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

The Children Defense Fund provided a wealth of information to assist children and families in needs.  The Children Defense Fund is a non-profit organization that is “known for careful research on children’s survival, protection and development in all racial and income groups and for independent analyses of how federal and state policies affect children, their families and their communities” (Children Defense Fund, 2011). This will ultimately allow other organizations like Children Defense Fund to implement ideas and strategies to help put an end to poverty so that children and families can move forward in life and focus on understanding and believing in themselves by realizing the goals they’ve set through hard work and dedication, despite their circumstances. “CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investments before they get sick, drop out of school, get into trouble or suffer family breakdown” (Children Defense Fund, 2011). A job on the site that interests me is the Operations Coordinator position. In order to be a candidate for this position you must have a bachelor’s degree with three years of experience program support, project management, systems processing, events planning or meeting coordination.

Another Agency on the State level that I have always want to be a part of is the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The NAEYC is on e of the largest organizations that with and on behalf of children from birth through age 8. This interests me because my concentration area is young children. It is my desire to be an advocate for these young children and provide them with skills that can equip them for success. There were no jobs listed on the website that caught my interest because they were IT jobs.

My final organization is Zero to Three. I was in tuned with this organization because their mission is “to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers” (Zero to Three, 2011).  Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddler. Zero to three does not have any job opportunities available at this time.

References:

Children's Defense Fund. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.childrensdefense.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.naeyc.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

This week we had to explore local or state organizations or communities of practice that were appealing to us. The first organization I chose was the Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC). I chose this organization because we share the same vision which is to provide quality care for young children. Since starting these masters program, it has been my goal to provide children with quality learning experiences in spite of the economic status.  They currently have a program director position available that interest me. In order to fulfill this position I must have this ability to work with people which is not a problem as I interact act well with people on a daily In addition you must have good computer skills and strong organizational skills.

Another Agency on the State level that I have always want to be a part of is the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The NAEYC is on e of the largest organizations that with and on behalf of children from birth through age 8. This interests me because my concentration area is young children. It is my desire to be an advocate for these young children and provide them with skills that can equip them for success. There were no jobs listed on the website that caught my interest because they were IT jobs.

My final organization is the Arrow Child and family ministries. Their overall goal is to advance the well being of children, families, communities, and culture by providing them with resources that will strengthen their family life. These organization goes hand and handing with my duties and educators. Many children will enter the classroom with little or no home structure and it is the educators’ duty to equip them with knowledge that they can sue in and outside of the classroom. They currently have a teacher position available. With my current educational back ground I will be able to fulfill this job. You must also have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the ministry.