Wk 4 Blog Assignment: Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

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

One of professional organization I picked was National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC. NAEYC's 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, 2014). NAEYC achieves its goals by:

• "Providing professional development opportunities and resources for those who work for and with young children
• Convening individuals and groups with diverse perspectives to generate new knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the education and development of young children and their families.
• Setting and publicizing standards that promote excellence in early childhood education and early childhood professional preparation.
• Implementing systems to recognize early childhood education programs and early childhood professional preparation programs that meet NAEYC standards and guidelines.
• Building public understanding and support for activities and services that promote the healthy development and learning of all young children and their families.
• Advocating for public policies-and funding-to support a comprehensive system of high-quality early childhood education for all young children and families.
• Fostering the development of a network of high-performing, inclusive organizations that share the goal of promoting excellence in early childhood education for all young children ( NAEYC, 2014).     The reason I chose NAEYC organization because they work with ECE program to better the learning from young children ages birth through eight to have a high-quality education for young children. Also I think that they will provide a well quality education for young children and teachers while they are improving different laws and regulation in early childhood.

           Job

Pre-K Family Services Supervisor

Department:	Head Start
Description:	Under the direction of the Family Services Manager, the Pre-K Family Service Supervisor will provide oversight of the Pre-K wrap around services for the provision of health, nutrition, disabilities and meeting ERSEA requirements under the Head Start guidelines.
Duties:	1. Perform according to the standards set forth by Head Start Performance Standards, Tn. Dept. of Education, Porter-Leath, NAEYC, and CWLA. 2. Assume management responsibility for wrap around services in Pre-K classrooms and community partnership activities of the Head Start programs in accordance with Head Start Performance Standards. 3. In collaboration with Family Service Manager and Specialists, develop and implement a staff and parent training plan to meet accessed and expressed needs. 4. Ensure implementation of the Family and Community Partnerships procedure and plans for Head Start wrap around services in Voluntary Pre-K program. This should be done in consultation with staff, parents and community partners. 5. Serve as a liaison for the program with community programs providing services to low-income families. Assist with the negotiation of agreements with community agencies to assure resources are available and accessible to Porter-Leath families; continuously monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods. 6. Oversee and ensure effective implementation of the Parent, Family and Community Engagement Framework. 7. Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant regulations and standards, recommending required changes to program selection criteria and eligibility; assist with updating forms, annual recruitment plan, and enrollment procedures as needed. 8. Support the Family Services team in creating program transition plans that provide individualized support for families entering Kindergarten, coordinating with appropriate staff. 9. Assist classrooms and administrators within the schools to ensure support is provided to teachers related to Family Services/Health. 10. Assist with scheduling as needed to ensure adequate coverage for Family Service staff requested to attend Individualized Education Planning meetings to support children and their families, ensuring effective transitions.
Qualifications:	• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related Social Science field. Masters degree in Social Work preferred. • Three years experience in a social service or educational setting. • Knowledge of community resources. • Skill to determine workload priorities to complete tasks with minimum supervision. • Ability to work effectively with parents and staff to improve the quality of life for their children. • Demonstrated administrative and organizational skills. • Ability to work a heavy workload, under pressure of conflicting deadlines and competing needs. • Ability to perceive and deal with sensitive issues while maintaining confidentiality/objectivity. • Record keeping skills to maintain legible, accurate, up-to-date logs so that information is readily researched and retrieved. • Ability to work as a team player to interact and assist all employees as necessary. • Ability to attend local and out-of-town training relevant to the position. • Effective oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups. • Possess the ability to forge a mutually respectful partnership with persons served and their families, conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change, the ability to set limits and maintain the helping role of the employee and the ability to intervene appropriately to meet the needs of the persons served and their families (http://plcareers.iapplicants.com/ViewJob-603105.html). The two organization is Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development (Zero to Three, n.d). Zero to Three has all kind of knowledge and ways of  supporting  all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential (Zero to Three, n.d). The reason I chose Zero to Three because it helps children with their learning child development. It contains all domains of development—social, emotional, intellectual, language and physical. Job A job that I find interest to me was Senior Training/Technical Assistance Specialist because it help professionals in early childhood to be training in their field of work. It provides training for  limited number of research-based training through face-to-face venues as well as distance venues ( Zero to Three, n.d). Working with this job you have to have a  Master’s degree in early childhood development or related field.    Skills and experiences Strong knowledge of early childhood development and early childhood systems; with a specific focus on infant and toddler development;• Strong knowledge of Early Head Start program development, the Head Start Program Performance Standards, and EHS technical assistance resources;  Strong skills in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher;  Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks;  Strong oral, and computer skills;  Experience working in various databases;  Ability to work collaboratively with individuals representing a range of backgrounds and skill levels;  Ability to be flexible and adaptable to dynamic changes in the work environment;  Ability to work with a team as well as independently; Strong interpersonal skills; and Ability to travel.  Excellent training skills and experience providing training to a variety of audiences; (Zero to three, n.d). The third organization that I chose was the Association for Childhood Education International. I chose this because it stated the vision "Every child in every nation will have access to quality education. This education will prepare children to become responsible and engaged citizens and ready them for life in a changing world ( acei.org.2014) . Also it work to help the rights for children and families in the world today.  Job Adjunct Early Childhood Instructor Skills and experiences  "Bachelor’s Degree in related and appropriate field or  Master’s Degree preferred.  A 2 years (4,000 hours) of recent, related occupational experience outside the field of education. Plan, prepare, and deliver instruction of assigned courses using a variety of teaching methods to facilitate the learning of students.  Depending on program/discipline, courses may be taught in the classroom, lab/shop, outdoor locations, clinical sites, and/or online and may include day and/or evening classes" (ch.tbe.taleo, 2014). References Association for Childhood Education International. (2014). Our Mission, Retrieved online from,http://www.acei.org/ National Association for the Education of the Young Child (n.d.). Retrieved July 21, 2014, from  http://www.naeyc.org The National Center for Children in Poverty (2014). Retrieved July 12, 2014, from http://www.nccp.org Zero To Three (2014). Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.zerotothree.org