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

I found a couple National and Federal Organizations that interest me.

NECPA:

The first being the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). “As the only independent early childhood accrediting organization, our non-profit mission is to encourage your quality and recognize your excellence. We are dedicated to supporting you through each step of the Accreditation process with easy to understand guidance and rationale balanced with a user friendly tool. We commit each day to leading you forward by extending services that make success attainable” (NECPA, 2009). 

I current job opportunity that I found was to be a verifier for NECPA. “The role of an NECPA Verifier is physically demanding, as well as emotionally. Anticipate lengthy work days with minimal breaks on a verification visit. Verifiers will maintain a respectful demeanor and adhere to NECPA Commission policies and procedures. Verifiers will be evaluated by the program director upon the completion of each verification visit. Applicants qualified for candidature meet and execute Verifier requirements essential to the position” (NECPA, 2009). 

I would need more experience with NECPA. Working at a site that is going through accreditation would give me this experience. 

ICF International:

ICF International, “ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the energy, environment, and transportation; health, education, and social programs; and homeland security and defense markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from research and analysis through implementation and improvement” (ICFI, 2012).

I job that I found with ICF is the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist. “ICF seeks an experienced Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs to ensure high quality Head Start and Early Head Start services in accordance with federal regulations that promote healthy development, encompassing the developmental domains of physical development and health, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language and literacy, and cognition and general knowledge to ensure children’s future success. The Early Childhood Education Specialist will provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to programs to support progress toward established school readiness goals, focusing on the use of child and program data to make decisions about approaches to working with teachers, home visitors, and parents in quality practices. The Specialist will provide professional-level expertise by engaging programs in dialogue and learning of best practices for children from birth to five and encourage a culture of learning that promotes school readiness” (ICFI, 2012).

I am qualified for this position however with more experience with Head Start I would be much more qualified. 

Nationwide Children’s:

“Our certified Early Childhood Development program coordinators can support your family by assessing your child's developmental needs, playing with your child and helping your child learn. Our goal is to serve all children who have developmental delays or who are at risk for delays. We try to help each child meet developmental milestones as they are able” (Nationwide Children’s, 2012).

A job I found is the Executive Assistant of the CEO. For this position I found need to go back to school and get more of a background in child healthcare. 

Resources:

ICF International. (2012). Retrieved from www.icfi.com

National Early Childhood Program Accreditation. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.necpa.net

Nationwide Children’s (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nationwidechildrens.org