National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC
I chose this organization because of how
they are truly involved in the well-being of the young children. Their mission reflects how they are focused
on young children. They create opportunities
for young children to grow and thrive.
They also represent the child in all developmental domains. NAEYC also focuses on making teachers and
parents more involved in the developmental process and outcome of the child. NAEYC is dedicated to provide quality care
for young children.
Job Opportunities
Program
Support Coordinator
To
support the work of our accreditation system for program for young children to
coordinate our scholarship fund for programs engaged in NAEYC Accreditation.
Skills and
Expereinces
·
Must have a minimum of a B.A. degree, preferably in
Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Elementary Education, Early
Childhood Special Education, Organizational Development or a related field. 1-2
years customer service experience
·
1-2 years work experience in the field of early
childhood or a related field, knowledge of accreditation systems (preferably
NAEYC’s), excellent MS Office Suite and database management skills are required
National Education Association
NEA
I
chose this organization because it benefits the welfare and the developmental outcome
for all children. NEA represents quality
educational programs and believes in continuing the improvement of early
childhood education through funding. NEA
believes that our country should invest in early childhood education and
programs. It also places emphasis on the
NO Child Left Behind Act.
Job
Opportunities
Executive Director - Health Information Network
NEA HIN is an independent health and safety
non-profit organization closely aligned to the National Education Association
(NEA). NEA HIN advances information, programs, services, and policies that
improve the health and safety of NEA members and the students they serve.
Skills
and Experiences
- A
bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university is required. An
advanced degree or advanced degree coursework is strongly desired.
- At
least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in a related field
(such as teaching, school health-related fields, and health policy) and
including at least three years in directing strategy and managing staff,
projects, partner relationships, and budgets.
- Experience
in implementing health policy in real world settings, working with
teachers and other public school educators, working with labor unions,
building supportive alliances with third parties, navigating complex
governance processes, fundraising, and marketing.
- Governance
and Leadership
Voices for America’s Children
I
chose this organization because it advocates for young children. I believe that as adults and teachers and
educators that we should be the voice for young children whose voices are not
heard. It is one of the largest non-profit
advocacy organizations. This organization is important to me because it focuses
on equity and diversity, health, school readiness, school success, safety and
economic stability.
Job Opportunities
CASA ADVOCACY SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
The goals of the Advocacy Supervisor position include:
·
(1) ensure that children assigned to CASAs receive the
advocacy they need; (2) ensure that the children's best interests are presented
to the Juvenile Court;
·
(3) ensure that the needs of the volunteers are met
and that the volunteers are satisfied;
·
(4) ensure that the policies and procedures of VFC are
followed by all volunteers; and
·
(5) promote the mission of Voices for Children in the
community.
The
ideal candidate shares these characteristics, has a bachelor's or master’s
degree and at
least two years of professional experience.
Hello Tamieka,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post this week. One of my favorite organzaitions are the NAYEC. I found lots of vital information from their website pertaing to early childhood education. Are you interested in actually applying for one of these positions? If so, I think you would do great! Thanks for sharing!
Tamieka,
ReplyDeleteYour blog was very nice.I especially liked the Voices for Children organization,that wasaz new one to me and one I definitely plan on researching some more, I am already a member of NAEYC and NEA and really encourage all early childhood professionals to join these organization.
Edilma