National
Organizations and Job Opportunities
This week I have had the opportunity to explore some new
websites and review one that I visit more frequently. I am a member of the National Head Start
Association, but I do not visit their website as often as I should. At this time they have a job posting for
Training/Technical Assistance within the United States (NHSA, 2013). Because I have worked with Head Start for
eight years, this interests me. To
obtain this job I would have to be willing to travel, have examples of how new
material might be presented successfully and answer questions that might arise
in relation to the material that is presented.
At least 5 years of experience working in the Head Start program is required. An acquaintance of mine actually applied for
and got a job as a Training/Technical Assistance worker. She just graduated from Walden in June.
Another job that interests me is being a Consulting
Editor for Young Children and NAEYC Publications (NAEYC., n.d.). This job interests me because I love
learning new things in the early childhood field. I also love to read! Being a consultant requires reading material
that is submitted and writing your thoughts about what has been written. Being able to objectively critique writing is
an important skill. An applicant also
must seek out writers that could submit work for publication in the
publications listed above. Once I have
completed graduate school, this is a job I might seek out. I might also like to collaborate with other
people to write an article for a publication.
A third job that interests me is an Education Program
Specialist (U.S. Department of Education, 2013). This
position interests me because it requires writing of federal policies in regard
to education. It also requires that the
individual gather and disperse data in relation to school performance. An Education Program Specialist also focuses
on key educational issues in order to inform others of the importance of that
issue to the future success of the U.S.
They would also prohibit discrimination.
To apply, a person must be a U.S. citizen and have experience and
postgraduate education in education or experience working in the field of
education and government. I would enjoy
this position because there are changes that I would like to see implemented in
regard to education. I would welcome the
opportunity to speak to groups about the data collected. The one area in which I lack experience is
working for the government.
I am looking forward to making some changes in my
professional life once my degree is complete.
I have applied for a local Head Start Director’s position nearer to
where I live and am working to update my résumé so that I can apply to teach
either at a community college or on the college level.
References
National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (n.d.) Retrieved from
National Head Start
Association (NHSA) (2013). Retrieved from
United States
Department of Education. (2013).
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