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

This week’s blog is focused on identifying national and federal organizations that appeal to me and why I chose them.  I also would like to identify additional job opportunities that interest me and the skills and experience required for these jobs.

The first organization that I would like to highlight is NAEYC.  NAEYC (The National Association for the Education of Young Children) is a leader in advocacy in all areas for early childhood education.  They are also the national organization that promotes developmentally appropriate practices in the education of young children.  Becoming a member of NAEYC is a goal of mine because of their support, conferences and professional development to early childhood teachers.  Another area of interest in NAEYC is their accreditation process that I would like to go through when I have the opportunity to open my own center.  NAEYC offer memberships to their organization in several levels and most states and counties have associations that educators can join.

Further information about NAEYC can be found at http://www.naeyc.org/

The next organization is the Association for Early Learning Leaders.  They are a not-for-profit organization that is previously called the National Association of Child Care Professionals.  Their goal is to strength the knowledge, skills and abilities of early care directors, owners, emerging leaders and other early learning professionals to ensure quality child care programs for young children.  They focus on networking and collaboration, training and education, program quality and accreditation, and resource access (Early, 2014). 

I think this is a great resource because they offer accreditation, conferences, and ways to help teachers and families through their web-based service that allows for customization according to a teacher, child or family’s needs.  My staff would be able to earn their CDA online and access training resources via webinars and publications offered on the website.

http://www.earlylearningleaders.org/

NAECS-SDE

NAECS-SDE (National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education) is a national organization for state education agency staff members with major responsibilities in the field of early childhood education.  The association promotes high-quality services to young children and their families through improvement of instruction, curriculum, and administration of programs. 

http://www.naecs-sde.org/

The National and Federal jobs that I found online this week that interests me are:

Early Childhood Researcher/Technical Assistance Specialist position with SRI International. 

 

     The job will involve providing technical assistance with collecting and imputing childhood data for children in Pre-K programs to Grade 3 in order to improve the quality of child outcomes in States.  The Specialist will also guide in the use of technology and help with Dual Language Learners and children with disabilities.  The research portion of the job will involve developing and leading new projects, maintaining client relations, designing research and evaluating studies and presenting the findings to outside audiences.

Required education is a Ph.D. in education, early childhood special education, child development, developmental psychology or related field. Candidates without a Ph.D. that have strong content in the areas defined above also will be considered.

 

 

Remote Professional Development Specialist

This job will allow me to work anywhere, travel, and requires me to partially telecommute.  The job requirements are to:

• Support kindergarten teachers professional development in early mathematics through on-site facilitation
• Plan, schedule, and conduct on-site coaching visits
• Participate in research activities, including collection and scoring of data on teachers curricular implementation and teaching practices

Position Requirements Include:

• Bachelors degree in early childhood or elementary education, or related field, special education, child development, or related field
• Experience working on early intervention projects
• Experience providing professional development to kindergarten teachers preferred
• Experience teaching and implementing content-based curricula in early elementary school
• Knowledge of early mathematical development and curriculum

http://www.virtualvocations.com/job/remote-professional-development-specialist-212892.html

The Navy Child  & Youth Programs have a job opening as a Child and Youth Assistant Director.  This job would require me to live in the Washington, D.C. and work with the Navy Child and Youth programs which are among the highest quality in the nation.  They are NAEYC accredited and certified by the Department of the Defense.   Top of Form

Major duties and responsibilities of the CYP Assistant Director include program management, budgeting and financial management, personnel management, program operations, interactions and relationships, and compliance. Educational requirements are High school diploma, or higher level degree.  Must have a CDA or 3 years of experience working with children; or a 2-yr degree in Youth or Child Development or related field and 2 years working with children; or a 4-yr degree and 1 year experience working with children or youth.

This job can be found at:

http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs/6201559/child-and-youth-assistant-director