Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

3 Early Childhood organizations in North Carolina

         1.      The Carousel Center for Abused children. This is a center is a non-profit organization in my area that provides a child-friendly environment for abused and neglected children. They also support child abuse prevention efforts in the southeastern parts of North Carolina.

         2.      Child and Family Services is a place that improves the lives of children through a partnership of community resources that promotes strong families and advocates for change.

         3.      Smart Start is an organization that is similar to Head Start. They have a common concern for and commitment to the welfare and success of children between the ages of birth to 5 years old. They also fund services in the areas of health, family support, and early childhood care and education.

         The three types of jobs that I am interested in are a family advocate/family support specialist, Kindergarten teacher, and a Developmental specialist in pediatric development. A family advocate or a family support specialist has to have a bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or child development. Three years of at least experience in child abuse, excellent verbal and written communication skills, understand the dynamics of child abuse, legal and child welfare system. You also have to collaborate and interact well with team members from various disciplines such as law enforcement, medical, mental, Child Protective Services, and prosecutors. To be a kindergarten teacher in North Carolina you have to have a Bachelor’s or master’s degree in elementary education and also a license a birth-kindergarten license. To be a developmental specialist, you have to have a bachelor’s degree in Birth-Kindergarten education, early childhood special education, Child development, family studies, etc. Must have two years of experience on early intervention developmental specialist. They also must be eligible for Infant Toddler Family Specialist certification.

References

Center, C. &. (2016). Home. Retrieved from Children and Family Services Center: http://www.childrenfamily.org/#

Center, T. C. (2016). Home. Retrieved from The Carousel Center: http://carouselcenter.org/

Hospital, B. C. (2016). Job Description. Retrieved from Oracle: https://psappprd1.is.wfubmc.edu:8022/psp/eppro/EMPLOYEE/B_NAV_HR/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?HRS_PERSON_ID=0&PAGE=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=18084&SiteId=1

Indeed. (2016). Family Advocate. Retrieved from Grayson County Children's Advocacy Center: http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Grayson-County-Children's-Advocacy-Center/jobs/Family-Advocate-efc4229d1667a077?q=Child+Advocate

Start, S. (2016). What is Smart Start. Retrieved from New Hanover County Smart Start: http://www.newhanoverkids.org/about/what-is-smart-start/