Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

The three organizations that I chose Zero to Three Infants, (NAEYC) The National Association for the Education of Young Children, and (NACCP) National Association of Child Care Professionals.

 The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), “is one of the largest national non-profit organizations that is improving the well-being of children from birth to eight years of age” (www.naeyc.org).

 Jobs Available:

Currently on Naeyc website there are many different job openings like an Assistant Teacher, Director at a Center, and Lead teacher. The job I am really excited about is a Head Teacher position. As a head teacher you create an engaging atmosphere and develop meaningful activities and experiences for toddlers and to Collaborate as a team to further help develop the center, and interact with the children at their physical level. Also as a Head Teacher you have to be familiar with Creative Curriculum, High Scope, Responsive Classroom, Multiple Intelligences, Play –based learning, and/or Bloom’s Taxonomy Design activities that are child initiated, and cover physical, social/emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development Communicate with families Generate monthly lesson plans that are focused on the students’ interests.

 Qualifications:

·         National CDA

·         A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four year college in Early Childhood Education

·         CPR Certified

Zero to Three is another non-profit organization “that informs trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers” (www.zerotothree.org). The reason why I chose this organization is now in society we have children having children and this organization is great for young mothers to read about as a first time mother or mother period.

Jobs Available:

 Jobs vary but right now the only job available is Senior Web Strategist.

 This position leads the evaluation and implementation of web-based tools; the use, maintenance, and support of existing tools, and the technical implementation of custom web content.

Qualification:

·         Bachelors degree

·         8 years of documented experience in Website development, and/or digital marketing, technical project management and production experience and understanding of current Internet technologies, protocols, and standards;

NACCP-National Association of Child Care Professionals “the nation's leader among associations serving child care owners, directors, and administrators. The organization's goal is to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits” (www.naccp.org).

Jobs Available:

Currently there are no job openings but as a member you can post job openings for your business also on this website you can search for jobs and post discussions related to job search or child care.

 

Resources:

 National Association of Child Care Professionals www.naccp.org

The National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc,org

Zero to Three Infants www.zerotothree.org

 

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

The three local and state communities of practice that I have chosen are:

United Way- is organization that takes care of the needs of disadvantaged families as well as the need of the communities across. “Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us.  We are all connected, independent, and that we all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy” (United Way, 2011).

Job opportunities (currently available or not) that interest you.

So far I have not found any job opportunities but job experience for some jobs is you have to posse great communication skills and collaboration abilities, organizing and conducting presentations and community events, as well as organizing fundraisers and Grant writing skills.

Bright From the Start- Delivers exemplary early childcare education programs that improve the quality of early learning experiences, increase school readiness and improve overall school performance (Bright From The Start, 2012).

The reason I chose this agency because it houses a few agencies under it such as Head Start where I work and Even Start. It also provides opportunities for teachers working all age groups and lists employment opportunities for centers throughout the state.

Job Opportunities that interests me:
-Lead Teacher- listings for the following counties: Henry, Newton, McDuffie and Rockdale in Georgia. The major requirements to work in these positions include a degree in the ECE field with at least 6-12 months in the classroom setting. Other opportunities listed on the agency website include: Teacher Assistant positions for DeKalb (3 positions), Cobb and Rockdale counties that require either a CDA or TCC certificate.

 Community Action Program Committee Head Start in Pensacola Florida- This organization is administered locally by Community Action agencies, private nonprofit agencies. At the federal level, the Head Start Bureau is part of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Head Start is for children ages 3-5 and their mission is “to promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and social services (Head Start, 2012).

Current job openings and experience:

 There were various job opportunities at Community Action Program Committee Head Start in Pensacola Florida recently qualifications for employment have changed. Now anyone seeking employment with Head Start must have a 2 year degree in early childhood education, have great communication skills, CDA, or Directors Credentials. Also at Head Start there are opportunities to advance at Head Start with the right qualifications.

 

Resources:

http:worldwide.unitedway.org/pages/what-is-united-way

Bright from the Start (2012). Retrieved from http://www.decalga.gov

capc-pensacola.org (Head Start)