Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community on the State and Federal Level

 

There are an overwhelming number of organizations that could foster the ECE field. I selected TESOL, the International Literacy Association, and the Department of Education as additional organizations that could greatly benefit the needs of children, families and the early childhood field. 

My reason for selecting each is because the believe in the value of an equal education for every child. TESOL International Association advances the expertise of professionals who teach English to speakers of other languages in multilingual contexts worldwide (2021.) 

The International Literacy Association believes that literacy is the foundation to all learning (2021). 

The Department of Education mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access (2021).

While each has it's own criteria for being involved in it career field it is my most sincerest belief that the absolute best quality to have is a love for children and their families and an even great passion for equality and progressive changed for better in the ECE community. 

For the first two organizations the provide ways to prepare for jobs in ESL and of course the best qualification in either is to become ESL certified. The Department of Education currently has jobs available in the technology field which does not interest me much but in order to qualify for any of the 11 positions they have available I would certainly need to have some interest in that field. I would also need to have a higher level of training with software programs. The other position that caught my attention with the department of education is the Contracting Officer Representative which the qualifications are :

Specialized Experience: For the GS-13 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. More specifically, specialized experience must include performing at least two (2) of the following three (3) duties or work assignments:

1. Experience with technical and service contracts, procurement, and acquisition policies and regulations sufficient to analyze and interpret policy directives to write Standard Operating Procedures and directives for the organization and assess the impact of new procurement directives on headquarters programs.
2. Experience in communicating technical and service contract issues to the vendor and making recommendations to management.
3. Experience in working with contract administration program principles, policies, concepts, and objectives to negotiate, monitor, evaluate, and administer commercial activities contracts.

References 

TESOL global Partners. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.tesol.org/

The international Literacy association. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.literacyworldwide.org/

Home. (2021). Retrieved from https://www.ed.gov/