The three organizations that appeal to me are the
national association for the education of young children (Naeyc), Georgia dept.
of education, and Georgia professional standards commission (GPSC). I chose
these three because these will be the basic starting point that will help me
gain information I will need to help me form the foundation of my advocacy work
for social change. They hold important information that relates to the early
childhood field and are well established organizations that I will need as
support on my journey.
In my surrounding area there are several jobs
available in the early childhood field. When I started my journey I was certain
I wanted to be a classroom teacher because I felt this was where I would be the
most beneficial to young children. Throughout my course work at Walden
University I have come to understand and realize there are other opportunities
available that will be just as beneficial to young children without me being
inside the classroom. There were a few jobs available that struck my attention.
The first one was a child care program specialist job with the Department Of Health And Human Services Agency: Administration for Children
and Families. Basic qualifications for this job require that you poses one of
the following:
Ø
Degree in behavioral or social science; or
related disciplines appropriate to the position
Ø
Combination
of education and experience -- that provided you with the knowledge of one or
more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
Ø
Have
four years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of
one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the
field.
Minimum
qualifications at the GS-09 level, require at least one year of specialized
experience, equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service that
included:
Ø
Assisting
in developing, collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information related
to social services programs and policies.
Ø
Assisting
in a variety of documents
Ø
Assisting
with the evaluation and assessment of social services programs.
OR have a Master's or equivalent graduate
degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education
leading to such a degree; or a combination of the required experience and
education for this grade level.
The second job I
found that was interesting was Field Program and Community Director
position, with Jump Start. The skills
and training needed for this position include a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in early
childhood education related field; Master’s preferred, At
least 5-7 years of professional experience in program management, at least 3 years professional experience with
managing direct reports experience with development work preferred, and knowledge
of the education field.
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