Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

     Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

The first site I immediately went to for this week's Blog was the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health program. I absolutely love this program and their theory of teaching children resilience in a world full of hardships and disappointments. It seems some families go through crisis after crisis yet still grow to productive and positive members of society while others do not bounce back from the trauma they endure.
     There were several job opportunities but the one which stuck my fancy was a Behavioral Coach who goes to the homes of families with high risk children and teaches various skills to help both the family and the child succeed in the home, school, and society. The job requirements are as follows:

• High School Diploma or GED required, Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree in related field highly preferred.
• Previous experience as a behavior coach highly preferred
• Must be able to type at least 30 WPM
• Experience working in the behavioral health field
• Must possess (or have the ability to obtain) a AZ Level One Fingerprint Clearance card with NO restrictions
• Must be able to pass 39-month DMV check

I would have to do some more training in many of these areas, even in typing 30 words per minute but the job still strikes my passion for the success of young children.

 Childcare Aware

I have often kicked around the idea of opening my own daycare which caters to the immigrant student and this program could help me with this opportunity. Though I have been properly trained in ECE knowledge, running my own place and knowing what agencies that could help me in this endeavor is not something I know about so this would help immensely. This program also shows me what I would need to look for in anyone I might want to hire to work with me. I found this site very helpful!

Early/ Head Start Program

I am putting this program in my Blog because it is so important in my eyes. Though I already work for this program in the classroom, a site supervisor's job has opened up which interests me. The qualifications are:

A Baccalaureate or advanced degree in early childhood education Baccalaureate or advanced degree and equivalent coursework in early childhood education with early education teaching experience is required. Also a minimum of four (4) years’ experience working in the field of early childhood education of which at least two (2) years include supervisory experience, preferably of staff in an early childhood education setting. Knowledge of New York State OCFS regulations and Head Start performance standards highly desired. Bilingual or multilingual abilities are a plus.  Possession of a valid driver license may be required.

I meet most of the requirements with a Master's in ECE (almost), 20 years in Head Start, and much research with Diversity training and education. I just have not supervised a group of teachers other than the two assistants I have in my classroom. I interview this Wednesday, so we will see. I am a bit torn, however, as I love being in the classroom as well.  

Reference
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health (2018). Retrieved from https://jobs.devereux.org/
Opening a New Day Care (2018). Retrieved from  http://childcareaware.org/providers/opening-a-new-child-care-program/