Pre-K Partnerships Operations & Compliance Lead

United Way Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Option

403(b) Matching

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

FSA

PTO

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

United Way for Greater Austin is seeking an Operations & Compliance Coordinator, Pre‑K Partnerships in Austin, TX. This role organizes program files, maintains compliance systems, and supports onboarding, attendance, invoicing, and records across partner centers and school districts.

You will train staff, manage LPAC processes, and ensure audit-ready documentation while collaborating with district personnel and childcare providers to advance Pre‑K Partnership operations.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Two or more years of experience in program operations, administrative coordination, education administration, or compliance support.
• Experience maintaining confidential student, employee, and organizational records.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel locally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding for new partner centers, ensuring required documentation and approvals are completed.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for partner centers, districts, and stakeholders.
• Manage LPAC and multilingual learner identification processes with school districts.
• Coordinate preLAS assessments, training requirements, scheduling, and communications.
• Maintain compliance systems, records and documentation for district/state/program requirements.
• Oversee monthly attendance collection, verification, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Maintain attendance tools, dashboards, and reports supporting program performance.
• Coordinate attendance-based invoicing and verify calculations and approvals.
• Process program-related invoices and purchasing documentation.
• Develop and maintain process documentation and operational resources.
• Organize enrollment, attendance, compliance, assessment, and records for audit readiness.
• Coordinate onboarding and credentialing for ELAC staff, including background checks and access.
• Manage assessment-related technology and access (DRC Insight, preLAS).
• Support cross-functional projects and continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Highly Organized

Proactive Communicator

Problem Solver

Process & Compliance Champion

Tech Savvy

Dependable & Resilient

Collaborative Team Member

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace

Job description

United Way for Greater Austin is seeking an Operations & Compliance Coordinator, Pre‑K Partnerships in Austin, TX. This role organizes program files, maintains compliance systems, and supports onboarding, attendance, invoicing, and records across partner centers and school districts.

You will train staff, manage LPAC processes, and ensure audit-ready documentation while collaborating with district personnel and childcare providers to advance Pre‑K Partnership operations.