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

The three national/federal organizations that appeal to me are Child Welfare Information Gateway, Foster Kinship, and the Children’s Defense Fund. Child Welfare Information Gateway is a website that caters to those who are grandparents and other relatives for children. This website has a few resources that help grandparents and kinship families to understand the child welfare system, how it works and the services they receive, and steps on how to parent a child that child in extreme cases. The Foster Kinship website works to empower kinship caregivers and builds their capability to provide the safest, most stable, and permanent placements for children in their care. Kinship also has a family advocacy and Case Management program, support groups, and kinship family events. The last organization that I came across was the Children’s Defense Fund. CDF has a Kinship navigator program that helps the grandparents or other relative caregivers to understand the ins and outs of the child welfare system. They also have information about early child care and education programs for the families and children.

Some of the jobs that appeal to me are a college professor that require you to have the skills of advance education in child development and age-appropriate programming strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate clearly. College professors also have a Ph.D or Ed.D. Another job that I saw interesting was a government official. The government official has a knowledge of a topic area, good writing, ability to work with others, and great communication skills. In these positions, people are held responsible for the well-being of children and families. According to what position you may have, a minimum of an associate’s degree and experience is a must. Working for the government involves placement from a civil service exam. The third job that I am interested in is an early intervention specialist. Early interventionist must have 3 hours of college credit in early childhood special education or Early Childhood development.

References

Family, F. K. (2016). Kinship Resource Center. Retrieved from Foster Kinship: Help Keep Home in the Family: http://www.fosterkinship.org/programs/kinshipnavigator/

Fund, C. D. (2016). Kinship Families. Retrieved from Childrens Defense Fund: http://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/welfare/

Gateway, C. W. (2016). Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System. Retrieved from Child Welfare Information Gateway: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f-kinshi/