parents as well as countless individuals and organizations across San Francisco to provide a network that strengthens and connects a diverse resilient community around our children.

The IRISE Apprenticeship Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the recruitment placement and ongoing support of participants and Mentor Teachers in Wu Yees Registered Apprenticeship Program. This position builds partnerships with community organizations colleges and workforce agencies to recruit a diverse pipeline of early childhood professionals while ensuring successful apprentice placement and integration into Wu Yee Early Learning Centers. The Coordinator also manages apprenticeship administration compliance participant tracking and reporting while collaborating across departments to strengthen workforce development and expand career pathways in early childhood education.

Location: 888 Clay St. San Francisco CA (Req #1701)

Position: Full time non-exempt 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

Responsibilities:

Apprentice & Mentor Coordination:

• Coordinate the recruitment interviewing selection placement and onboarding of apprentices and Mentor Teachers. Support apprentices throughout the program by monitoring progress providing guidance coordinating classroom placements and collaborating with supervisors and mentors to promote participant success retention and completion.

Apprenticeship Administration & Compliance:

• Manage all administrative functions of the Registered Apprenticeship Program including maintaining participant records training documentation work process schedules contracts and compliance files. Ensure adherence to Department of Labor (DOL) California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) grant and organizational requirements through accurate reporting and documentation.

Data Management & Program Monitoring:

• Maintain accurate participant and program records utilizing Salesforce and other data management systems. Track recruitment enrollment retention educational progress and completion data while preparing reports and supporting program evaluation and continuous quality improvement efforts.

Cross-Department Collaboration:

• Support the ongoing development and improvement of the Registered Apprenticeship Program by identifying opportunities to strengthen recruitment participant supports administrative systems and workforce partnerships. Contribute to grant reporting strategic planning and special projects that advance organizational workforce development goals.

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Communications Social Work Public Administration Child Development or a related field preferred or ability to demonstrate work related equivalency.
• Completion of 12 ECE units

Required Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the San Francisco Community
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with low-income individuals and families.
• At least 2 years of community organizing and outreach experience.
• 2 years of experience in Early Learning programming
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including comfort with conducting extensive community outreach presentations.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Availability to work several weekends and some evenings throughout the year as required.
• Participate in outreach and recruitment activity

Core Competencies:

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Continuous Learning

Physical and Cognitive Demands:

• Note on Essential Functions: Wu Yee Childrens Services is committed to diversity and inclusion; reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently walks uses hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls and talks and hear.
• Often required to stand and sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch bend squat or crawl.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds and in case of emergency a 40 pound child.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The pay range for this position is$32.90 - $51.00.A new hire generally starts between $32.90.72 and $41.95. The final salary offer will be determined after reviewing relevant factors including but not limited to skill sets relevant experience internal equity and other business and organizational needs.
• Fully paid employee health dental and vision.
• 403b with matching contribution after 1 year.
• 14 holidays 15 days vacation and paid sick leave.
• Employee child care slots at reduced tuition on an as-available basis.
• Lots of opportunities for advancement across the organization.
• Extensive paid training and professional development.

Wu Yee Childrens Services conforms to all the laws statutes and regulations concerning Equal Employment Opportunities and Affirmative Action. We promote diversity and urge women minorities individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records to apply for any open position in which they feel qualified. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender national origin disability status genetic information and testing family and medical leave sexual orientation and gender identity or expression protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wu Yee Childrens Services is an equal opportunity employer.