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

The three organisations are:
1. WestEd
This organisation believes that all students should succeed in school, and that all these learners, infants to adults, should thrive within the community despite any circumstances that they may have been born into. This organisation appealed to me because it's focus is not only on children but also on adults, which would include the parents of the children being catered to. This allows for improvement in circumstances which might repeat themselves in family generations. Generational curses are broken by being able to make a difference in the lives of one household in the larger family setting.

The job opportunity that interest me was that of; Program Assistant. Skills and experience needed includes:
   Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software and web/intranet environments.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work as a team member.
• Comfortable handling multiple and shifting tasks with a number of program staff.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Tolerance for changing work priorities and deadlines and willingness to take on additional responsibilities.
• Resourceful and attentive to details.
• Interest and/or knowledge of education issues is desirable.
• Proactive in anticipating potential challenges, offering ways to improve processes, ensuring follow through.

2. Administration for Children and Families
Their goal is to seek to have children, youth, families, individuals, and communities who are resilient, safe, healthy, and economically secure. In doing this they provide avenues for parents to be assisted in their parenting skills, provide programs for children to be involved in order to be better educated. This organisation not only seeks to help the children, but the family as a unit. This is important to me because trying impact a child alone will not have the same effect as if the family unit was impacted together. The family will grow in knowledge and so would the child.

No available job opportunities.

3. The Erikson Institute
The Erikson Institute seeks to prepare child development and family service professionals for leadership. They do so in providing academic services, community service and engagement. This development in professionals is so that they are able to improve the life of children and families. The reason for choosing this organisation is because like they other two I chose it focuses on the development of the family unit and how its development will have a positive impact on the community.

Job opportunity is Assistant Director. Qualifications include:

Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills balanced with excellent organizational and administrative skills.
Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced work environment.
Ability to work with people from a variety of diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics, including culture, race, language, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, social class, and abilities.
Ability to use technology to improve communications and services.
Familiarity with student information systems and relationship management software.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; Master’s degree preferred
Minimum of two years of full-time experience in a higher education setting required, preferably in registration and student records, academic advising or enrollment management.
Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration across diverse groups of constituents, including students, faculty, academic advisors, alumni and other staff.