When I began researching for the require information
for this week’s assignment; I must confessed that it was a little bit hard for
me because I did not what organization to choose and what kind of jobs were
available. I finally found different organizations that I think are of great
interest for me and maybe for you; that goes with the job search as well. I
chose the following organizations because I seem them as a community of
practice in where excellent resources are being provided for the parents and
anyone who is interested into helping a child in need.
I do not know if it is obvious but one of the organizations that I chose was NAEYC; I chose this organization because I trust it completely, I am sure that is an organization that is interested in the well-being of all the children. “Communities of practice can inspire us, make us creative, and produce long-term change” (Helm, 2007). I am pretty sure that NAEYC will be helpful into inspiring other people to help a child in need by practicing the goals and principals of the organization. My center is accredited by NAEYC so, I am pretty aware of the process of accreditation, meaning this can come handy if I decide to take a job with them. They have thousands of jobs listing, but for one reason or another I am not qualify to take them. I may lack the experience, or the educational level they require, but maybe next year I would be able to apply to one of them and see what comes out of it.
I do not know if it is obvious but one of the organizations that I chose was NAEYC; I chose this organization because I trust it completely, I am sure that is an organization that is interested in the well-being of all the children. “Communities of practice can inspire us, make us creative, and produce long-term change” (Helm, 2007). I am pretty sure that NAEYC will be helpful into inspiring other people to help a child in need by practicing the goals and principals of the organization. My center is accredited by NAEYC so, I am pretty aware of the process of accreditation, meaning this can come handy if I decide to take a job with them. They have thousands of jobs listing, but for one reason or another I am not qualify to take them. I may lack the experience, or the educational level they require, but maybe next year I would be able to apply to one of them and see what comes out of it.
The other organization is ZERO TO THREE,
I first learned about it during my first two courses here at Walden; but the
thing that intrigued me about it is that is very similar to NAEYC in
where it wants to “ensure all babies and toddlers have a strong start in
life" (zerotothree.org, 2014). This organization is more focuses in
toddlers, they have articles in how to help a child; especially a toddler young
child. One of the jobs that called my attention was “administrative
coordinator” I read the requirements and I should say that I am able to do
almost all of them, but lack the experience it requires. The last organization
is United Way of the Mid South, is a nonprofit organization designed to help
low-income families overcome difficulties (United Way, 2015). One of the things
about this organization is that it values the individual and diversity.
One of the jobs that called my
attention was “executive assistant resource development”, I read the qualification
and I was impressed to found out that I have those experiences; the bad news is
that it was posted two months ago. The good news is that if I want I can
volunteer; I would love to help a child in need and see how that child can go
on and help somebody else. I think these three organizations contribute to
the well-being of the community one way or another, at the end they
work with other organization and network of people to ensure the safety of
the children and family as well. As with any job that requires experiences and
skills, I think that a community practice needs to go through different level
of challenges to have a better understanding of what is really that the whole
group is hoping for and then work together to get those results up and
running.
References
Helm, J. (2007). Building
communities of practice. YC: Young Children, 62(4), 12-16.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Education Research Complete
database
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National Association for the
Education of Young Children. (n.d.). Retrieved
Zero to Three: National Center for
Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2014). Retrieved
United Way: Live United. (2015)
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Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteNAEYC is a great organization to start with. I enjoyed the accreditation process when my center went through it. When I lived in Washington, DC, I thought maybe I would try to get a job at some point with NAEYC. I would love to be an assessor for NAEYC and travel to different centers to assess them for accreditation. Zero to three is another organization that I use quite frequently for resources. This is another organization I might look into if we move back to Washington, DC. I believe the biggest challenge will be the experience part of many of the listings. It may be beneficial to seek out the experience in order to achieve our goals of working for some of these organizations.
Thanks for sharing,
Tanya