Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level
The National Association for the Education of Young Children is an organization that appeals to me because their “mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children with primary focus on the provision of educational and developmental services and resources” (NAEYC, n.d.). Current jobs available are Conference Program Coordinator and Editors which do not appeal to me. I did not find any jobs related to early childhood here.
The Alliance for Children and Families is a national organization dedicated to blending “intellectual capital with superior membership services in order to strengthen the capacity of North America’s nonprofit child and family serving organizations to serve and to advocate for children, families and communities…” (Alliance for Children and Families, 2010). This organization has several jobs available including: accounting administration, senior level management, human resources, information technology, management and supervision, and resource development. Resource development is of particular interest to me, as well as management and supervision.I was particularly interested in the National Center for Children in Poverty but there are currently no positions available. I would be very interested in working for a group of this kind to help end childhood poverty nationally and globally.
The National Head Start Association is another organization that I am interested in. Their vision is “to be the untiring voice that will not be quiet until every vulnerable child is served with the Head Start model of support for the whole child, the family and the community” and “to work diligently for policy and institutional changes that ensure all vulnerable children and families have what they need to succeed” (NHSA, 2012). They have several openings at this time. Of particular interest to me was a Child Development Manager of the Head Start in Phoenix, Arizona; Early Childhood Specialist, Oregon; and Resource Development Specialist in New York City, all of which I am qualified for.
References:
Alliance for Children and Families (2010). Retrieved from http://www.alliance1.org/mission
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nccp.org/about/jobs.html
National Head Start Association (NHSA). (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nhsa.org/services/job_board
I would also be very interested in working with NAEYC because of their dedication to research and to sharing their findings regarding best practices in ECE. I feel that they are doing more than any other agency to improve
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Carole,
ReplyDeleteI think you found great organizations. I particularly liked the National Head Start Association. I am interested in checking out this website. The jobs you posted peaked my interest. I could not find positions like those within the organizations I found.
Carole,
ReplyDeleteThe link and resources that you posted to your blog were very helpful and informative. I believe that I can use these links in my capstone project as well as my current career. We also picked NAEYC as a resource that we feel is a great resource for our capstone program. I also feel that HeadStart would be a great organization to work for.
Carole,
ReplyDeleteThis week's blog made me conscious of the many humanitarian organization that are operating for the health and welfare of children. It makes me believe that there is hope for our world.