Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal
Level
Preparing
for success after obtaining my Masters is important to me. I currently work in Law Enforcement because
my Bachelor’s degree is in Criminal Justice.
To Prepare for my future endeavors, I have found the following three national/federal organizations or communities of
practice that appealed to me. I chose
these three organizations because their missions focussed on making a
difference in the lives of children in many aspects.
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
My
first choice, Dars, focusses on working with Early childhood children that have
special needs or challenges. The
position of interest to me was an Inclusion Specialist. This position focused on the needs of
families and early childhood children that are impacted my Autism. I have never
considered working with special needs children but, this job spoke to me and
the interest and passion of making a difference in the lives of children. The position required a Bachelor’s degree in Education,
Social Work, Child Psychology, or a related field or work experience.
My
next two positions are both with Head Start Association; one is on the state
level but is federally funded (http://www.txhsa.org/) and National Head Start
Association which is also a National job with headquarters in Alexandria,
Virginia. The position with Texas Head Star is for an Interdisciplinary Specialists.
This position requests a Bachelor’s
degree in Education, Social Work, Child Psychology, or a related field or work
experience. A degree with or knowledge of disciplinary skills and knowledge of
state and local school disciplinary laws is a plus. The position with National Head Start is for
an Operations Support Specialists that offers support to the general operations
department and states that it is actually a liaison between parents/families
and operations. This position requires a
Bachelor’s
degree in Education, Social Work, Child Psychology, or a related field or work
experience with great people skills.
Neketha Polley
Dear Neketha
ReplyDeleteSpecial needs children are my passion because I have one that has been diagnosed with Autism. They are very special people and really not difficult to understand. My motto is, "My son has Autism, Autism does not have my son" meaning that we don't let his disability disable him. We take from it his strengths and build on them. When he was a young child I was told he would never have the mental capacity past that of a 7 or 8 year old and presently at age 15, he will be starting high school and is college bound. Those that have a passion to help these special kids can have a profound impact on their lives and I applaud your desire because many people shy away from it.
Neketha,
DeleteI applaud you for the organizations that you chose. It shows that you have a heart for helping others and doing what you love. Each of these organizations have the common goal of meeting the needs of all children.