Saturday, July 13, 2013

Exploring Roles in ECE



I leave in a small rural area, and jobs are scarce.  A job that would interest me is an Early Childhood Program Specialist.  This job requires a Master in ECE and five years of teaching experience.  It is requested that you have problem solving skills and supervisor skills. I want to be able to help schools develop a program that meets the needs of all of our children. I do not have five years of experience in the classroom but ten years of keeping a school running smoothly. 
 A company called ICF is looking for an Early Childhood Education Specialist and they are looking for Maters also, but require a lot of travel that I cannot do.  They also require an extensive knowledge about Head Start, I know some but not a lot about the program.
I have looked into many positions at the Learning Care Group I like the mission statement of children having hands on approach and foster independence. They have many positions and look for many levels of education.  I would like to work there on an administrative level.   
The third job that I looked at is a Post Adoption Support & Education Specialist.  I would like to work with families that are adopting or have adopted a child. There are different levels of the education specialist that starts with a Bachelors and working up to advance degrees with at least three years of experience.   
I have signed up on many job sites to find openings in my area (50 miles) and get listing of jobs that are looking for people.

2 comments:

  1. Carmellia-An Early Childhood Education Specialist sounds like a very interesting position. Is there a lot of travel because you go from school to school in the area or is the travel even farther than that? A couple of the organizations I found specialized in adoptions and foster care and I found these interesting like you did because I do not have a lot of experience with either of these and I always enjoy new and different challenges. What area are you from again where these positions are available at?

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  2. Dear Carmellia,
    You have a great post!!!! That is one thing about the finding a job is having the experience that is needed. I feel how can someone get a job if you do not give them that experience that they need. I have considered adopting by I know my husband would not like it.

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