Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

The National Association of State Director of Special Education (NASDSE) This organization works towards improving teacher quality with communities of practice. An organization work to better teachers to better students including students with disabilities. “The right tool for addressing teacher quality” (Adams-Rogers & Jones, 2007)

Children’s Center of Wayne provides help for children and families in tough situations when no one else will help them. They help with food, shelter clothing, and monetary assistance for this such as utilities and shelter. http://socialwelfareservices.org/Business Profile/5219699/children-center-of-wayne.html

National Organization That Protects Children and Promote healthy families improve the quality of life for children, youths, and families. The organizations provides service nation-wide to help children, youths, and families connect with agencies that provide needs based on the individual family’s needs. I like this organization (based on what I have read) because it not only helps families with everyday needs, but also protects families from unusual circumstances that many families face with school, homes, and everyday life. The organization also protects families from abuse and neglect.

Job opportunities in, Michigan

Assistant Teacher-Bellville-10 Month
Bellville, MI
CDA
Full Time Regular

The job offers services that help children, adults, and families unlock their potentials and live better lives. They offer treatment, prevention, growth and education services to all people regardless of age, race, sexual identity, religion or lack of religion. It doesn’t matter what or how much they have only what they want to do for themselves and how the center can help them.

Skills and Experience

They offer flexible scheduling, competitive salary, and a team oriented environment for equal opportunity. An Associate’s degree and the ability to communicate in using English language. The ability to lift up to 50 pounds to assist during emergencies, experience with diversities, and the ability to handle a crises.

Center Director-Child Care

Early Childhood Education Management
Detroit, MI US 48202
Full Time

The organization prides itself on excellence. Education and the development of children is first and foremost the most. The Director effectively and efficiently runs all the school operations. Other responsibilities include; assuring that the school is operating in accordance with company and state licensing standards, ensuring education and a caring and safe environment for children and parents. Building children’s self-esteem and helping them discover new things each day.

Skills and Experience

You must be at least 21 years of age, certified in infant, child and adult CPR and first aid. Bachelor’s degree or higher with 18 hours in ECE, child development or child relate field plus 1 year supervisory experience –or- Associates degree in ECE plus 1 year supervisory experience plus 1 year teaching experience in a child care setting and 1 year supervisory experience.

Family Service Coordinator: Head Start Program

Community Service Agency
Full-time
Clinton Township, Michigan

Develop, implement and coordinate plans to ensure compliance with social service and parent involvement. Ensure compliance with the Head Start Act, performance standards and licensing.

Monitor and evaluate parent activities. Observe and evaluate and document visits to each classroom to analyze, evaluate, and report problems. Ensure a healthy environment for children and families and support the needs of children in foster care. Develop, plan, and evaluate family assessments and family partnership agreements.

In addition to observation and analyzing programs for children and families the job criteria includes participating in the interviewing and selection of Head Start staff when needed. This job requires much more than I have listed. To view this jobs entirety please visit http://agency.governmentjobs.com/macomb/default.cfm?action=viewjob&jobID=612268

Skills and Experience

A Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Social Work, Human Service or a related field from and accredited college or university. A master Degree in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Social Word, Human Services or a related field from an accredited college or university is preferred. A minimum of (3) year of human or community service experience. Experience working with infants, toddlers, and/or preschool age children. Previous experience with Head Start or Early Head Start preferred. Experience with home visits model of service preferred. Successful completion of a probationary period for a position on Family Service Coordinator. Be physically able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Additional Qualifications (see list)

Works Cited

Adams-Rogers, L. &. (March 2007). Meeting Cahllenges Through Communities of Practice. New Eyes, 1-7.

Socialwelfareservices.org

United States Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and families. http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/family/Family%20and%20Community%20Partnerships/new%20parental%20involvement/engaging%20parents/nationalorganiza.htm