The three national/federal organizations I selected include
The National Center of Family Literacy, The United States Department of Health
and Human Services, and Jumpstart. Each of these organizations grabbed my
attention in different ways.
The National Center of Family Literacy grabbed my attention
simply by the title. Literacy is such a critical topic within our nation today.
This organization focused on the entire family literacy not just the child’s.
Its focus is supported by research that children’s reading scores are improved
when their parents are involved in helping them learn to read. They also find
that low income and mother’s lack of education are big factors in students’
education. This organization currently does not have any positions available
and does not state any information about job descriptions or qualifications. It
simply mentioned sending in a resume.
The next organization is the United States Department of
Health and Human Services in the Administration of Children and Families. One
specific job is a child care program specialists. This job would involve evaluation
child care programs, identifying and researching policies that impact child
care, as well as assisting other staff with presenting information regarding
successful child care program practices. This job requires progress in a
Master’s program or a Master’s Degree.
The final organization is Jumpstart. This organization works
hard to close the achievement gap between our countries children. While this
organization focuses on training college students and volunteers to work with
preschool children, it also has many jobs for others. One particular job within this organization
is the Executive Director of a particular region. This job requires monitoring
and evaluating current strategies in use for the program, as well as build
partnerships with those in higher education and early educator because of there
impact in helping reach goals. This position also requires taking on full
management of 35 regional staff and maintain a positive culture in which each
individual is maximizing their potential. This position requires at least a
Bachelor’s degree but prefers Master’s or more. It also requires 10 years
experience within the fundraising or nonprofit leadership which is something I
am far from possessing.
From these three observations of job positions it is clear
that my opportunities exceed beyond the classroom, however I also need develop
my experience in fundraising and leadership.
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Great post Jo,
ReplyDeleteI think the job at the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the Administration of Children and Families would be a great job to do. Have you found a job that interest you that you want to apply at?
Toya,
ReplyDeleteRight now it seems that many of these jobs either do not have an openings or require experience I do not have now. I would like to apply for a position in Jumpstart or something similar to that where I could train others in strategies and techniques to help close the achievement gap.
Jo Ann
ReplyDeleteHow does the organization, The National Center of Family Literacy, help families become literate? What resources are provided? Thanks for sharing!
The National Center of Family Literacy develops a partnership within a community, and from there develops a program based on that cities current need. For example, the Toyota Family Literacy program supports English and a Second Language Families. They currently have a site in 25 cities, but this organization works to build parents learning skills so they can in turn help build their child's skills. this organization training volunteers, educators, and parents on some of their research based practices to build literacy in children. There are so many other resources and initiatives this organization has. Check it out! :)
ReplyDeleteJo Ann did you apply for the position at the DHHS? I applied for the possition through USAJobs. It sounds like a wonderful challenge and interesting perspective. Let me know. I would be interested to know if we both applied for the same position. How interesting.
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