National and Federal Job Opportunities

This assignment has assisted me preparing and locating employment at the national and federal levels.  On the NAECY website, I noted a job as a Project Manager.   Qualifications for this position are the candidate must have a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, three years working in an early childhood program, five years of international experience and three years of supervisory experience.  Also, the position requires training experience, communication and writing experience.  The requirement for the job that I was most enthused about was the having the availability to travel internationally.  That sounds like something that I would love to do. 

My search also brought me to an employment opportunity for an On-Call Early Childhood Education Specialist to work within their Education, Community & Social Programs Division (ECSP).  This specialist would work closely with military families to ensure that the services requested are delivered as sought.  Qualifications for this position are a Master’s degree in early childhood education or a related field of study, five or more years of experience working in a military early childhood setting, ten years of experience with providing content knowledge on early childhood programs, curriculum standards, assessment, proficiency with Microsoft Office software and experience working with multiple stakeholders. 

Finally, I found a position for an Education Specialist.  This government job had very broad qualifications; it appeared that most of the employment opportunities sought either educational or field experience.  All postings for this agency had similar wording for the job qualifications.  This position is described as professional work for educational related programs that improves American education. 

References

https://icfi.taleo.net/careersection/icf_prof_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=180420&src=JB-10080

http://www.naeyc.org/about/jobs

http://jobview.edhires.ed.gov/getjob.aspx?JobID=126073976&LogGetJobChannelID=6570

 

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

     This was an excellent assignment for this course.  I have worked in the same school district and school for 18 years.  This year, I ventured out—just a little and transferred to another school.  I’m loving it… new school, new environment, different students and a wonderful teaching experience.  I said all that to say, I did not realize how difficult it is to locate employment. 

      From my search, I located a Childcare and Preschool Administrator position. I think this would be suitable to me because I desire to be a part of a team that contributes to young children and their families.  For this position, one I would work with a team of educators who evaluate early learner’s social and educational development.   After which, we would devise a plan to construct goals and objectives that are needed to advance the child successfully through his developmental phases.  This position is no longer available because personnel have met the quota for this position.  The ad stated the interested persons must currently posses a Master’s degree (preferably in education), have worked at least one year as an administrator and have worked at least three years with young children.   

     The second position is that of an Education Program Specialist for the Department of Education.  This appeals to me because in the benefit package, the specialist will receive equal leave for volunteering.  I thought that was a nice catch because I volunteer a great deal in my community and I can view this as an asset.  Two positions are available in the Washington, D. C. area.  The skills are very general for this position.  For example, degree that can be supplemented by 24 hours of course work in a related field or a combination of education and experience is required.  This position does not specifically require a Master’s degree but judging from the salary scale it sounds like a great starting point for a person who recently graduated. 

     The third position that I identified was a Pre-school Special Education teacher.  I currently posses a Louisiana teaching certificate in Special Education M/M K-12. This position is appealing to me because I have been told that I have a gift to work with special needs students and I immensely enjoy the challenge. For this position, I need to possess a valid Arizona teaching certificate. No prior teaching experience is necessary but a teacher must be able to motivate the students and establish and maintain classroom procedures.  Also, the teacher must be able to collaborate with other agencies, direct/evaluate Para educator, and maintain a cooperative working relationship with the student and the parents.